Relief Grant Application

Humanities Texas invites Texas cultural and educational institutions facing financial hardship resulting from the coronavirus pandemic to apply immediately for fast-track Relief Grants.

Humanities Texas Relief Grants are made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020.

For more information about eligibility, allowable costs, grant amounts, and funding priorities, please see the Humanities Texas Relief Grants overview page.

Questions

Please direct questions about Relief Grants to Humanities Texas grants staff at grants@humanitiestexas.org.

Registration

As the person filling out the online application, please provide the following information. You may browse through the application prior to registering; however, you will not be able to enter any data until you have registered. Once you REGISTER, the application will appear immediately, and you may begin.

You will receive an email from grants@humanitiestexas.org with a link to your application. You may save your application for later and revisit it as often as you wish by clicking on this link. Please retain this email throughout the application process until your grant application is submitted.

Sponsoring Organization

This information pertains to the nonprofit organization that will receive and administer the grant. The sponsoring organization must be an accredited nonprofit that has tax-exempt status from the IRS. An organization may not apply as a fiscal sponsor with the intention of regranting the award to a different organization.

Organization Profile

Provide a brief description of the Sponsoring Organization. Be sure to include your mission and emphasize how you promote broader understanding of the humanities to public audiences in Texas. [Limit: 1500 characters including spaces]

Target Audiences Served (optional question)

Please describe any target audience(s) your organization serves (e.g., veterans, rural populations, disadvantaged communities, K-12 students, higher education faculty and students).

Authorizing Official

This is the representative of the sponsoring organization, most often the chief executive officer, who has authority to submit the grant application on behalf of the organization. This person may NOT serve as the fiscal officer.

Project Director

This person is responsible for the management of the project. The project director also serves as liaison with Humanities Texas and is responsible for submitting the final evaluation form, and, if applicable, any grant adjustments or revised budgets. This person may NOT serve as the fiscal officer.

Fiscal Officer

The fiscal officer, typically an organization’s bookkeeper or accountant, is responsible for accounting for the grant funds. This person may NOT serve as the authorizing official or project director.

Project Summary

Proposed Start/End Date

This period of time—termed your “grant period”—should include all project activities and expenditures. Your start date must begin on May 1, 2020, or later. Your end date may be no later than June 30, 2021.

Funding

Letters

Tax-Exempt Status

Attach the sponsoring organization’s determination letter from the IRS confirming its tax-exempt status.

Files must be less than 15.00 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

Letters of Support and Additional Materials

You may include up to five additional items with your application, all in PDF format. However, these materials are not required.

Letters of support should be addressed to the Humanities Texas Grants Review Committee. Letters can serve a range of purposes: Some can speak to the significance of the organization's promotion of the public humanities. Others can confirm the organization's importance to the community and/or past accomplishments.

Please contact the Humanities Texas grants staff if you have questions about letters of support or other possible items to include with your application.

Files must be less than 15.00 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.