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Connecting California Grants - California Humanities Connecting California Grants Connecting California supports publicly accessible activities and events that strengthen social connection and cohesion across California’s diverse communities. Funded projects help foster understanding, empathy, and trust by creating opportunities for people to come together across difference and discover shared values, experiences, and aspirations.
California-based nonprofit organizations, including fiscally sponsored entities California-based public agencies, including libraries, municipal arts councils, schools, colleges, universities, and tribal governments Current California Humanities grantees are not eligible to apply. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000 and require a 1:1 match using non-federal funds and/or in-kind support.
Grants support publicly accessible connection activities that bring people together: across difference (such as age, culture, geography, race, gender, faith, politics, values, or lived experience), and to discover what we have in common as people who want to live full and rewarding lives. Activities are ideally in person , but may be virtual when appropriate or when it allows for broader participation.
Projects may last up to 12 months from the time of award notification. Applications are accepted multiple times per year. All deadlines are at NOON .
Future deadlines will be announced. Applications must be submitted through the online portal: https://ch-grants. smapply.
io/prog/connecting_california_grants/ Projects must not begin sooner than three months after the application deadline . Connecting California Grant FAQs Connecting California Grant Preview Join our next Humanities for All Quick Grants informational session! **Our last webinar was held on May 15, 2024 @ 11 am PT.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations across California. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (recent round totaled $48,120). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Connecting California Grants are due May 4, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Connecting California Grants is funded by California Humanities. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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