1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Funding inquiries rolling; full proposals by invitation only after staff review
Humanities in Place is a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that funds place-based initiatives that illuminate historically overlooked communities, sites, and stories across the United States.
The program supports innovative cultural programming, Indigenous and community history projects, and heritage sites—including museums and public spaces—that broaden public access to diverse American narratives from Alaska to Guam and the Borderlands to the Midwest. Grants range from $50,000 to over $1,000,000 and are accepted on a rolling basis.
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits including cultural centers, archives, and community-based heritage organizations. Mellon staff proactively review inquiry submissions and typically invite organizations to apply following an initial relationship-building process; most grants are made through these invitations.
Get alerted about grants like this
Get emailed when new opportunities from “The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation” or related funders appear. Free, weekly, unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Humanities in Place Grant Programs | Mellon Foundation How and where we tell our stories matters. From Alaska to Guam and the Borderlands to the Midwest, America is a constellation of unique heritages, traditions, and stories. In communities of all sizes, people are striving to expand the ways we can understand and authentically engage with the history that is all around us.
Our Humanities in Place grants fund place keepers, artists, institutions, and storytellers who shine a spotlight on historically overlooked sites, and the communities and stories that surround them. In doing so, they help broaden our shared understanding and open new paths to discover what unites us, what makes us unique, and what we can learn from one another.
Grantee news Grants database Funding Inquiries for Mellon’s Humanities in Place Program Area Applications are accepted on a rolling basis Through grants to eligible recipients, we support: Innovative programming , advanced by community groups, that seeks to explore and share cultural heritage for broad public benefit.
Initiatives that focus on often-overlooked communities or regions to broaden our understanding of American and Indigenous histories. Cultural heritage sites, including museums and public spaces, that promote greater access and exchange of stories. Our staff review inquiry submissions and seek out and get to know organizations before inviting them to submit a proposal for funding.
Most Mellon grants are made through these invitations. Program Director, Humanities in Place “ Humanities in Place is about human connection. The work you are doing is calling people in to learn about, and connect with, each other.
” Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc. Country Onions, Sweet Potatoes, and Salt: The Unsung Ingredients of Southern Food Changing the narrative: National Public Housing Museum opens in Chicago Funding Tomorrow’s Public Square What’s in a Place? More than Geography We partner with communities to reimagine our public places.
About our grantmaking process Expanding Public Knowledge Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora Public Places‚ Public Stories Evolving Higher Education Get news about what we are supporting and more by subscribing to our newsletter. © 2026 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, including cultural centers, archives, and community-based heritage groups. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $50,000 - $1,000,000+. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Humanities in Place accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
Humanities in Place is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
The Local Cultural Council Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council distributing $1,000 to $10,000 through a statewide network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each LCC awards funds based on local community cultural needs as assessed by council members. Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofits, schools, and organizations pursuing arts, humanities, and science projects. Applications are submitted directly to local councils and are typically due by October 16. Grants from most LCCs are reimbursement-based. Massachusetts Cultural Council funds the LCCs centrally, which then regrant to community projects.