In partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Indiana Humanities Council offers a competitive grants program which awards funding to Indiana not-for-profit organizations, schools, and other institutions. The Council divides grants into three categories: Indiana Legal History Grants (NEW for 2010), Humanities Initiative Grants and Historic Preservation Education Grants.

Indiana Legal History Grants
Amount of Grant: Up to $2,000

Indiana Legal History Grants are available to support research, documentation and educational projects related to Indiana’s legal history. This is a new, joint project between the Indiana Humanities Council and the Indiana Supreme Court.

Eligible projects may include research related to court documents, written and oral histories of Indiana’s courthouses, individuals, cases brought before the courts, and family histories of those involved with our state’s legal system.

Educational print materials such as walking tour brochures, guides to courthouses and curriculum units designed for K-12 classes constitute eligible projects and will be given special consideration.

2010 Deadline:
November 1, 2010 (application postmark)

Humanities Initiative Grants
Amount of Grant: Up to $2,000

Humanities Initiative Grants are awarded to not-for-profit organizations that sponsor public humanities programs such as town hall meetings, panels, workshops, lectures, reading and discussion programs, and production of humanities resources.

In 2010 the Indiana Humanities Council is launching a special theme program entitled “Food for Thought.” Grant applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for projects that consider food in the context of Indiana history and culture.

2011 Deadlines:
Feb. 1, 2011 (March 31 decision)
Aug. 1, 2011 (September 30 decision)

Previous Award Winners (PDF)

Historic Preservation Education Grants
Amount of Grant: Up to $2,000

Historic Preservation Education Grants are awarded to support educational programs related to historic structures in Indiana. The program is sponsored jointly by Indiana Landmarks and the Indiana Humanities Council.

Eligible projects include lectures, workshops, conferences, the production of audiovisual materials, and heritage or cultural tourism programs. Educational print materials such as walking tour brochures, guides to historic homes, and curriculum units for K-12 classrooms constitute eligible projects as well.

2011 Deadlines:
March 1, 2010 (prospectus postmark)
April 18, 2010 (application postmark) (May 31 decision)

Read the press release announcing the 2010 winners.

Previous Award winners (PDF)