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Action Grants

FEATURED
Action Grant: Working in Sound
Department of Music Faculty, Columbia University
$5000 | NYC
A multi-year project inviting young women of color from New York City’s public high schools to Columbia University to engage with music—as composers, improvisers, sound artists, and thinkers—under the guidance of faculty, graduate students, and workshop leaders.
See past Action Grants:
2017 2016 2015
Action Grants offer up to $5,000 to produce public-facing humanities projects that encourage audiences to reflect on their values, explore new ideas, and engage with others across the state. These grants require organizations to demonstrate a match of at least one-to-one. They aim to:

 

  • Connect audiences more deeply to the communities where they live and work.
  • Solidify community partnerships and diversify audiences.
  • Creatively employ the tools of the humanities to respond to issues and ideas capturing the imagination and passion of New Yorkers today.
HOW TO APPLY

To apply for an HNY grant, register through the Grantee Portal link above, where you can also resume an application, view your awards, or submit final reports. For assistance, you can view our How to Register tutorial, make an appointment with our grants team using the calendar on this page, or email us.

DEADLINES

HNY is directly affected by the government shutdown as the state partner for the National Endowment for the Humanities. As a result of the federal funding gap, the NEH is closed and its expected funding to HNY is delayed.

HNY will take several measures immediately, including postponing the February grant deadline from 2/1 to 3/1, and suspending the June 1 grant round entirely until further notice. The next Grant Round Deadline after March will be October 1 for projects starting the following January. Grants awarded through the end of March will be awarded on a contingent basis. While HNY expects to be able to honor its funding commitments, these will be delayed for a period of some months.

If a delayed payment will present a hardship to your organization or prevent the project's completion, please contact Joe Murphy, Interim Grants Associate, at [email protected]

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FACILITATION TRAINING

Expert facilitators are a crucial element in Humanities NY's discussion offerings. Our training curriculum helps build a network of engaged conversation leaders across the state.

 

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