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GRANTS

Grants for Humanities in South Dakota

South Dakota Humanities Council awards grants to non-profit organizations that promote humanities in South Dakota through our community project grants.

Grants are competitive. All projects must advance the mission of the South Dakota Humanities Council and promote the humanities in American public life. SDHC accepts applications for grants of $2,001-$10,000 twice a year; applications for grants $2,000 or less are accepted year-round. If you have an exceptional program that requires funding above that level, please contact us. 

Our grant funding limit for FY24 is $10,000. 

Before applying for an SDHC grant opportunity, please follow these steps:

  1. Review the downloadable documents called FY2024 Grant Guidelines, the General Grant Requirements, and UEI Help document.

  2. Fill out a Grant Application Template prior to starting the online grant application as you will be unable to save your progress and return to the application once you have begun the process (You can use the template to fine-tune your responses, then copy and paste them into the final application for submission)

  3. Watch the SDHC Grant Writing Workshop video for a guided explanation of the SDHC grant application process

  4. Click Apply for a Grant and complete the online application process

Subscribe to the SDHC RFP Email List to receive grant opportunity announcements:

RFP Email List
FY24 Grant Guidelines
General Grant Requirements
UEI Help Document
Grant Application Template
Grant Writing Workshop
Apply for a Grant
Grant Promotional Guidelines

Grantee Information

Grants Coordinator Contact Info: Melinda Berdanier, melinda@sdhumanities.org

If you have been awarded an SDHC grant, our Grants Coordinator will provide you with additional forms and information pertaining to your program. Please download our Promotional Guidelines document for details about promoting your program.

Promotional Guidelines

Overview of Grant Promotional Guidelines

  1. In all publicity and promotional materials, including brochures, fliers, news releases, and other announcements, the grantee/program host shall specify that the program is funded by a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

  2. The grantee/program host shall verbally acknowledge SDHC sponsorship at programming events.

  3. All media products must contain the following statements prominently displayed:

    • “This (film, book, etc.) was made possible by a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
    • “The views expressed in this (film, book, etc.) may not necessarily represent the views of the South Dakota Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
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Press Release Templates
Poster Templates
Art File Type Explanation
Vector vs Pixel Doc

Previously Awarded Grants

Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Recipients
Fiscal Year 2022 Grant Recipients
Fiscal Year 2021 Grant Recipients