1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Instagram post announces the first 2026 cycle opens April 1 and closes May 1 at 11:59 p.m. Stored deadline is null.
Mini Grants is sponsored by Missouri Humanities. The Missouri Humanities Mini Grants support nonprofit projects focusing on Veterans Initiatives, Literacy Festivals, Film Projects, and themes aligned with their annual Signature Series. While alignment with specific themes is preferred, it is not mandatory, ensuring a broad range of impactful projects can be considered.
This initiative fosters cultural enrichment and educational opportunities across Missouri.
Get alerted about grants like this
Get emailed when new opportunities from “Missouri Humanities” or related funders appear. Free, weekly, unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations dedicated to the humanities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $5,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Mini Grants are due October 1, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Mini Grants is funded by Missouri Humanities. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Missouri. 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.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
MHC Mini Grants is sponsored by Missouri Humanities Council. MHC Mini Grants support humanities-based projects and programs in Missouri, with special consideration for underserved communities and first-time applicants. Projects can include interpretive exhibits, website enhancements, living history presentations, and presentations in creative and performing arts with humanities-based discussions. The grants aim to expand understanding and participation in cultural activities. Funding may cover speaker fees, supplies, and promotional costs, but will not fund 100% of project costs. Applications are reviewed and awarded four times each year.
Grants to Missouri Nonprofits, Schools, and Agencies for Humanities Programming is sponsored by Missouri Humanities. Grants for humanities projects and programs benefitting audiences within Missouri. Eligible projects include those that facilitate interaction between public audiences and humanities experts such as scholars, authors, and educators. Language programs, especially those focusing on cultural aspects or literacy, would be a strong fit.
Missouri's Department of Agriculture has reopened its Urban Agriculture Cost-Share Grant — reimbursing 75% of project costs up to $10,000, with applications due September 15, 2026. A companion Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant closes August 26. Here is how these small, fast state grants work, who qualifies under the Census 'urban area' definition, and how to layer them with the federal USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program for a durable urban-farming funding strategy.
Read articleJudge Colleen McMahon ruled on May 7 that DOGE's mass termination of 1,400 NEH grants violated the First and Fifth Amendments. The order rescinds termination letters but does not force payment. What humanities organizations should actually do in the next 90 days.
Read articleNSF's Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards fund $200K–$350K projects with a refreshingly open scope: no priorities by geography, time period, or theoretical orientation. That openness shifts the entire burden onto one question — can you justify your research as anthropologically significant? Here is why that single test decides most proposals, and how to pass it before the July 1 target date.
Read article