Funding Amount

Up to $25,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Post-Incarceration Humanities Partnership (PIHP)

Overview: A cohort-based program that supports organizations incorporating the humanities into their work serving formerly incarcerated individuals and their families. PIHP provides grants and ongoing peer-learning opportunities through regular cohort meetings.

Geographic Scope: New York State

Eligible Applicants: Tax-exempt organizations serving formerly incarcerated individuals and their families

Award Amount: Up to $25,000 per grant

Program Structure:

  • Grantees join a cohort that meets regularly to share work and exchange ideas

  • Focus on dialogue and reflection about re-entry and incarceration experiences

  • Distinct from social services and criminal justice reform work

  • Emphasis on centering "the human" in public discourse about incarceration and re-entry
  • Focus Areas:

  • Humanities-based interventions for returning citizens

  • Support for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families

  • Youth and family members indirectly impacted by the justice system

  • Creative writing, arts, dialogue, and healing programs
  • Funding Source: Generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ($1.2 million for 2023-2026 period)

    Program History:

  • Pilot program launched in 2022 with 5 organizations

  • 2024: 20 organizations awarded grants (16 returning for second/third years, 4 new)

  • Program continues to evolve to address emerging gaps and needs
  • Status: Active as of 2024, though subject to broader NEH funding constraints announced in April 2026.

    Contact: grants@humanitiesny.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsreleased-prisonershumanitiesarts

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