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Oregon Humanities Grants support public programs designed to explore the humanities in participatory and dynamic ways. We encourage applications from a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Oregon, including those that may not define their work as being based in the humanities. We especially welcome inquiries for projects that will attract diverse audiences, engage minds, and stimulate meaningful community dialogue.
Responsive Program Grants Now Available
In an age of sound bites, the humanities can provide a broader context for understanding complex issues in the news, as well as opportunities for
collective learning and reflection. Oregon Humanities supports organizations responding quickly and thoughtfully to current issues and events shaping our world. Responsive Program Grant (formerly Opportunity Grant) requests for up to $1,000 are accepted year-round to fund public humanities programs addressing pressing issues or events that the
applicant organization is uniquely suited to help the public understand.
For more information, download the Request for Proposals below or contact director of programs Jennifer Allen at (503) 241-0543 ext. 118 or by e-mail.
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Public Program Grants Application Period Closed
The deadline for submitting letters of inquiry for 2010 Public Program Grants has passed. Guidelines for 2011 will be posted in summer 2010. In the interim, the guidelines below can be used for reference but should not be used to prepare a letter of inquiry for the 2011 cycle.
Responsive Program Grants for up to $1,000 are available throughout the year and are reviewed on a rolling basis. Information about these grants can be downloaded below.
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Deadline for grants proposals October 31
Oregon Humanities is pleased to announce the FY10 Grants Request for Proposals. Oregon Humanities awards grants to nonprofit organizations and groups organized for nonprofit purposes in Oregon to support public programs that encourage critical thinking and public engagement with the humanities, and that promote the role of thought and ideas in our lives. Initial letters of inquiry must be postmarked by October 31, 2009. Full proposals, if invited, will be due by December 15, 2009.
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FY 2010 Public Program Grant Guidelines Available
Oregon Humanities awards grants to nonprofit organizations and groups organized for nonprofit purposes in Oregon to support public programs that encourage critical thinking and public engagement with the humanities, and that promote the role of thought and ideas in our lives. Public Program Grant requests between $1,000 and $5,000 are awarded once a year through a competitive grant process. Grant decisions are made by our statewide volunteer board of directors.
Oregon Humanities grants fund projects that explore timeless ideas as well as programs that respond to timely local, national, or international issues or events. Oregon Humanities funds activities as varied as lectures, reading and discussion groups, community dialogues, public conferences, consultation with humanities scholars, discussions before or after performances or literary readings, and public programs related to film and radio projects.
Oregon Humanities encourages proposals from a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Oregon, including those that may not typically define their mission through the humanities. Though proposals for all kinds of humanities programs are welcome, special consideration will be given to projects that use the humanities to explore the following themes, which are of particular interest to Oregon Humantieis:
- Globalism (including but not limited to economics, war, security, labor, migration, immigration, or foreign policy)
- Media and Consumer Culture (including but not limited to media literacy, consumerism, advertising, socioeconomics, technology, ethics, or privacy)
- Place and Community (including but not limited to public space, property rights, sustainability, localism, land use, urban and rural issues, or the built environment)
Please download (below) and review Oregon Humanities Grants guidelines for more information. Letters of inquiry to apply for Public Program Grants must be postmarked by October 31, 2009. Full proposals, if invited, will be due by December 15, 2009.
Forms for 2009 Grant Recipients
If you have received a 2009 Public Program Grant or Opportunity Grant and need copies of the required reporting forms, you can download them below. If you have trouble downloading the forms, please contact Program and Development Coordinator Annie Dubinsky at (503) 241-0543, ext. 116, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Public program grants
2009 Spring Humanities Series
Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles
$2,000
The 2009 Spring Humanities Series will celebrate the native peoples of Oregon, engaging writers, artists, and state service providers to give four public evening presentations preceded by informal writer-to-writer or artist-to-artist chats. Presenters will also meet with relevant college classes to discuss the writing/artistic process.
Communal Humanities: Exploring the Contributions of the Aurora Colony and Other Intentional Communities in Oregon
Aurora Colony Historical Society, Aurora
$1,000
Six monthly programs will offer opportunities for learning about the humanities inherent in the Aurora Colony (1856-1883) and in more recent communal groups. Presenters will examine the cultural contributions of these groups in several areas and, for some topics, artisans and practitioners will demonstrate these expressions of communal humanities.
Hello Neighbor Curriculum Training Guide
Caldera, Portland
$1,000
Funds will support the research, writing, and production of a Curriculum Training Guide for Caldera’s Hello Neighbor public art project. The guide will allow communities to create their own Hello Neighbor projects by working with middle and high school students to explore the issues of gentrification and neighborhood change.
History Pub
Holy Names Heritage Center, Lake Oswego
$3,500
History Pub is a dynamic, participatory program that markets alternative, under-represented Northwest history to a general audience in an engaging, fun manner. Programs occur in a brewpub and each features a presentation on an important historical topic by a humanities expert, and, when possible, individuals who experienced the historical event.
The Nature of Desire Lecture Series 2009
Illahee, Portland
$2,077
The 2009 Illahee Lecture Series will examine the nature of human desire and the extent to which it drives consumer behavior with its unintended cultural and environmental impacts. Underwriting from OCH is for the May 20 event with Geoffrey Miller, The Evolution of Desire, about consumer behavior.
Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland
$1,000
The Media Action Project (MAP) is the IPRC’s special outreach program designed to teach local teens critical thinking and media literacy skills. During four one-hour dialogue sessions, IPRC will help transform young people into more savvy media consumers, paying specific attention to such important media-fueled issues as body image, gender, and violence.
The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa: Seeds of Chicano Identity
Miracle Theatre Group, Portland
$3,030
The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa: Seeds of Chicano Identity will present three panels featuring scholars who have worked closely with El Teatro Campesino. A supplemetary study guide will be offered in English and Spanish to illuminate Miracle Theatre Group’s production and the history of creating social change through theater and art.
Multicultural Association of Southern Oregon, Medford
$1,000
Independent Media Week is a grassroots campaign to inform and empower citizens by showcasing local efforts to expand and inspire hyper-local media production. This year’s Independent Media Week events include media literacy workshops, film festivals, and a public forum and discussion with invited scholars and media experts.
Newport Reads 2009
Newport Library Foundation, Newport
$2,500
Newport Reads will bring the community together through reading and discussing three books, all of which are Oregon Reads 2009 selections. The authors will present programs in the schools and at the library, classroom sets of books will be purchased for Newport schools, and three community programs will be presented.
Sharing Solutions
Northwest Institute for Social Change, Portland
$3,500
The Northwest Institute for Social Change hosts students each summer to teach them how journalism skills and media tools can positively affect public policy decisions, and to work with community leaders to produce audio and video documentaries about “local solutions to global issues.” Funds will support a portion of the program in which students present documentaries to the general community and civic leaders.
Chautauqua 150 Series
Oregon Shakespeare Festival , Ashland
$5,000
Chautauqua 150 examines Oregon’s identity as part of OSF’s larger United States History Cycle. Oregonians, artists, writers, historians, and environmentalists will gather three times for story circles, public readings, talks, roundtables, and panels around themes of Oregon and the environment, Oregon communities, and Oregon and beyond.
Portland Re-Peopling This Place: Chinookan Communities on the Lower Columbia River to 1820
Portland State University, Portland
$4,800
Two one-day programs in Portland at the Oregon Historical Society and in Astoria at the Columbia River Maritime Museum will revive a time when Chinookan communities thoroughly shaped the lifeways of the Lower Columbia River region. The programs, focused on the crafts of basketry and carving, will intersperse presentations by native and non-native historians, archaeologists, and craftspeople with hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Monday Night at the Movies
Ross Ragland Theater and Cultural Center, Klamath Falls
$4,700
The Monday Night at the Movies film series aims at engaging the community and encouraging public dialogue. The series consists of five films with significant cultural and artistic impact. The screenings are supplemented by pre-screening preparation, a lecture shaped by community input, post-screening Q&A, and blogging.
Threads in an Oregon Tapestry: Japanese-Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican-Americans in Oregon
Scio Public Library, Scio
$1,400
Threads in an Oregon Tapestry will supplement Oregon Reads 2009 and will include group readings to children, adult discussions of the book Stubborn Twig, the showing of two films (one with presentation by the filmmaker), five other speakers, and the acquisition and display of library books about ethnic groups in Oregon.
Our Place on the Land
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Pendleton
$1,415
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute will conduct a native place names conference that will relate to the work that went into the institute’s forthcoming atlas. They will also provide an overview of place names and their value throughout the Northwest. Grant funds will support two three-hour place name sessions.
Think Local Umpqua
Umpqua Community Development Corporation, Roseburg
$2,078
Think Local Umpqua will bring different sectors of the community together to discuss relocalization and the impact of local ownership on community vitality. Professionals representing cultural, historical, economic, political, heritage, and environmental perspectives will convene for community group presentations and panel discussions to help shape the long-term sustainability of our communities.
Responsive Program Grants
African-American History Exhibit Planning Project
Central City Concern, Portland
$1,000
Central City Concern is a 30-year-old social service not-for-profit organization that owns and operates the Golden West apartments, an early architectural landmark of African-American history in Portland. Partners in this exhibit project include the City of Portland Vision Into Action Grants Program and the Oregon Historical Society. OCH funds will pay for two humanities scholars, Cathy Galbraith of the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, and historian Dr. Jacqueline Peterson, founder of the Old Town History Project.
Family Empowerment and Support Program
Pedagogy Institute, Portland
$1,000
The Pedagogy Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to creating dialogue, particularly in the South Asian community, about the challenges that limit a family’s livelihood, such as domestic violence, lack of job opportunities, and lack of cultural integration. In light of recent tragic events in Oregon, the Pedagogy Institute will host a three-part film and discussion series about domestic violence, isolation of immigrant Indian families, and economic hardships and solutions.
Urban Renewal Area Public Participation Meeting Series
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, Portland
$1,000
The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods will conduct a series of public meetings to gather community feedback for upcoming decisions by the Portland Development Commission regarding Urban Renewal Area boundaries and investment priorities in inner North and Northeast Portland. Events include a panel discussion about the historical impacts of URAs in these neighborhoods, as well as presentations and discussion sessions.
