Grant Opportunities

Applications for our 2025 Community Grant opportunities are now closed. Congratulations to our 2025 Community Grantees!

APPLICANT SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES

GRANT INFO SESSION
An overview of all grant opportunities and general information about our application process and eligibility requirements. These sessions are best for potential applicants who aren’t sure which grant program to apply for and would like information about all our offerings.

Watch a recording of our 2025 Community Grants Info Session with ASL Interpretation.

View the 2025 Community Grants Info Session Slide Deck.

VIRTUAL GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOPS
These are in-depth sessions delving into a specific grant program’s funding scope, eligibility requirements, application questions, and review criteria. All sessions are available on our grants youtube playlist.

General Operating Support Grant Workshop
Visions Grant Workshop (applications now closed)
Continuing Oral History Projects Grant Workshop
Oral History Interviewing Grant Workshop (applications now closed)
Community Culture & Heritage Grant Workshop (applications now closed)
Beyond the Archives Grant Workshop (applications now closed)

VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
Sign up for a 30-minute virtual meeting with one of our Community Grants Managers to ask specific questions about our grant programs and to discuss your proposed project

DRAFT APPLICATION REVIEW
Applicants can request that their draft application be reviewed by one of our Community Grants Managers. To request a draft review, complete the application in our grants portal and click “SAVE.” Send an email to grants@humanitiesdc.org with your request for draft review, including any specific questions you wish us to focus on. Staff can provide feedback about the eligibility of your project and the clarity and completeness of your responses. Note that funding decisions are not made by staff. (Learn more about our grant review process.) Please request feedback on your draft application no later than April 21, 2025 at 5:00 pm.  

GRANTS AT A GLANCE

GRANT PROGRAMPROGRAM DESCRIPTIONAWARD AMOUNT & ELIGIBILITY

CYCLE I

OPENS: DECEMBER 10, 2024          DUE: FEBRUARY 18, 2025 at 5:59 pm
COMMUNITY CULTURE & HERITAGE GRANTSupports the public preservation of local culture, collective memories of longtime Washingtonians, and capturing unfolding stories of newer residents 

$10,000 

Open to Individuals, Community Groups, & Nonprofits

ORAL HISTORY  INTERVIEWING – DC ORAL HISTORY COLLABORATIVE GRANTFunding supports oral history projects with training from DCOHC

$8,000

Open to Individuals, Community Groups, & Nonprofit Organizations


BEYOND THE ARCHIVES – DC ORAL HISTORY COLLABORATIVE GRANT
Funding for public humanities projects that utilize existing oral history collections 

$12,000

Open to Individuals, Community Groups, & Nonprofit Organizations

VISIONS – PROJECTS + EVENTSFunding supports public interpretations of humanities scholarship such as feature documentaries, festivals, or archives

$25,000

Open to Nonprofit Organizations (Fiscal Sponsors Permitted)

CYCLE II

OPENS: MARCH 4, 2025          DUE: MAY 1, 2025 at 5:59PM
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSupports the general operations of humanities non-profits to strengthen the overall humanities landscape in Washington, DC

$25,000

 Open to Humanities-focused nonprofits with annual budgets of less than $2 million

CONTINUING ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS – DC ORAL HISTORY GRANTSFunding supports the continuation of oral history projects conducted by recent DCOHC grantees

$8,000

Open to Individuals, Community Groups, & Nonprofit Organizations

Who We Are Funding

Organization or Individual NameGrant ProgramProject TitleAmount AwardedProject typeGrantee Location
Eileen DoughertyBeyond the Archives – DCOHCVoices of Resilience$12,000.00Documentary FilmWard 6
Center for Innovations in Community Safety, Georgetown UniversityBeyond the Archives – DCOHCYouth for Tomorrow – Shaping Our Community Narratives Through Storytelling$11,997.00Curriculum and multimediaWard 6
Jack HochmanBeyond the Archives – DCOHCNuevas Voces: A Bilingual Study of D.C. Latino Immigrants$12,000.00Multimedia, including short videos or podcastsWard 6
Saaret YosephBeyond the Archives – DCOHCJOURNEY(S) Tour Continued$12,000.00Documentary Film and Event SeriesWard 5
Sami MirandaBeyond the Archives – DCOHCMay There Always Be Words Between Us$12,000.00Documentary FilmWard 4
826DC, Inc.Community Culture & Heritage GrantYouth Voices Festival: Showcasing Youth Stories in DC$10,000.00FestivalWard 1
Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of WashingtonCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantCivil War Defenses of Washington curriculum$10,000.00CurriculumWard 4
Carletta HurtCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantBrumsic Brandon: A Legacy in Art and Community$10,000.00Documentary FilmWard 4
Gabrielle NewellCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantCourageous Celebration: Untold Histories of Mutual Aid and Community Celebration in Washington DC$10,000.00Event SeriesWard 1
Jeronique BartleyCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantThe Great 8 Fashion Tour: East of The River$10,000.00Documentary Film and Event seriesWard 4
Joel J GwadzCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantGwadzilla Podcast and DC Messenger Photo Book$10,000.00Podcast and publicationWard 4
Kelly KingCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantI, Too, Am America: An Intergenerational Spoken Word Poetry Writing Workshop$10,000.00Event and workshopWard 5
Many Languages One VoiceCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantMigrations: The Narrative Pull of the American Dream$10,000.00OtherWard 1
Marquett MiltonCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantU Street Time Travel$10,000.00Guided tourWard 1
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Alumni FederationCommunity Culture & Heritage Grant“Voices of Justice” Oral History Project$10,000.00Documentary Film and event Ward 5
The Dap Acknowledgement Project, Inc.Community Culture & Heritage GrantSunset at the Anacostia Arts Center$10,000.00Event seriesWard 3
Tracy Chiles McGheeCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantSalon Redux: In the Spirit of Georgia Douglas Johnson$10,000.00Event seriesWard 7
Valeria MassarelliCommunity Culture & Heritage GrantDistrict of Pupusas$10,000.00Documentary FilmWard 2
Adrienne GaitherOral History Interviewing – DCOHCConstellations of Memory an Oral History of STARS$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 5
Allegra HatemOral History Interviewing – DCOHCThe 1966 Free DC Campaign & Other Movements for DC Autonomy$13,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 6
Christ HouseOral History Interviewing – DCOHCHealing & Hope: The Christ House Oral History Project$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 1
Eboni-Rose ThompsonOral History Interviewing – DCOHCBeyond the Diploma: Education, Career Pathways, and Economic Inequality$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 7
Gran Varones, sponsored by Advocates for YouthOral History Interviewing – DCOHCBlessed are those who Remember: Black, Latinx, and Queer DC Spaces$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 6
Kai WaltherOral History Interviewing – DCOHCUnsanctioned: Gay Cruising and Culture in Washington, DC$4,612.50Oral History ProjectWard 1
Khadijah WilsonOral History Interviewing – DCOHCBeyond The Case Files$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 8
Latin American Youth CenterOral History Interviewing – DCOHCLAYC Oral History Project $8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 1
Linda KuoOral History Interviewing – DCOHCAn Oral History of the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 1
Opportunities for Deserving ChildrenOral History Interviewing – DCOHCSafe Havens Lost: The Evolution of DC Youth Centers and Their Role in Violence Prevention$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 8
The Giveland FoundationOral History Interviewing – DCOHCUNIFEST ORAL HISTORIES$8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 8
Yao TyusOral History Interviewing – DCOHCWashington, DC’s Pan-African Oral History Project$13,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 5
Yuki KatoOral History Interviewing – DCOHCLocal Food Provisioning in DC’s Black and Immigrant Communities  $8,000.00Oral History ProjectWard 6
African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation Visions – Projects & Events GrantLearning from the Past: Educating Through the Story of Camp Barker Contraband Camp$25,000.00Event and exhibitWard 1
American Poetry MuseumVisions – Projects & Events GrantThe Jim Crow Drowning of Kenneth Carroll$25,000.00Documentary FilmWard 4
American UniversityVisions – Projects & Events GrantCommunity Voice Lab Documentary Series for DC Public Television$25,000.00Documentary Film;Event;Multimedia, including short videos or podcastsWard 3
Building Bridges Across the RiverVisions – Projects & Events Grant11th Annual Anacostia River Festival $25,000.00FestivalWard 8
CapitalBop, Inc.Visions – Projects & Events GrantDocumenting the DC jazz scene’s next generation  $25,000.00Research/PublicationWard 1
DC ZinefestVisions – Projects & Events GrantDC Zinefest$7,387.00FestivalWard 4
Eden Raskin Jenkins, sponsored by Women in Film and VideoVisions – Projects & Events GrantNOTES OF A CITIZEN: The Marcus Raskin Story$25,000.00Documentary FilmWard 2
Empower DC Visions – Projects & Events GrantBarry Farm: Uplifting a Living History, Ensuring a Just Future$25,000.00Event and exhibitWard 1
Esther Productions IncVisions – Projects & Events GrantThe Poetry & Folklore of Sterling Brown: A Historical Examination & Celebration of a Cultural Legend$25,000.00Event seriesWard 3
Home Rule Music and FIlm Preservation FoundationVisions – Projects & Events GrantHome Rule Music Festival$25,000.00FestivalWard 4
KAMA DCVisions – Projects & Events GrantD.C. Immigration Film Fest$25,000.00FestivalWard 1
Life Pieces To MasterpiecesVisions – Projects & Events GrantColor Me Community: A Humanities-Based Conversation Series on Race, Identity, and Belonging$25,000.00Gathering;Multimedia, including short videos or podcasts;OtherWard 7
Malkia K. Lydia, sponsored by Old Naval Hospital Foundation – Hill CenterVisions – Projects & Events GrantReunion Choir Feature Documentary & Screening Tour$25,000.00FestivalWard 6/Ward 4
Mariessa Terrell, sponsored by High Tea SocietyVisions – Projects & Events Grant2025 Fashion Intel Event$25,000.00Documentary FilmWard 5
Mosaic Theater Company of DCVisions – Projects & Events GrantYOUNG JOHN LEWIS Education and Engagement Programming $25,000.00Event seriesWard 6
One World EducationVisions – Projects & Events GrantExpanding Afterschool Programs for Underserved Communities$25,000.00Event;OtherWard 3
Shout Mouse PressVisions – Projects & Events GrantQueer Youth Voices Anthology Project: “The Light Looks Like Me: Words on Love from Queer Youth”$25,000.00Event;Gathering;Multimedia, including short videos or podcastsWard 2
Sky Sitney, sponsored by Women in Film and VideoVisions – Projects & Events GrantDC/DOX Film Festival 2025$25,000.00FestivalWard 2
Story DistrictVisions – Projects & Events GrantBlack Journalists: Stories Behind the Headlines$25,000.00FestivalWard 2
Washington, DC International Film FestivalVisions – Projects & Events GrantWashington, DC International Film Festival (Filmfest DC)$25,000.00FestivalWard 1
Young Playwrights’ TheaterVisions – Projects & Events GrantSilence is Violence$25,000.00Event seriesWard 4

Bring some humanity to your inbox:

Subscribe to our Newsletter.


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact