Heritage Grants

Heritage Grants are intended to encourage the preservation and study of local and regional cultural resources and to assist cultural agencies to develop stronger practices in maintaining and managing local heritage resources. Heritage Grants are awards of up to $3,500 and support oral history projects, care of collections and photographs, basic research, cataloging and indexing, language preservation, and best practices. The "before" photograph (above) and the "after" photograph (below) show what can be done through a Heritage Grant.

In preparation for Kansas 150, the 150th commemoration of Kansas Statehood in 2011, the KHC's Heritage Grant program is expanding. In addition to supporting projects that preserve local history, Heritage Grants will also provide resources to encourage local history museums and other historical organizations to plan for their own future, including strategic planning, board development, website development, photo digitization, and the creation of new interpretation methods (tours, podcasts, etc.).

Any not-for-profit organization in Kansas can apply for a Heritage Program grant, except colleges and universities. You do not need to be incorporated or have 501 (c) (3) status. Successful proposals will include the use of a project consultant, a timeline for the project’s completion, a detailed budget with cost share, and a plan for sharing the project’s results with the general public.

Past Heritage Grant recipients have included historical societies, museums, libraries, churches, farm organizations, service clubs, tribal organizations, ethnic associations, arts groups, senior centers, city governments, and community education groups.

Click here to download the complete 2010 guidelines.

For more information contact Dan Carey-Whalen, at 785/357-0359 or email dan@kansashumanities.org.

The Heritage Grants program is a collaboration between the Kansas Humanities Council and the Kansas Historical Society.

2010 Application Deadlines for Heritage Grants:

SPRING
Project Outline (1 copy): February 5, 2010
Final Application (10 copies): March 5, 2010
Notification by: April 2, 2010
Projects may start after: April 16, 2010

SUMMER
Project Outline (1 copy): May 7, 2010
Final Application (10 copies): June 11, 2010
Notification by: July 16, 2010
Projects may start after: July 30, 2010

FALL
Project Outline (1 copy): September 10, 2010
Final Applications (10 copies): October 8, 2010
Notification by: November 12, 2010
Projects may start after: November 24, 2010

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