Funder: Alabama Humanities Alliance
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (Mini Grant) | January 1, 2027 (Mini Grant) | February 1, 2027 (Mini Grant) | March 1, 2027 (Mini Grant) | April 1, 2027 (Mini Grant) | May 1, 2027 (Mini Grant)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,500; no cost-share match required; grant period up to two years
Summary: Supports smaller, humanities-rich public projects that connect Alabama audiences through history, literature, civics, culture, and dialogue.
Key Information: Projects must involve at least one humanities scholar and welcome a non-academic audience.
Description
Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA) Mini Grants support smaller public humanities projects in Alabama through a simplified, quicker application process. Common projects include lectures, panel discussions, symposia, moderated book clubs, and small traveling exhibitions. Other supported formats include cultural and literary festivals, teacher workshops, oral history projects, documentary films, podcasts, apps, and other digital media. Successful proposals combine active public participation, strong humanities content, and direct involvement of humanities scholars.
AHA administers these grants with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities to encourage learning, understanding, and connections among Alabamians. For 2026, AHA encourages projects exploring the nation’s founding history and principles, Alabamians’ pursuit of a more perfect union, or community conversations about a shared future. Other humanities topics are also considered.
