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NEVADA HUMANITIES ANNOUNCES SPRING 2009 GRANT DEADLINE - 02-10-2009
Contact: Steve Davis, 1-800-382-5023 (Reno)or Georgia Neu, (702) 895-1878 (Las Vegas)
University of Nevada, Reno
Nevada Humanities
1034 N. Sierra St.
Reno, NV 89503 USA
Email: srdavis@unr.edu or georgianeu@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.nevadahumanities.org
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NEVADA HUMANITIES ANNOUNCES SPRING 2009 GRANT DEADLINE
The next deadline for major Nevada Humanities grant applications is March 10, 2009. Grant applications for $1,000 to $5,000 will be accepted. Minigrants of up to $1,000 may be submitted at any time. Potential applicants are urged to carefully review all grant guidelines at the Nevada Humanities website: http://www.nevadahumanities.org .
Nevada Humanities supports projects that broaden perspectives and intellectual curiosity. Grants may also be used to preserve Nevada’s history and heritage, and to foster activities that bring people from different backgrounds together for conversations and discussions about issues that matter to them and to their communities. The topics and issues can range from America’s role in the world to neighborhood concerns, and from matters of family and relationships to national or state public policy issues. The range of topics is endless, but the commonality is informed dialogue that is rooted in historical and philosophical traditions and that leads to a greater sense of what we share in common.
Activities may include public forums; dialogues that cross the boundaries of religion, ethnicity, occupations, neighborhoods; discussions of books, films, performances or exhibited art work; the creation of performances or art works to generate discussion; and media or web-based programs that bring a humanities perspective and diverse points of view to a broader audience. Activities must be planned with and moderated by academic or community scholars. Creative projects are encouraged, and may be modest or community-wide in scope.
Nevada Humanities is especially interested in funding programs that bring citizens together to discuss important contemporary issues from a humanities perspective. This requires the inclusion of humanities scholars who can frame the discussion and help create an atmosphere of civic and civil dialogue. Both sides of an issue must be presented and discussed.
Nevada Humanities urges all potential grant applicants to contact staff for help in preparing proposals. A call or email to Nevada Humanities, even in the early planning stage of a program, can be extremely helpful in writing a successful grant.
Interested nonprofits are encouraged to discuss their ideas with Nevada Humanities staff:
In southern Nevada: Georgia Neu, (702) 895-1878 or email georgianeu@yahoo.com
In northern Nevada: Steve Davis, (775) 784-6587 or 1-800-382-5023, or email srdavis@unr.edu