Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 2016 — Application period opens for humanities grant [ARTICLE]

Application period opens for humanities grant

Hawai'i is one of 24 states and two territories eligible for a new grant program from the National Endowment of the Humanities. The Creating Humanities Communities grant supports grassroots programs involved in research and leaming in history, literature, philosophy and other areas of the humanities. Only the states and territories who received the least funding in the last fiscal year have been identified as "incentive areas" eligible for matching grants of $30,000 to $150,000 over three years.

AII Amencans, no matter where they live, should be able to benefit from the power of the humanities," said NEH Chairman Adams. "Through this new grant program, the Nahonal Endowment for the Humanities will stimulate the humanities in communities that have received less support in the past. The Endowment is particularly reaching out to Native

Amenean groups and tnbai govemments with this new grant." The applieahon deadline is Feb. 15, 2017. Those interested in discussing their applications with Office of Challenge program staff ean take advantage of office hours in January and February. The staff will also review draft applications that are submitted by Jan. 16. For more information. eall (2021 606-8309.

email challenge@neh.gov or visit https://www.neh.gov/files/grants/ creating-humanities-communities-budget-instmctions.pdf.

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