NHC Mini Grants

NHC Mini Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Nebraska Humanities Council
Amount: Up to US $2,000
Last Updated: March 17, 2026

Summary

The NHC Mini Grants, offered by the Nebraska Humanities Council, aim to support nonprofit projects that foster cultural connections and enhance the understanding of humanities across Nebraska. Grant applications are encouraged from a diverse range of organizations, focusing on projects that serve Nebraskans and address underserved audiences. Emphasizing collaboration and innovative partnerships, these grants prioritize initiatives that explore interdisciplinary connections within the humanities, enriching the cultural landscape of the state.

Overview

Our Mission The mission of Humanities Nebraska is to help Nebraskans explore what connects us and makes us human. Our Vision Nebraskans possess the knowledge, understanding, and empathy to cultivate a more informed, thoughtful, and just society. Our guiding principles: We believe that culture and connection are essential rights of human expression.We value conversation that respects difference and finds points of common experience.We provide inclusive opportunities to learn from the past to enrich our future.We expose people to other worlds of expression and human existence.We celebrate shared histories and diverse cultures.We develop engaging experiences for all Nebraskans.We are flexible and responsive to the changing and pressing needs of Nebraskans.We foster lives of purpose and meaning. Special consideration may be given to projects that reach across Nebraska or that target underserved audiences (due to geography or socioeconomic status). Starting summer 2023, Humanities Nebraska grant reviewers will prioritize projects that meet a “connections” theme, linking the humanities and other disciplines, connecting the humanities with other activities, or bringing together a humanities organization and a nontraditional project partner or underserved audience.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Any nonprofit group is eligible to apply for grants, including schools, libraries, museums, civic groups, government agencies, service clubs, tribal organizations, professional associations, historical societies, educational institutions and community organizations.Grants are given only for projects or programs that take place in Nebraska and/or have direct significance to Nebraska.Nebraskans must be a primary target audience for all grant projects or events.Grant applications from organizations outside of Nebraska will only be considered if:Their proposed project is about Nebraska and/or has direct relevance to Nebraskans and There is a well-developed plan to provide Nebraskans with access to the results of the project.Applications must demonstrate that the humanities are central to the project. The National Endowment for the Humanities has defined the humanities as including, but not limited to, history, literature, languages, jurisprudence, philosophy, comparative religion, archaeology, ethics, the social sciences when they employ humanistic perspectives, and the history, theory, and criticism of the arts.

Ineligibility

For-profit entities and individuals are not eligible.Grants should not be used to bring in speakers who are part of the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau, unless the program they are going to present is substantially different from their Speakers Bureau program(s).Humanities Nebraska CANNOT support the following:Individuals (must be a nonprofit organization)Advocacy or partisan objectivesDirect action campaignsOperating costs, construction, or renovationTravel to professional meetingsProfit-making projectsCreative or performing arts, unless their primary role is to illustrate humanities issuesBook publishing (Subvention)Alcoholic beverages, food or entertainment for audiencesScholarships and fellowshipsOccupational trainingPrinting costs not related to public projectInstitutional planning and developmentMuseum, school or library acquisitionsAcademic creditResearch for solely scholarly purposesUniversities, colleges or affiliated organizations for programs designed primarily for their students