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.
Our Project Grants fund community and curriculum development projects with awards up to $5,000.
We do not use federal funding for Project Grants.
Fundable projects include:
- Community programming that invites participation in humanities discourse
- Curriculum development with plans to share the work to increase access to the humanities
- Humanities experiences designed to support a specific affinity group or to encourage interaction among more than one affinity groups
Both new and existing projects are eligible to apply. Project grant applications are reviewed three times per year.
Vermont Humanities staff performs an initial grant review of all applications to ensure eligibility before sharing the applications with our grant review committee, which is made up of members of our Board of Directors and other community members in Vermont.
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 24th year of Vermont Reads, our one-book statewide reading program, we invite Vermont communities to plan projects centered on Charity and Sylvia and its themes of Vermont’s (and America’s!) early history, the importance of friendships and family networks, the role of religion and faith in communal life, and the evolution of LGBTQ+ identity.