2025 is a milestone year for Humanities New York, marking 50 years since the formation of the National Endowment for the Humanities and our founding as New York’s state council. In advance of the new year and a number of exciting developments including a website redesign and streamlined grants offerings, we’re proud to present a new brand aesthetic.
Under Construction: A Note on Grant–Making
By Joe Murphy, Director of Grants
In 2025, HNY will revise these offerings in order to better serve the needs and interests of public humanities practitioners across New York State.
2025 Action Grants Awarded
Congratulations to 21 organizations across the state that have been awarded Action Grants. Take a look at the full list of recipients.
Register for HNY’s Fall Event
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.
