Using the humanities, we connect with people across Vermont to create just, vibrant, and resilient communities and to inspire a lifelong love of learning.
To better support public humanities work across Vermont, we have exponentially grown the amount of money we distribute to Vermont non-profits and other organizations through our grants programs.
The story of human history is written in inventions and innovations. People are problem- solvers. Sometimes we invent. More often, we innovate—we introduce a fresh idea or an invention into use in some way that creates a new way of doing or thinking. This theme is at the heart of the Museum on Main Street: Spark! Places of Innovation traveling exhibit.
Through a partnership with New Hampshire Humanities, we are hosting Spark! in Vermont during the summer and fall of 2026. Please complete the following application if your organization is interested in hosting the exhibit for part of this tour. Reach out to Jacob Pelletier at jpelletier@vermonthumanities.org with any questions about the exhibit or the application process.
We are asking for Vermont non-profits to join us for a special month of programming in October, centered around how communities adapt to a changing world. We are offering grants of up to $2500 for innovative programs on the theme of “Resilient Patterns.”
Our Vermont Reads 2025 book, The Light Pirate, raises the question of how we choose to adapt and grow after experiencing climate-related crisis and trauma. In a flooding world, Wanda finds solace and hope in building community.
We want to highlight similar stories of hope as Vermont cities, towns, and villages face interrelated, complex problems such as climate change and the housing crisis.
Our Rapid Response Grants are quick turn-around small grants for humanities-focused community projects. We award Rapid Response Grants of up to $1,000.
For the 22nd year of the Vermont Reads program, we invite Vermont communities to plan projects centered around Gather by Kenneth Cadow.
For the 23rd year of the Vermont Reads program, we invite Vermont communities to plan projects centered around The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton