Arts, Humanities, and International Funding Opportunities
March 2013
1. Program: Building Bridges: Campus Community Engagement
Agency: Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Next Deadline: Apr 24, 2013
Building Bridges supports U.S.-based performing arts presenting organizations interested in building
interdisciplinary cross-campus and community collaborations that expand awareness, knowledge and
understanding of Muslim societies. APAP will administer up to eight grants of $100,000-200,000 each.
Grantees are expected to plan and maximize resources collaboratively with campus-based and external
community partners in order to engage targeted populations with a primary focus on young people born
after 1980.
See http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/BuildingBridges.aspx
Contact:
Laura Benson, Programs Manager
1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202/207-3852
---------------------------------------------------2. Program: Fellowship Programs
Agency: Hagley Museum and Library
Next Deadline: Jun 30, 2013
Provides fellowships to utilize Hagley's collections in American economic, business, industrial, and
technological history. Hagley Exploratory Research Grants ($400) support one-week visits by scholars
who need a cursory review of the collection. Henry Berlin du Pont Fellowships support access to and use
of Hagley's research collections for up to six months with a stipend of up to $400/week provided for up
to the first eight weeks. Dissertation Fellowships (11/15) are also available for $6,500 and includes free
housing and office space.
See http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html for details.
Email: rhorowitz@hagley.org
Contact:
Roger Horowitz, Program Officer (ext. 227)
Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society
PO Box 3630
Wilmington, DE 19807
302/658-2400
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3. Program: Grant Programs
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration
Next Deadline: Jun 06, 2013
Supports archival projects, editing projects, educational programs, fellowships, publication grants, and
projects dealing with electronic records including digitization. All projects must help to identify,
preserve, publish, and increase public access to non-federal sources that document the history of the
United States. Deadlines are usually in June, September and October annually with optional drafts for
some programs due two months in advance.
See http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/ for details.
Email: daniel.stokes@nara.gov
Contact:
Daniel Stokes, Program Officer
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
202/357-5487
---------------------------------------------------4. Program: Bridging Cultures Through Film: International Topics
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Jun 12, 2013
Supports projects that examine international and transnational themes in the humanities through
documentary films. Projects are meant to spark Americans’ engagement with the broader world by
exploring one or more countries and cultures outside the U.S. Proposed documentaries must be
analytical and deeply grounded in humanities scholarship.
See http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/bridging-cultures-through-film-international-topics for details.
Email: bridgingcultures@neh.gov
Contact:
David Weinstein, Senior Program Officer
Division of Public Programs
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202/606-8308
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5. Program: National Trust Preservation Fund
Agency: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Next Deadline: Jun 01, 2013
Provides grants ranging from $2,500-$5,000 to initiate preservation planning and education projects.
Funds may be used to obtain professional expertise in areas such as architecture, archeology,
engineering, preservation planning, land-use planning, fundraising, organizational development, and
law, as well as preservation education activities to educate the public. Intervention and emergency
funds are also available throughout the year. One to one match is required.
See http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/ for details.
Email: grants@savingplaces.org
Contact:
Nicki Van, Coordinator, Preservation Services
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202/588-6197
---------------------------------------------------6. Program: Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)
Agency: U.S. Agency for International Development
Next Deadline: Apr 12, 2013
DIV seeks projects with innovative ideas that address development challenges more efficiently and costeffectively than standard practice and that could ultimately scale to reach millions of beneficiaries.
Approximately $20 million is available for Stage 1 awards of up to $100,000; Stage 2 awards of up to $1
million; and large-scale awards of up to $15 million. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply
directly. Deadlines refer to required LOIs.
See http://idea.usaid.gov/div/how-apply for details.
Email: DIV@usaid.gov
Contact:
Agreement Specialist
Office of Innovation and Development Alliances
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20523
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7. Program: Grants Program
Agency: Weill (Kurt) Foundation for Music
Next Deadline: Jun 01, 2013
Promotes public understanding and appreciation of musical works by Kurt Weill. Funding will be
provided for research and travel, Kurt Weill Dissertation Fellowship, publication assistance, educational
outreach, college/university performance, professional performance, and broadcasts. Deadlines are 6/1
(for certain college/university performance grants) and 11/1 each year. Applications for support of
major professional productions/festivals/exhibitions, etc., will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
without application or performance deadlines.
See http://www.kwf.org/grants-a-prizes/grant-program for details.
Email: cweber@kwf.org
Contact:
Carolyn Weber, Director
Office of Program Administration
7 East 20th Street
New York, NY 10003-1106
212/505-5240
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