Action Grants
Funding Amount
$500 - $1,500
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Selection: IHC staff select Action Grant recipients on a rolling basis throughout the year”
Overview
IHC's Action Grants support humanities projects and programs. Staff select Action Grant recipients on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Geographic Scope: Idaho
Focus Areas: Humanities projects and programs
Award History (Winter 2025):
- 9 Action Grants awarded totaling $8,088
- Award range: $495 - $1,000
- Example projects: film festivals, historical programs, public events, creative writing workshops, hands-on learning activities
Award History (Winter 2024):
- 7 Opportunity Grants (similar category) awarded totaling $6,774.33
- Award range: $799 - $1,000
Funding Support: Grants supported in part by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Phone: 208-345-5346 or toll-free 888/345-5346
- Website: www.idahohumanities.org
How to Apply
Application Process
Selection: IHC staff select Action Grant recipients on a rolling basis throughout the year
Application Format: Online grant application available on IHC website
Required Materials: Guidelines available at www.idahohumanities.org under "Grants"
What Idaho Humanities Council Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 3
- Total given
- $19K
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Range
- $5,500–$7,000
- By dollars: Idaho 100%. Top recipient cities: Boise, ID; Moscow, ID.
Example grants
Friends of Idaho State Parks · Boise, ID
Wassmuth center expansion strategic planning project
$7,000
Terragraphics International Foundation · Moscow, ID
Western literature association conference: home on the rez: sovereignty and sustainability
$6,000
City Club of Boise · Boise, ID
The wood river museum's shoshone-bannock tribes outreach initiative
$5,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Humanities
- Arts
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