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2017 Salary Survey
NEMA, in collaboration with the American Alliance of Museums and the country's regional museum associations and several state associations, is proud to announce the publication of the 2017 Museum Salary Survey, the only comprehensive study of its kind for our diverse field. Museum professionals at all stages of their careers have demanded such a survey and we are confident this document will prove valuable for everyone. It includes detailed analysis of 52 different museum positions in a broad range of categories, both museum-related and individual.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Through a joint effort with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the US CIS seek to support museums by offering public information and engagement opportunities, and by distributing educational materials and training resources on immigration and citizenship.

The National Council of Nonprofits
The organization has shared information on denouncing racism, bigortry, and intolerance and offers tools for ways your non-profit can too, see more in  Why diversity, inclusion, and equity matter for nonprofits.

State Unveils 401(k) Plan for Small Massachusetts Nonprofits
Massachusetts State Treasurer Goldberg recently announced the launch of a new, multiple employer, 401(k) retirement plan, called the CORE Plan, that was developed specifically for Massachusetts nonprofit organizations with 20 or fewer employees. Key features of the CORE (Connecting Organizations to Retirement) Plan include administration and oversight provided by the treasurer's office on behalf of participating employers, fiduciary assistance to the state's small nonprofits, professionally developed investment options, and automatic enrollment. Learn more here.

Leadership in History Awards
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) invites nominations for the 2017 Leadership in History Awards. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards Program recognizes exemplary work completed by state or federal historical societies, institutions, or agencies; regional, county, or local historical societies, institutions, or agencies; specialized subject societies in related fields such as oral history, genealogy, folklore, archaeology, business history, railroad history, etc.; junior historical societies; privately owned museums or foundations; individuals; and organizations outside the field of traditional historical agencies. Awards are given for exhibits, public and educational programming, special projects, publications, multimedia, and individual achievement. Nominees need not be members of AASLH to qualify.  Nomination information may be obtained by visiting about.aaslh.org/awards, or by contacting the AASLH office by phone: 615-320-3203 or email: hawkins@aaslh.org. Nominations are due on March 1, 2018.

Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations
StEPs is AASLH's self-study standards program designed specifically for small- to mid-sized history organizations, including volunteer-run institutions. Through a workbook, online resources, and an online community, organizations enrolled in StEPS assess their policies and practices and benchmark themselves against nationally recognized standards. The program is divided into six sections that can be addressed in any order. In each section, organizations can identify their current practice as Basic, Good, or Better. Each level has its indicators, allowing organizations to set realistic goals and tackle challenges in small, manageable steps. Work in each section at your own pace using checklists, worksheets, sample documents, and the 24/7 online community. NEMA members that enroll in StEPs receive a free AASLH webinar registration.

TD Charitable Foundation
Grants will be awarded to area non-profit and public institutions to create meaningful change and improvement in the communities.

National Trust for Historic Preservation Emergency Funds
Intervention funding from the National Trust for Historic Preservation is awarded in emergency situations when immediate and unanticipated work is needed to save a historic structure, such as when a fire or other natural disaster strikes. Funding is restricted to nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Emergency grants typically range from $1,000 to $5,000, but unlike the majority of our grant funding, a cash match is not required for intervention projects.Read more about the process for intervention grants then contact us, grants@savingplaces.org, if you believe your project qualifies for this type of funding. Please note: our emergency funding is very limited. Deadline: Ongoing.

Google Ad Grants
Up to $10,000 per month in in-kind AdWords_ advertising to promote their missions and initiatives on Google.com. You create advertisement and key word searches that relate your nonprofit, services, and organization as a whole, and when people use Google to search for related offerings online, your ad may appear next to the search results. When people click the ad, they will be directed to your website. For full program details, click here.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facilities  
This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings. Rolling deadline.

Walmart Community Grant Program
The Walmart Foundation is accepting applications for their Community Grant Program, which awards grants from $250 to $2,500 to nonprofits, government entities, schools, or churches in the service area of Walmart stores. Deadline: 12/31/2017.

Programming Grants to Accompany NEH on the Road Exhibitions
These grants support ancillary public humanities programs to accompany NEH on the Road traveling exhibitions. Typical formats involve lectures, reading and discussion programs, film discussion programs, Chautauqua presentations by scholars, family programs, exhibition tours, and other appropriate formats for reaching the general public. Deadline: 12/27/2017.

NEH Media Projects: Production Grants
Supports film, television, and radio projects that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. NEH encourages projects that engage public audiences through multiple formats in the exploration of humanities ideas. Proposed projects might include complementary components to a film, television, or radio project. These components should deepen the audience's understanding of the subject in a supplementary manner: for example, book/film discussion programs, supplemental educational websites, or museum exhibitions. Deadline: 1/10/2018.

NEH Public Humanities Projects
Public Humanities Projects grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. This grant program supports a variety of forms of audience engagement. Applications should follow the parameters set out below for one of the following three formats: Community Convesations, Exhibitions, and Historic Places. Deadline: 1/10/2018.

NEH National Digital Newspaper Program
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) is a partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963, from all the states and U.S. territories. Deadline: 1/11/2018.

Kress Foundation Conservation Grants Program
The Conservation program supports the professional practice of art conservation. Deadline: 1/15/2018.

Kress Foundation History of Art Grant
This program area supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture. Deadline: 1/15/2018.

NEH & IMLS Digital Humanities Advancement Grants
Through a special partnership, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) anticipates providing additional funding to this program to encourage innovative collaborations between museum or library professionals and humanities professionals to advance preservation of, access to, use of, and engagement with digital collections and services. Through this partnership, IMLS and NEH may jointly fund some DHAG projects that involve collaborations with museums and/or libraries. Deadline: 1/16/2018.

Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives (Preliminary)
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks projects that will significantly improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio and moving images. Projects may: Deadline: 1/18/2018.

AAM Award for Distinguished Service to Museums
The Award for Distinguished Service to Museums recognizes an individual's excellence and contributions to the museum profession for at least 20 years. The award, a medal and citation, is usually presented at the American Alliance of Museums' annual meeting. Deadline: 1/19/2018.

Jane's Trust
Grants to address important issues in the Trust's fields of interest and areas of geographical focus. Jane's Trust will make grants in the areas of Arts and Culture, Education, Environment and Health & Welfare. The Trust will make grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont; in southwest and central Florida; and in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts. January 25 is the deadline for consideration in March 2018.

National Leadership and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grants
The program invests in projects that address challenges faced by the library and archive fields and generate results such as new tools, research findings, or models that can be widely used. The LB21 program supports professional development and training projects for libraries and archives. Applications are due 2/1/ 2018.

IMLS Collections Assessment for Preservation Program (CAP)
The Collections Assessment for Preservation Program (CAP) is supported through a cooperative agreement between the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. The program is designed to help small and mid-sized museums receive prioritized recommendations for improving the care of their collections. Deadline: 2/1/2018.

IMLS Museums Empowered: Professional Development & Capacity Building Opportunities for Museums
Special MFA initiative to provide professional development and internal capacity building opportunities for eligible museums. IMLS encourages applicants to invest in the professional development of museum staff, volunteers, and interns to enhance their skills and ensure the highest standards in all aspects of museum operations. Deadline: 3/1/2018.

NEA First Art Works
We fund projects only. Projects may consist of one or more specific events or activities. Projects do not have to be new. Excellent existing projects can be just as competitive as new activities. Projects do not need to be big either; we welcome small projects that can make a difference in their community or field. Deadline: 2/15/2018.

NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes
NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes grants support professional development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university faculty. Seminars and institutes may be as short as one week or as long as four weeks. Deadline: 2/15/2018.

NEH The Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Program supports national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars, humanities professionals, and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Deadline: 3/13/2018.

Kress Foundation Digital Resources Grants Program
This program supports efforts to integrate new technologies into the practice of art history, including classroom applications and online publishing. This program further supports the creation of important online resources in art history, including both textual and visual resources. Please note that this grant program does not typically support the digitization of museum object collections. Deadline: 4/1/2018.

New England Foundation for the Arts NEST Program
A cooperative program between the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and the state arts agencies of New England provides support to nonprofits for performances, readings, and related community activities by artists that have met the eligibility criteria. Deadline: 4/2/2018.

NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication
Through NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication, the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation jointly support individual scholars pursuing interpretive research projects that require digital expression and digital publication Deadline: 4/11/2018.

NEA CHALLENGE AMERICA: Grant Program
The Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. Deadline: 4/13/2018.

NEH Preservation and Access Education and Training
This program supports the development of knowledge and skills among professionals responsible for preserving and establishing access to humanities collections. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture collections, electronic records, and digital objects. The challenge of preserving and making accessible such large and diverse holdings is enormous, and the need for knowledgeable staff is significant and ongoing. Deadline: 5/1/2018.

NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized institutions-such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities-improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. Deadline: 5/1/2018.

The Edwin S. Webster Foundation
The Foundation will consider requests for capital programs, special projects or operating income. They support organizations with an emphasis on hospitals, medical research, education, youth agencies, cultural activities, and programs addressing the needs of minorities. Before submitting a request, please contact foundation administrator Michelle Jenney at: mjenney@gmafoundations.com. The deadlines are May 1 and November 1.

Terra Foundation: Fall 2018 Awards
Recognizing the importance of experiencing original works of art firsthand, the Terra Foundation supports exhibitions that increase the understanding and appreciation of historical American art (circa 1500-1980). Letter of Inquiry due March 1, 2018. Proposal: May 15, 2018.

Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund
Established by the State of Connecticut to stimulate the development of private sector funding and help stabilize arts institutions. Interest earned on the Fund's principal is distributed annually to Connecticut non-profit arts organizations which have received a minimum of $15,000 in contributions in each of the last two years from non-governmental sources. Deadline December 15, 2017.

CLHO Awards of Merit
The Connecticut League of History Organizations presents Awards of Merit to institutions and individuals who demonstrate the highest of professional standards, and who enhance and further the understanding of Connecticut history. The purpose of the Awards of Merit is to recognize the care, thought and effort invested in these contributions and to inspire and encourage others by acknowledging exceptional contributions to state and local history. The mere fulfillment of routine functions does not justify an award. Action over and above the ordinary call of duty is prerequisite for an Award of Merit. Nominations are due January 5, 2018.

Connecticut Humanities Capacity Building Grants
Support Connecticut organizations that bring the humanities to the public. Grants from $1,500 to $9,999 are awarded to help organizations better understand their audiences, assets, and operations. Deadline: 2/2/2018.

Connecticut Humanities Constitution of 1818 Grants
1818 Commemoration Quick Grants are small, implementation grants for projects that examine the Connecticut Constitution of 1818 and contextualize its lasting impact on our state. These grants can be used to support a wide range of community-oriented programs that explore and commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Constitutional Convention of 1818. Applications are due to CTH by 11:59 PM on January 5, 2018 and February 2, 2018.

Connecticut Humanities Fund Public Presentation Grants
Supports projects that help us understand and appreciate human history, culture, values, and beliefs. They allow us to analyze our complex society and to make thoughtful, reasoned decisions based on inquiry, evaluation, and empathy. Deadline: 2/2/2018.

Connecticut Humanities Project Planning
Support projects that help us understand and appreciate human history, culture, values, and beliefs. They allow us to analyze our complex society and to make thoughtful, reasoned decisions based on inquiry, evaluation, and empathy. Planning Grants, from $5,000 to $25,000, may be awarded to develop exhibitions, public programs, and interpretive digital media projects. Deadline: 2/2/2018.

Connecticut Humanities Quick Grants
With awards up to $4,999, a streamlined application process, and only one month from application to award notification, Quick Grants continue to help organizations create small-scale humanities programs that have big impacts on their communities. Quick Grants can be used to expand or enrich a larger public presentation project or serve as a standalone exploration of a specific topic or theme. Application deadline: the first Friday of every month. Deadline: 2/2/2018.

ArtWeek Massachusetts
After explosive growth throughout 70+ towns/neighborhoods in Eastern Massachusetts, it was announced in May 2017 that ArtWeek would become an annual spring festival but expand statewide. Mark your calendars for April 27 - May 6, 2018! Early bird application deadline will be January 8, 2018, and the final deadline will be on February 28. Deadline: 2/28/2018.

MA Cultural Facilities Fund
An initiative of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the goal of the Cultural Facilities Fund is to increase investments from both the public sector and the private sector to support the sound planning and development of cultural facilities in Massachusetts. Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) grants support projects that create jobs in construction and cultural tourism; expand access and education in the arts, humanities, and sciences; and improve the quality of life in cities and towns across the Commonwealth. Grants range from $7,000 to $300,000. The grant application had an intent-to-apply deadline of November 17, 2017.

Mass Humanities Public Squared Challenge Grant
Mass Humanities' annual Public Squared Challenge Grant (up to $25,000) will fund a collaboration of two (or more) organizations that seek to build open discussion in response to our thematic initiative, Negotiating the Social Contract, and in so doing, multiply the impact of conversation on our collective culture. One grant will be awarded each year with up to $15,000 in outright funds and up to $10,000 in challenge funds. Deadline: 12/18/2017.

Mass Humanities Discussion Grant
Partly inspired by traditional Reading & Discussion series, a Discussion Grant project may be a series of events, such as a film-and-discussion series; it may be a one-time event that includes active reflecting and discussing; or it may be something different, such as the creation of an exhibit or walking tour along with a discussion. Rather than requiring reading, Discussion Grant projects allow for the exchange of thoughts, opinions, and ideas in response to almost any kind of text or event: films, talks, performances, tours, exhibits, lectures, and more. Letter of intent due April 9, 2018, final applications due April 23, 2018.

Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund
The Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) is a state-funded 50% reimbursable matching grant program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites (cultural resources) listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization. Deadline March 23, 2018.

Mass Humanities Project Grants
This annual grant supports the collaboration of two or more organizations in creating interactive, face-to-face public programs that prioritize both of our incentives: Negotiating the Social Contract and Engaging New Audiences. The maximum award is $25,000: $15,000 in outright funds and a $10,000 challenge portion. There is one deadline each year. Deadline: 3/26/2018.

Mass Humanities Local History Grants Grant -  Research Inventory Grant (RIG) &Scholar in Residence (SIR)
Mass Humanities offers two Local History Grants to support smaller historical organizations in working with their collections. Massachusetts towns and historical societies have significant collections that archive the history of the people of the Commonwealth. The Research Inventory Grant (RIG) funds inventorying projects designed to support future programming, including but not limited to cataloguing of manuscripts, published records, photographs, artifacts, or other materials in the organization`s collections or mission area. A rig grant carries a maximum award of $2,000. The Scholar in Residence (SIR) grant funds research that advances the interpretation and presentation of history by Massachusetts history organizations, based on research in the organization's collections or mission purview. The program has a dual purpose: to provide organizations with expertise not usually available to them, and to encourage scholars to use the rich resources of the state's history museums and historical societies. A SIR grant carries a maximum award of $3,000. Deadline: 4/9/2018.

MCC Cultural Investment Portfolio
CIP Projects grants are one year grants for specific, eligible, public programming, and are not for general operating support. Organizations that receive funding as Portfolio grantees are not eligible to apply to this program. Deadline: 5/1/2018.

MA Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program
The largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. Each year, local councils award more than $3 million in grants to more than 6,000 cultural programs statewide. Individuals, schools, and cultural organizations are eligible to apply for project support from their local council.

Awesome Foundation Grants (Massachusetts and Connecticut)
Awesome Foundation awards $1,000 grants every month. Learn more about the Boston and Northhampton chapter online. Applications are on a rolling system in the Connecticut chapter.

Maine Humanities Council Major Grant
Major grant projects have well-developed thematic content, broad public outreach, and strong scholar participation. The maximum allowed award of $7,500 is available only for exemplary projects under extraordinary circumstances. Deadline: 1/30/2018.

Maine Humanities Council Mini Grant
Up to $1,00. Support for a wide variety of public humanities projects, such as exhibits, lecture and film series, reading and discussion programs, symposia, cultural celebrations, etc. Deadline: 2/16/2018.

Maine Arts Commision Arts Learning Grant
This program provides funding to support high-quality visual or performing arts education for PK-12 students and/or educators of this population. Deadline: 3/1/2018.

Maine Arts Commission Cultural Plan Grant (Phase I)
The Cultural Plan Grant is the required Phase I of the larger Creative Communities = Economic Development (CCED) Phase II Implementation Grant oran opportunity for an organization wishing to create an independent Cultural Plan. CCED is a major grant program that encourages cultural, economic and governmental sectors to work together to effect community cultural development that stimulates downtown development. Deadline: 3/1/2018.

Maine Arts Commission Organizational Development Grant
The Organizational Development grant is designed to support capacity-building projects for arts organizations throughout Maine. Grant funds can help p issues that include positioning of the organization, board and staff development, planning, financial management, and marketing. Projects can be in any artistic discipline and on any scale. Deadline: 3/1/2018.

Maine Arts Commission Project Grant for Organizations
The Maine Arts Commission's Project Grant for Organizations offers up to $5,000. The Project Grant for Organizations is designed to support creative projects throughout Maine. Grant funds assist arts organizations with the production of high-quality creative activities, the creation of new work, and the continuation of successful arts programs. Projects can be in any artistic discipline and on any scale. The deadline is in spring 2018.

Maine Arts & Humanities Grants
A partnership between the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Arts Commission, support innovative community projects that have both arts & humanities components. Fall/Spring deadlines. Deadline: 4/12/2018.

Maine Arts Commission The Creative Aging Grant
Supports the development of high-quality, participatory arts programs for older adults. Funds are available to support teaching artists working with adults in a range of community settings including libraries, senior centers, arts organizations, and assisted- and independent-living centers. Deadline: 4/12/2018.

New Hampshire Community Project Grants
New Hampshire Humanities Council is awarding two types of Community Project Grants in 2017. Quick Grants offer up to $1,000 to support simple, single-event or short-series projects, and are available in as little as six weeks from submission deadline. The next Quick Grant application deadline is January 5, 2018. Quarterly Grants of up to $10,000 enable organizations to design and carry out larger projects that attract diverse audiences, engage minds, and stimulate meaningful community dialogue. The next mandatory letter of interest for a Quarterly Grant is January 5, 2018.

NH Charitable Foundation Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund Large Grants and Local Grants Program
The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund Local Grans Program makes grants of between $20,000 and $300,000 to support "projects in Coos County, NH and bordering communities in the United States and Canada that focus on community revitalization." Deadline: Friday, January 19, 2018


New Hampshire Capital Regional Development Council Community Grant Program
The NH CRDC makes grants of between $2,500 and $5,000 to municipalities or nonprofits located in the CRDC's core lending area. Deadline: Wednesday, January 28, 2018.


The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Historically grants range from $20,000 to $100,000-to organizations working in one of three areas: early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

The Fuller Foundation
The Fuller Foundation makes grants to support organizations working in the areas of wildlife, the arts, and youth at risk. The deadline for applications is midnight on Monday, January 15.

Clif Bar Family Foundation Small Grants
The Clif Bar Family Foundation Small Grants program awards, on average, $7,000 to organizations working to address one of the foundation's five funding priorities "from a holistic perspective." The funding priorities are: protect earth's beauty and bounty; create a robust, healthy food system; increase opportunities for outdoor activity; reduce environmental health hazards; and build stronger communities. Deadline: Thursday, February 1, 2018

Northeast Delta Dental Foundation
In keeping with the spirit of the mission, vision, business, and value statements of Delta Dental Plan of Maine, Delta Dental Plan of New Hampshire, and Delta Dental Plan of Vermont, the Foundation aspires to partner with community organizations and programs that share its passion for increasing access to, and quality of, oral health care in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont., Typically grants range from $5,000 or less, to support organizations working on oral health. The deadline for applications is February 2 with decisions by March 23.

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Community - Express Grants
Grants of up to $5,000 for project support, "a set of activities conducted during a specified period of time and with clear deliverables that further the organization's mission or build organizational capacity). The deadline for applications is March 30.

Rhode Island Council for the Humanities' Mini Grant Program
The Mini Grant Program for requests up to $2,000 invites individual researchers, nonprofit organizations, and schools to apply for funding in support of public humanities projects, documentary film, civic education initiatives, and individual research. Deadline: 1/1/2018.

Rhode Island Foundation's Herman H. Rose Civic, Cultural and Media Access Fund
The Fund offers two grant opportunities: Media Project Grants (greater access to information through archiving, documenting, displaying, or disseminating information) and Library Challenge Grants (To provide added funding for fundraising campaigns planned to meet local needs). Deadline: 1/12/2018.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts' Arts Access Grants
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts' Arts Access Grants (AAG) provide small grants (maximum of $5,000) to new ventures, occasional arts programs, or arts and cultural organizations that do not meet the new IAC eligibility requirements (see below). The Arts Access Grant provides program support to organizations across Rhode Island that contribute to the vitality of our communities, the economy of our state, the education of all Rhode Islanders, and our quality of life. Deadline: 4/1/2018.

Rhode Island Foundation's Organizational Development Grants
Organizational development grants can be used for a variety of activities that strengthen and improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, including strategic planning, business planning, fund development planning, marketing planning, feasibility studies, reorganization and streamlining, mergers, financial management planning or systems, and transition or succession planning. Deadline: 4/28/2018.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts' Investments in Arts and Culture
Investments in Arts and Culture (IAC) operating support grants are designed to support those organizations that produce or present annual programs in the arts and have developed a funding relationship with RISCA over time. The IAC program does not accept unsolicited proposals. The application is open by invitation only to pre-approved RI arts organizations with a track record of success in the Arts Access Grant program. If you have questions regarding your organization's eligibility, please contact Adrienne Adeyemi, Grants to Organizations Program Director, at 401-222-3882 or adrienne.adeyemi@arts.ri.gov.

Rhode Island & Connecticut 2018 Matching Grants for Historic Preservation
The 1772 Foundation announces that funding in the form of 1:1 matching grants of up to $15,000 will be made available for the following historic preservation projects: exterior painting, finishes and surface restoration, fire detection/lightning protection/security systems, repairs to/restoration of porches, roofs and windows, repairs to foundations and sills, and chimney and masonry repointing. Connecticut and Rhode Island organizations must submit letters of inquiry. Not all letters of inquiry will result in an invitation to submit a full application.

Vermont Arts Council Technical Assistance Grants
The Vermont Arts Council offers Technical Assistance Grants to support activities that help Vermont arts organizations strengthen their capacity to serve constituents. Vermont-registered 501(c)(3) arts organizations can apply for grants to support activities enabling them to take advantage of unique opportunities to enhance their organizational development, professional skills, or expand marketing capacity. Grants range from $250 to $1,500. Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline.

Vermont Humanities Council Grants Program
The Vermont Humanities Council supports humanities related projects of other non-profit organizations through its Grants Program. These grants are primarily focused in public programming, curriculum development, or teacher enrichment projects. The maximum award is $5,000 but most are smaller. Letters of Intent: January 8 - February 9, 2018; Accepting Proposals: February 19 - March 23, 2018.

Vermont's Community Foundation: The Special and Urgent Needs (SUN) grant
In the SUN grant round, organizations working to meet basic human needs (social services, food, shelter, health) will be given priority though all types of organizations are encouraged to apply.


Vermont Community Foundation: Nonprofit Capacity Building
Grants of no more than $2,500 each to support the cost of consultants to facilitate discussions related to strategic planning, development of an organizational fundraising strategy, or orchestrating a merger. Ongoing application process.

Vermont Community Foundation: Small and Inspiring Grant
This grant program is currently being evaluated and will continue in 2018 with new guidelines. More information will be available in January 2018.