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Humanities in Place
How and where we tell our stories matters.
From Alaska to Guam and the Borderlands to the Midwest, America is a constellation of unique heritages, traditions, and stories. In communities of all sizes, people are striving to expand the ways we can understand and authentically engage with the history that is all around us. Our Humanities in Place grants fund place keepers, artists, institutions, and storytellers who shine a spotlight on historically overlooked sites, and the communities and stories that surround them. In doing so, they help broaden our shared understanding and open new paths to discover what unites us, what makes us unique, and what we can learn from one another.
Funding Inquiries
Humanities in Place
Humanities in Place
Funding Inquiries for Mellon’s Humanities in Place Program Area
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
See detailsWho we support
Through grants to eligible recipients, we support:
- Innovative programming, advanced by community groups, that seeks to explore and share cultural heritage for broad public benefit.
- Initiatives that focus on often-overlooked communities or regions to broaden our understanding of American and Indigenous histories.
- Cultural heritage sites, including museums and public spaces, that promote greater access and exchange of stories.
Our staff review inquiry submissions and seek out and get to know organizations before inviting them to submit a proposal for funding. Most Mellon grants are made through these invitations.
Grantmaking in focus
Justin Garrett Moore
Program Director, Humanities in Place
Program Director, Humanities in Place
“Humanities in Place is about human connection. The work you are doing is calling people in to learn about, and connect with, each other.”
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We partner with communities to reimagine our public places.
About our grantmaking process