Funder: Alabama Humanities Alliance
Due Dates: January 1, 2027 (Winter draft) | February 1, 2027 (Winter final) | May 1, 2027 (Summer draft, tentative) | June 1, 2027 (Summer final, tentative) | September 1, 2027 (Fall draft, tentative) | October 1, 2027 (Fall final, tentative)
Funding Amounts: Up to $15,000 per project; 1:1 cost-share match required; grant period up to two years
Summary: Supports humanities-rich public programs serving Alabama audiences through public participation, substantive humanities content, and direct scholar involvement.
Key Information: Major Grant projects must involve at least one humanities scholar who is not the project director.
Description
Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA) Major Grants support public humanities programming statewide, promoting understanding of history, literature, civics, culture, and related disciplines. AHA is Alabama’s state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The program connects scholars and communities through projects that encourage dialogue, critical thinking, lifelong learning, and civic engagement.
Supported formats include lectures and panel discussions, conferences and symposia, cultural and literary festivals, book discussions, teacher workshops, public and oral history projects, temporary or traveling exhibitions, documentary films or series, podcasts, apps, and other digital media. Humanities content must be central and interpreted through scholarship. Arts-related projects may qualify when they explore art’s cultural, aesthetic, or historical context, rather than funding art creation or performance.
