The National Endowment for the Humanities has designated the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs as its interim state humanities partner. In this new role, the department will work with constituents throughout 2021 to serve and strengthen the humanities and culture in Iowa.
Grants
With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the department is investing in humanities programs that foster discussion, promote civic engagement and learning, and support the recovery of the humanities sector across Iowa.
- American Rescue Plan Humanities Grants offered support to help Iowa’s humanities sector respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Review the American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant recipients online.
- The department announced the first round of Humanities Project Grants for humanities activities taking place in fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022). View program details and the list of recipients here.
Current grant recipients can access the program guidelines, final report form and grantee handbook at the links below.
- American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant
- American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant Final Report
- Grantee Handbook
Please note: Eligible Humanities Organizations may apply for and receive up to one grant award through the interim State Humanities Council, per fiscal year, in addition to applying for and receiving up to one grant award through other Department of Cultural Affairs grant programs, including grants administered by the Iowa Arts Council.
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Programs
The department will seek input from Iowa’s humanities sector and national peer groups to develop programming that meets the current needs of the field in the state. New programs will be announced when the public input process is completed at the end of 2021.
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Contact
For general inquiries about Iowa’s new interim humanities partner, please contact iowa.humanities@iowa.gov.
For information about grants, reports or programs administered by Iowa’s previous humanities council, please contact the National Endowment for the Humanities directly at questions@neh.gov.
