AHC REACH Grant

AHC REACH Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Arkansas Humanities Council (HumanitiesAR)
Amount: Up to US $2,000
Last Updated: February 11, 2026

Summary

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.

Overview

About HumanitiesAR, under the official name of Arkansas Humanities Council, is a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. In spring 2024, we rebranded with HumanitiesAR as our name. But the new brand serves as more than a new name—it embodies our commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and forging stronger community ties through the humanities. It’s about providing clarity in our identity and strengthening the recognition of our role within the state of Arkansas Through the humanities, we remember our history and envision our future. Reading, writing, storytelling, research, and many forms of public dialogue and conversation are central to the humanities and the core of what we do at HumanitiesAR. Our mission is to empower Arkansans to connect with and promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the humanities and ultimately discover our mutual experiences through programs that: Engage educators across the state of Arkansas Offer profound storytelling from local historians, authors, and scholars Provide Arkansans a place to celebrate and be empowered to connect with the humanities through the discovery and understanding of our diverse and mutual experiences What are the humanities? The term “humanities” includes the study of history, literature, ethics, philosophy, language, and the various legal, cultural, religious, and folk traditions—past and present—that define the human condition. Mission Statement The mission of the Arkansas Humanities Council is to promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the humanities in Arkansas. What We Fund We support innovative, humanities-based projects that connect Arkansans to the past, to one another, to the community, and to all areas of the humanities we share across our state. REACH Grants Principal signature required Humanities-based pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade classroom projects Professional development for teachers and school librarians and nonprofit literary organizations Professional development such as conferences, workshops, seminars, or webinars (in-person or virtual) in-state or out-of-state Funds for professional development may be used for registration, travel costs, books or other teaching aides Educators receiving funds for professional development must agree to disseminate content learned to colleagues at their school, district, and/or education cooperative

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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) Lecture series and discussions (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 editing, publishing, and distributing of the author’s book) Podcasts Film documentaries Historical signage or markers Historical research

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