Join Humanities New York’s presentation of a conversation between best-selling author Jenny Odell and media studies professor Nathan Schneider on the role of digital technology in our lives.
In-person tickets are pay-what-you-wish with registration.
Spring & Summer 2024 Action Grants Awarded
Congratulations to 27 organizations across the state that have been awarded Action Grants. Take a look at the full list of Fall 2024 grantees, and watch out for events happening near you!
2024 Humanities Centers Initiative Grants Awarded
15 graduate students have been awarded a total of $60,000 in Humanities Centers Initiative (HCI) grants. The HCI grant is given on an annual basis to humanities students based in New York, in partnership with nine state universities. Explore the full list of projects.
2024 PIHP Grants Awarded
Humanities New York is pleased to announce that 20 organizations across the state have received grants totaling $474,428 as part of the Post-Incarceration Humanities Partnership (PIHP): a cohort-based program that supports organizations that incorporate the humanities into their work of serving formerly incarcerated individuals and their families.
Read the full list of new and returning grantees.
Reserve Your Spot Today for HNY’s Spring American Imagination Event
Democracy as it’s known at home and abroad has roots in ancient Indigenous beliefs and customs. Award-winning authors Ned Blackhawk and Nicole Eustace will meet onstage to discuss how Indigenous groups like the Iroquois Confederacy helped shape the society we live in today.
Read on for a full event description and to purchase tickets.
Spring 2024 Action Grant Awards
Humanities New York is delighted to announce Action Grant funding for 22 organizations across seven regions of New York State.
Action Grants award $6500 to $10,000 to non-profits to bring to life programs that promote the exchange of knowledge, skills, stories, and ideas on themes endemic—and important to—their local communities.
Read on to explore the full list of projects.
Humanities New York Awards 38 Action Grants Across NYS for Public Programs on Indigenous History, Incarceration, Immigrant Culture, and More
HNY today announced $188,023 in summer Action grants to 38 organizations for innovative public humanities offerings, which will take place primarily in autumn 2022. Awards were made to tax-exempt entities in nine regions of the state, and are regrants of funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Humanities New York Receives $1.2 Million Award from Mellon Foundation for Post-Incarceration Humanities Partnership
HNY is proud to announce that the Mellon Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to its Post-Incarceration Humanities Partnership for a period of three years. The 2023–26 HNY Post-Incarceration Humanities Partnership (PIHP) will provide grants of up to $25,000 to organizations in New York State that serve individuals who have previously been incarcerated and their families.
Humanities New York Awards 32 Grants Across NYS for Public Programs on Incarceration, Urban Design, African-American history, and More
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Humanities New York (HNY) today announced $159,200 in awards to 32 grantees for innovative public humanities offerings. Awards were made to non-profits in eight regions of the state, from the Western New York to Long Island. This latest round of HNY funding will support primarily summer programming. “HNY is proud to have distributed much-needed funding to our state’s cultural institutions through CARES and ARP emergency funds during the pandemic,” said Sara Ogger, Executive Director of HNY. “Now organizations are able to put on great programs for their communities.” These grants are federally funded through the […]
HNY SHARP Action Grants Awarded
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Humanities New York (HNY) today announced more than $360,000 in ARP Act funding to 43 New York cultural nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. HNY “SHARP” (Sustaining the Humanities Through the American Rescue Plan) Action Grants, which range from $5,000 to $10,000, provide implementation funds for humanities projects that serve audiences throughout New York. These grants support honoraria for humanities experts, staff time, space rental, marketing, and other expenses for projects that respond to community needs and interests. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer applauded these new awards, saying, “As Majority Leader, I was proud to champion […]
