Project Grants
Funding Amount
$1,000 - $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Next expected
- February 18, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines each year: February 18 · March 22
From the program guidelines: “Submit full proposal from specified date range (e.g., February 18 to March 22)”
Overview
Geographic Scope: Vermont
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit organizations including museums, libraries, film/music/literary festivals, local historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations
Focus Areas: Public humanities programs that support the following:
- Museums and cultural institutions
- Libraries
- Film, music, and literary festivals
- Local historical societies
- Community humanities projects
Application Process: Twice yearly through competitive grant process
Contact Information:
- Phone: (802) 262-1355
- Email: community@vermonthumanities.org
- Website: vermonthumanities.org
- Address: 11 Loomis Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Additional Notes: In 2018, Vermont Humanities awarded a total of $40,000 to organizations for 21 projects. Organizations must conduct humanities-related projects to be eligible.
How to Apply
Project Grant Application Process
Timeline (example from 2019 cycle):
- Submit letter of intent by specified deadline (e.g., February 8)
- Submit full proposal from specified date range (e.g., February 18 to March 22)
- Award decisions made by specified date (e.g., May 15)
Required Materials:
- Letter of intent
- Formal proposal
For More Information:
- Contact: community@vermonthumanities.org
- Phone: (802) 262-1355
- Visit: vermonthumanities.org/humanities-grants
What Vermont Humanities Council actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 19
- Total given
- $165K
- Median grant
- $7,900
- Range
- $5,500–$20K
- By dollars: Vermont 97%, Virginia 3%. Top recipient cities: Brattleboro, VT; Essex Junction, VT; Burlington, VT.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum · Vergennes, VT
General purpose
$20K
Burlington History & Culture Center · South Burlington, VT
General purpose
$13K
Retreat Farm · Brattleboro, VT
General purpose
$12K
Abenaki Circle of Courage Inc · Swanton, VT
General purpose
$10K
Clemmons Family Farm Inc · Charlotte, VT
General purpose
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Museums
- History
- Arts
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