ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants
ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants support advanced digital humanities projects promoting justice and inclusion for marginalized communities through ethical and innovative digital methods.
Funder: American Council of Learned Societies
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $50,000–$100,000 per award, for 12–18 months; no indirect costs allowed.
Summary: Funds digital humanities projects advancing justice and inclusion for marginalized communities, supporting work beyond the prototype stage.
Key Information: U.S. higher education institution must administer funds; at least one PI must be a humanities or interpretive social sciences scholar.
Description
The ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants support projects that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods. These grants are intended for projects that have moved beyond the prototyping or proof-of-concept phase and are advancing toward the next financial, technological, and intellectual stages. The program emphasizes openness to new sources of knowledge, innovative approaches to content creation and dissemination, and inclusion of community partners or collaborations across institutions.
Eligible projects may include capacity-building initiatives, pedagogical activities (when integrated with broader project goals), development of technological infrastructure, and trans-institutional collaborations. The grant also addresses inequities in access to digital tools and support, promoting sustainability and broad participation in the digital transformation of humanistic inquiry. Recipients receive additional financial planning coaching to support long-term project sustainability.
