New Mexico Humanities Council: Subaward Grants - Quick

The New Mexico Humanities Council offers Subaward Grants aimed at supporting humanities-focused nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and governmental institutions. Grants are limited to $2,000 and are designed to foster publicly accessible projects that promote dialogue and inquiry in communities. Interested applicants must schedule a consultation with NMHC staff and submit an eligibility screening form. The funding process is responsive, aiming to reduce the time between application submission and initial payment.

NOTE: Please see the explanation of the deadlines below.
Before you get started, we encourage you to arrange a consultation with NMHC staff to make sure your proposed project aligns with grant guidelines, our mission and funding limitations. We highly encourage interested organizations to schedule a consultation with NMHC as early in the year as possible.Letter of Inquiry - This deadline represents when the consultation is due. All consultations must be completed prior to submitting an application. This is a requirement for all new and returning major grant applicants. Please schedule an appointment using our Calendly system.Pre- Proposal - This deadline represents when the eligibility screening form is due. Please submit the eligibility screening form as early as possible and it's recommended to have it submitted by the 3rd week of the month. Please enable NMHC staff to have up two 5 business days to process your eligibility screening aka letter of intention form in Foundant. This step must be completed prior to obtaining access to the application form.Full Proposal - Invite Only - All quick grant applications should be submitted during the last week of each month. NMHC staff will select up to 3 projects to fund based on compliance and competitiveness.
Since 1972, the New Mexico Humanities Council (NMHC) has sought to engage New Mexicans with history, culture, and diverse humanities topics through Council-conducted public programs and grant funding for special projects.
It is our desire at the New Mexico Humanities Council (NMHC) to strengthen communities throughout the state by supporting the meaningful work being done by organizations like yours. Our subaward grant program provides financial resources to humanities-focused nonprofit organizations, tribal governments and governmental institutions. Subaward grants are pass-through awards managed by NMHC, therefore other pass-through agencies may not apply. These federal funds come from the National Endowment for the Humanities and therefore reporting must adhere to federal guidelines.
The subaward program is designed to support publicly accessible humanities projects throughout the state that foster dialogue, encourage inquiry and foster connection. The projects we fund take many different forms, but all funded programs have the following characteristics in common. Projects are rooted in the humanities. We seek to partner with organizations with programming that help us reflect on the human condition, our lived experiences, and the ties that unite us through culture, language, ethics, the environment and tradition. The programs within projects are shaped through the participation of scholars, community elders, tradition bearers and local historians. These individuals are an integral part of programs from the conception through the final execution of the program.
The quick grant line was developed in order to be more responsive to the needs of communities and to increase humanities programming throughout the state. The quick grant line seeks to shorten the time frame between when an application is submitted and when the initial payment is issued.
Funding
Quick grants are limited to $2,000.

Eligibility

To be considered for funding, applicants must be a nonprofit organization, a tribal government, or a governmental institution with an Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number that is actively registered through this website.Organizations must be eligible for federal funding by ensuring the organization does not have any active funding exclusions (debarments).

Ineligibility

Individuals and pass-through entities are not eligible for subaward grant funding.