Emergency Response Grants opportunity
7/21/2026 12:38:01 PM
The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) will award $300,000 in Community Identity & Heritage, Emergency Response grants (minus an administrative fee) to organizations for design, award, and monitoring of the grant program, on a rolling basis to organizations until October 15, 2026, or until all funds have been expended, whichever occurs first.
Organizations may request any amount of funding up to $75,000.
If you request $50,000 or more, you will need to submit financial documentation with your application.
Eligibility
An applicant is eligible to apply for funding:
- If the applicant is in good standing with the IRS,
- If the applicant is in good standing with MHC, and
- If the applicant is working to:
- Preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota,
- Provide education and student outreach in cultural diversity,
- Support the development of culturally diverse humanities programming, including arts programming, by individuals and organizations, or
- Empower communities in building identity and culture, including preserving and honoring communities whose Indigenous cultures are endangered or disappearing.
MHC uses the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search to confirm compliance. If you are unsure whether you are in good standing with MHC, please contact Grants Administrator Laura Adams at laura.adams@mnhum.org. MHC may grant an exemption to an organization that is not in good standing if the applicant uses a fiscal agent.