Grants Workshop Thomas Bryant Grants Director (205)
Our Mission To foster learning, understanding, and appreciation of our people, communities, and cultures.
Who We Are As the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, AHF encourages and promotes appreciation of literature, history, law, philosophy and the arts through programs, events and grants to help others discover and share the meanings of life found through the humanities. Founded in 1974 as a vehicle for awarding grants to grassroots organizations in Alabama, 2014 marked AHF’s 40-year anniversary.
What We Do Offer opportunities to explore the humanities through free, public programs such as seminars, workshops, lectures, exhibitions, documentary and films. Initiate major programs and events in support of humanities topics and collaborate with other organizations to advance the humanities in both the academic and public arenas. AHF is driven to enrich and enhance the lives of Alabamians.
AHF Grants AHF awards grants solely to support free public humanities projects. Three essential ingredients of a grant: 1) active public participation, 2) involvement of humanities scholars, and 3) strong humanities content.
Who Qualifies for AHF Funding? Libraries Schools, colleges & universities Arts & cultural organizations Civic clubs Museums Public or Private Non-Profit
Project Formats Reading & Discussion Lecture/Discussion Film & Television Documentaries Community Forums Teacher Workshops Exhibitions
AHF Does Not Fund Projects not open to the general public Projects requiring an entrance fee Food, beverages, and audience transportation Individual research or creative projects Fundraising events Interest on loans, fines, penalties, and/or litigation costs Institutional planning or construction Investments of any kind Freestanding publications Projects which have a sectarian or religious purpose
Deadlines: Feb. 15, June 15, Sept. 15 Mini $1,500 In-Kind Match 1:1 Major$7,500 In-Kind Match 1:1 Media $2,000 – Research & Development $10,000 – Production 2:1 3 rd Party, Non-Federal Cash Match Timelines
Contact AHF Grants Director to discuss proposal Preliminary Application due 6 weeks before deadline Register with Foundant online application service Apply at least 3 months prior to event date Award notification – Mini: 1 month, Major: 2 months Grant Basics
A Strong Grant Proposal Humanities are central Scholars and experts are central Targets the general public / broad reach Promotes interpretive / critical thinking Encourages dialogue Creative Collaborative Well developed budget Catalytic
Grant RecipientProject TitleGrant Type Alabama Public Television Journey Proud Media Alabama Prison Arts + Education ProjectTeaching Humanities Behind BarsPublic Discussion Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities Macon County History and CultureMini Historic Chattahoochee CommissionThe Creeks and Their Trail of Tears: Life and LegacyPublic Discussion Red Mountain Writing ProjectRed Mountain Writing Project Summer InstituteTeacher Project ArtsRevive CDC Spider Martin Retrospective: Exploring the Role of Photojournalism Exhibition Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community Restoration Fund It Began at Bethel: Bethel's Role in the Modern Civil Rights Movement Public Discussion Moundville Archaeological Park 75th Anniversary Symposium Series Public Discussion H. Grady Bradshaw Chambers County Library & Cobb Memorial Archives World War I: Remembering the Forgotten WarMini Northeast Alabama Community College Bringing It Home: Utilizing Local History in the K-12 Classroom Mini Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts CenterPeople and Place in History and SongMini Birmingham AIDS OutreachFamily Matters: LGBTQ Youth PerspectivesExhibition Fairhope Film Festival 2nd Annual Fairhope Film Festival Panel Discussions Public Discussion Friends of the Alabama ArchivesArchiTreats 2015 Speaker SeriesPublic Discussion Wallace Community CollegeHistory, Art, and Legacy of the Gee's Bend QuiltersPublic Discussion