About Virginia Humanities Grants
Our grants support projects that explore the stories of Virginia—its history, people, communities, and cultural traditions—as well as issues and questions that impact the lives of Virginians in the present day.
Opportunities
Regular Grants
- Two times a year
- Awards $5-$20,000
- Letter of Intent (LOI) required
Rapid Grants
- Four times a year
- Awards up to $5,000
- No LOI required
Virginia 250
- Deadline September 8, 2023
- Awards up to $10,000
- No LOI required
Sponsorships
- Accepted on a rolling basis; reviewed monthly
- Provides funding for single or multi-day events with a strong humanities focus
- Awards up to $2,000
News & Announcements
News‘A Life-Sized Portrait of America’
Supported in part by Virginia Humanities, The People’s Recorder is a podcast on the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) and its lasting impact on American history, arts, and culture.
NewsAnnouncing $25,000 in Rapid Grants
Five nonprofits in Floyd, Charlottesville, Hampton, and Fairfax each received $5,000 in June of 2023.
NewsAnnouncing Nineteen Grants
Today, Virginia Humanities announced nineteen new grants totaling $204,827 to nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth including a grant to Roanoke College for an exhibit titled “Fossil Tales—Connecting the Appalachian Mountains to Dragon Folklore.”
