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Bridging Michigan Grant is a public humanities program grant from Michigan Humanities that provides Michigan nonprofits with up to $2,500 to support programming that sparks in-depth thinking and conversation around persistent community challenges.
Funded projects should address social, economic, cultural, and racial inequities, using formats such as reflective conversations, reading series, film screenings with discussion, web projects, walking tours, public lectures, and exhibit creation.
Successful applicants are notified within two weeks of application receipt, receive 100% of grant funds upon signing the grant agreement, and must submit a final report within 30 days of project completion. Eligible applicants are Michigan-based nonprofit organizations. Note: this program is currently closed pending the federal FY26 budget.
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Bridging Michigan Grants - Michigan Humanities Download Sample Application Bridging Michigan Grants are currently closed. A decision to open this program cannot be made until funding levels are received after the federal FY26 budget has been passed.
Bridging Michigan grants provide Michigan nonprofits with up to $2,500 in support of public humanities programming that sparks in-depth thinking and conversation around persistent challenges affecting our communities. We welcome projects that aim to address and deepen understanding of social, economic, cultural and racial inequities, and other pressing challenges affecting communities across our state.
We encourage projects using a variety of public humanities formats, including reflective conversations, reading series, film screenings with discussions, web projects, walking tours, public lectures, and the creation of exhibits. Successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of receipt of the application. Following project completion, the final report form must be returned to Michigan Humanities within 30 days.
Grant recipients will receive 100-percent of the grant funds upon receipt of a signed grant agreement. Apply through the Michigan Humanities Online Grant Portal. If you are a new applicant to the Michigan Humanities you will need to create a new registration.
If you have previously applied for a different opportunity this year you can log into your portal and go to “Apply” and choose “Bridging Michigan Grants”. If you have questions or would like to discuss a potential project, please contact James Nelson at jnelson@mihumanities. org .
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Individuals must apply with a Michigan-based non-profit fiscal sponsor (standard for individual humanities grants in MI). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Bridging Michigan Grant is funded by Michigan Humanities. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Michigan. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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