Funding Amount

Up to $548,000 total awarded (82 organizations)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

CARES Relief Grants

Overview: Emergency relief grants awarded to nonprofits in Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act economic stabilization plan appropriated by the U.S. Congress.

Status: Completed program (first round awarded June 2020, second round awarded August 2020)

Award Details:

  • First round: 49 organizations received funding (June 2020)

  • Second round: 43 organizations received funding (August 2020)

  • Total: 82 organizations received $548,000 in emergency funding

  • More than $246,000 was awarded in the second round alone
  • Focus Areas:

  • Salary support

  • Protective equipment costs

  • Utility bills and operational expenses

  • Emergency operational support
  • Eligible Organizations:

  • Libraries

  • Historical societies

  • Museums

  • Cultural organizations

  • Nonprofit arts organizations
  • Contact Information:

  • Wisconsin Humanities

  • PO Box 620007

  • Middleton, WI 53562

  • Phone: 608-262-0706

  • Email: contact@wisconsinhumanities.org
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsmuseumsartsoperating-support

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