How to Apply for a Grant
The Humanities CouncilSC offers mini, planning, major, and council program grant opportunities to statewide nonprofit organizations.
Types of Grants:
Major Grants:
Major grants are reviewed twice yearly, usually in September (deadlines in August) and February (deadlines in January). Major Grants are for public humanities programs that are large in scale. Awards are in sums between $1,500 and $8,000.
The Major Grant application and guidelines are available for download in Word format, below. Please read through these materials carefully.
Major Grant Application & Guidelines | Word® Document
Deadlines:
The deadlines for the next major grant review will be:
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - Preliminary Draft (one copy by mail, email, or fax)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Final Draft (27 copies, standard three-hole punched, by mail or courier service)
This is Not Your Grandparents' South Carolina: The Changing Face of the Palmetto State (Request for Proposals)
In an effort to understand how South Carolina has changed over the past 50 years and to encourage thought about where South Carolina will go int he 21st Century, The Humanities CouncilSC is issuing in 2010 a statewide Request for Proposals titled "This is Not Your Grandparents' South Carolina: The Changing Face of the Palmetto State."
This RFP will be reviewed during the Major Grant rounds in August 2010 and January 2011 and will be in the normal competitive pool for Council review. Awards are in the sums between $1,500 and $8,000.
The full RFP description is available for download here. Please read it carefully.
This is Not Your Grandparents' South Carolina: The Changing Face of the Palmetto State | Word® Document
The RFP Grant application and guidelines are available for download in Word format, below. Please read through these materials carefully.
RFP Application & Guidelines | Word® Document
Deadlines:
The deadlines for the review of this RFP will be:
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - Preliminary Draft (one copy by mail, email, or fax)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Final Draft (27 copies, standard three-hole punched, by mail or courier service)
Mini Grants:
Mini Grants are reviewed monthly with deadlines on the first business day of the month. Mini Grants are to support public humanities programs of modest cost. Awards are $1,500 or less.
Grant applications and guidelines are available for download below in Word format. Please read through these materials carefully.
Mini & Planning Grant Application & Guidelines | Word® Document
Deadlines:
Mini Grant applications are accepted monthly on the first business day of the month for programs starting after the 15th of the following month. 11 stapled copies must be mailed or delivered.
Planning Grants:
Planning Grants are reviewed monthly with deadlines on the first business day of the month. Planning Grants are awarded to support preliminary work in designing a project that warrants detailed planning because of its length, scope, or cost. Awards are $1,500 or less.
Grant applications and guidelines are available for download below in Word format. Please read through these materials carefully.
Mini & Planning Grant Application & Guidelines | Word® Document
Deadlines:
Planning Grant applications are accepted monthly on the first business day of the month for programs starting after the 15th of the following month. 11 stapled copies must be mailed or delivered.
Council Program Grants:
Let's Talk About It and Speakers Bureau grants use simplied forms, provided below. Applications may be submitted at any time and are reviewed within two weeks by THCSC staff. Read more about these two special program opportunities by following the links above.
"Let's Talk About It" Application Adobe® Acrobat® reader (The browser plug-in you need to read/print the above applications)
Contact:
For more information about grants, please contact:
T.J. Wallace, Grants & Program Officer, 803-771-2477.