AHC REACH Grant

The AHC REACH Grant, offered by the Arkansas Humanities Council (HumanitiesAR), supports innovative humanities-based projects in Arkansas. These projects aim to connect communities to their history and promote understanding through various activities including storytelling, public programs, and education initiatives. While it encourages projects that engage diverse audiences, it excludes fundraising, political advocacy, and certain educational courses. The grant reflects a commitment to accessibility and inclusivity in the humanities.

Eligibility

Types of Eligible Projects: Oral histories, cataloging, documenting, archiving, and digitizing Arkansas’ African American historical collections, research and documentation of funeral home records and obituaries, research and programming on topics such as, but not limited to, Civil Rights, The Great Migration, and African American history, community history, humanities-based workshops, and/or similar project.Public programs (in-person or virtual)
Exhibits (in-person or virtual)
Publications (must be peer-reviewed and must be published by traditional means through a contract, providing

Ineligibility

Ineligible projects include:Social, religious, or political action programs that advocate a specific point of viewProjects primarily intended to promote an organization or its programsFundraising for a particular organization or causeConstruction, preservation, or renovation of buildings, bridges, or roadsInternational travel or to attend professional meetingsCreative or performing arts, unless interpretation by humanities scholars is central Entertainment, including receptions at public or private eventsScholarly conference that does not have a strong public outreach componentCollege and university courses, courses to fulfill an undergraduate, master’s, or doctorate programSTEM projectsGifts, t-shirts, cash prizes, or awards to anyoneMeals for applicant’s staff, guests, presenters, schools, or general publicIngredients for meals or food demonstrationsRent for event spaces owned or operated by the applicant organizationSalaries, honoraria, and/or fringe benefits for staff of federal or state agenciesGrants awarded to individualsGrant writer fees and salariesFiscal agent grant administration fee or salaryRestoration or conservation workFellowships or scholarshipsForeign, non-economy, or extensive domestic airline travelFor-profit activities or events

Humanities-based pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade classroom projects (Grant Programs for Teachers).