SHARP (Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan)
Funding Amount
$5,000 - $20,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
SHARP (Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan)
Funder: Humanities Tennessee (re-granting from National Endowment for the Humanities)
Geographic Scope: Tennessee (all three Grand Divisions)
Purpose: Support jobs in the humanities, keep humanities organizations open, and assist the field in response to and recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
Status: This was a one-time emergency funding program (2021-2022), not currently available
What They Funded:
Award Details:
Two Grant Types:
1. General Operating Support (GOS) Grants: For nonprofit organizations with primary mission of public humanities education
2. Humanities Project Support (HPS) Grants: For nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is not public humanities (e.g., arts, sciences, community/social services) to undertake a public humanities project
Funding Source:
Project Period: January 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
Contact Information:
How to Apply
Application Process (Historical)
1. Request Access: Organizations requested grant application access through website
2. Access Provided: September 30, 2021 - application access became available to eligible participants
3. Application Submission: Applications submitted through online portal
4. Final Deadline: November 30, 2021
5. Award Notification: December 31, 2021
- NOW (Sept 2021) - Request access to application
- September 30, 2021 - Application access available
- November 30, 2021 - Final deadline
- December 31, 2021 - Award notification
- January 1 - November 30, 2022 - Project period
- February 28, 2023 - Final reports due
SHARP Calendar (Historical):
- Tennessee-based nonprofit organizations doing work in public humanities
- Organizations with primary mission of public humanities (for GOS grants)
- Organizations undertaking public humanities projects (for HPS grants)
Eligibility (Historical):
Note: This was a one-time emergency funding program specific to American Rescue Plan Act (2021-2022). Not currently available.
What Humanities Tennessee actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 9
- Total given
- $79K
- Median grant
- $8,901
- Range
- $6,375–$10K
- By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Nashville, TN; Memphis, TN; Knoxville, TN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
WPLN FM 903 Nashville Public Radio · Nashville, TN
Humanities project
$10K
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN
Humanities project
$10K
TN Historical Society · Nashville, TN
Humanities project
$10K
National Alliance of Pan African Se · Whites Creek, TN
Humanities project
$9,653
UT Downtown Gallery · Knoxville, TN
Humanities project
$8,901
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