DC GRANT ALERT | SHARP Grant for Nonprofits - October 11 Deadline
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 11, 2021.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan, or SHARP, provides funds to nonprofit organizations in need and to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. These grants provide general operating support to non-profit cultural organizations, working in the public humanities field, that are facing immediate economic challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Priorities for awarding the funds will be:
helping organizations continue their existing or planned public humanities programs by retaining staff and maintaining their financial obligations
DEADLINES & NOTIFICATIONS
Applications Open: Friday, September 3, 2021
Applications Close: Monday, October 11, 2021 at 11:59 PM (EST)
Decision Notification: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Work on the grant must be completed by November 30, 2022.
Applicants may request funds for general operating support that will allow for planned or existing public humanities projects to continue despite challenges, or major alterations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.