The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The Humanities Council budgets over $800,000 for grants and programs each year. A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming.
Minigrants, designed for projects requesting $2,000 or less, are awarded four times per year. The next Humanities Council minigrant deadline is October 1. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded six new minigrants:
- Greenbrier Historical Society (Greenbrier County), Logan’s Lament and Indigenous Peoples-Settler Relations in Lord Dunmore’s War, lecture
- Artworks Around Town (Ohio County), The Eye of an Artist, art display and discussions
- Fairmont State University (Marion County), Sand and Fire: 200 Years of West Virginia Glass, exhibit
- Marshall University Research Corporation (Cabell County), Roosevelt Montás and the Herd Humanities, lecture
- Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail (Putnam County), Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail Interpretive Kiosk Project
- West Virginia Mine Wars Museum (Mingo County), A Marker of Solidarity: Building a New Display for a 1921 Red Bandana, exhibit
For more information about the West Virginia Humanities Council grants program, contact Humanities Council grants administrator Erin Riebe at 304-346-8500 or via email at riebe@wvhumanities.org. Grant guidelines and applications are available on the Humanities Council website, www.wvhumanities.org
WV Humanities Council announces grant awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The Humanities Council budgets over $800,000 for grants and programs each year. A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming.
Minigrants, designed for projects requesting $2,000 or less, are awarded four times per year. The next Humanities Council minigrant deadline is October 1. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded six new minigrants:
- Greenbrier Historical Society (Greenbrier County), Logan’s Lament and Indigenous Peoples-Settler Relations in Lord Dunmore’s War, lecture
- Artworks Around Town (Ohio County), The Eye of an Artist, art display and discussions
- Fairmont State University (Marion County), Sand and Fire: 200 Years of West Virginia Glass, exhibit
- Marshall University Research Corporation (Cabell County), Roosevelt Montás and the Herd Humanities, lecture
- Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail (Putnam County), Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail Interpretive Kiosk Project
- West Virginia Mine Wars Museum (Mingo County), A Marker of Solidarity: Building a New Display for a 1921 Red Bandana, exhibit
For more information about the West Virginia Humanities Council grants program, contact Humanities Council grants administrator Erin Riebe at 304-346-8500 or via email at riebe@wvhumanities.org. Grant guidelines and applications are available on the Humanities Council website, www.wvhumanities.org