These grants support museums, libraries, historical organizations, community associations, public radio and television stations, and film, radio or digital media producers in the early stages of project development or institutional planning. An award may be used for consultation with humanities scholars and public programming experts who can help define key humanities themes, incorporate significant scholarship, and shape the goals and design of your project. Project funds may be used for travel to relevant research collections or to learn from model projects and consult with staff at other sites. Consultants often are academic specialists but may also be film, radio or digital media producers, museum curators or educators, librarians, or others whose experience and knowledge of the humanities will enrich the project. One important role of consultants is to provide a variety of perspectives on the project's themes and issues.
Most competitive proposals have a range of consultants.
We welcome the opportunity to talk with you about your ideas and to answer any questions you may have. Any U.S. nonprofit organization may apply for a Consultation Grant. For media projects, individual film and radio producers must apply through an eligible nonprofit organization. Grants are not awarded to individuals. Organizations must have tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service to be eligible to receive funding.