2.
The Budget Form and Narrative –
Requests for honoraria cannot exceed $150 per presentation and $750
for a main or keynote speaker. Travel guidelines include a maximum
of $.444 per mile (or current state government guidelines), $100 per
night lodging, and $50 per day for meals. Total cost share amounts
(cash and in-kind) must at least equal the amount of funds requested
from the Council (not necessarily in the same categories). For major
grants (more than $1,500), cash cost share must total at least 25%
of the funds requested from the Council.
3. Budget Narrative –
Please
be sure to explain how you arrived at your grant request amounts and
cost share amounts, including in-kind. (For instance, room rental
at $100, salary of site coordinator for one month at $1,500 calculated
at his / her regular salary rate of $18,000, etc.) Also make a list
of other sources of funding you are working on or have secured. This
section does not apply to Fellowship or TAP applications.
4.
Project Narrative – This part
of your application should be typewritten (or computer generated)
on numbered sheets and should explain, in detail, the project outlined
on the cover sheet. The narrative for a minigrant is limited to three
pages. All other narratives are limited to six pages.
Please
Note:
The Budget form and Budget Narrative sections do not apply to
Fellowship applications. Also, specific information included in the
Project Narrative may vary for each type of grant.
The
Project Narrative Must Include the Following Sections
A. Explanation of what you want to accomplish and why you are doing
the project;
B. Clear statement about the humanities content of the project;
C. A list of scholars involved in the project. Include a short bio
for each (employment, academic degrees, publications, etc.), address,
phone number, and a description of their role in this project (planner,
consultant, lecturer, moderator, discussion leader) and some of the
major topics they will address;
D. Information about the sponsoring organization, cooperating groups,
and project staff;
E. Insofar as possible, a complete schedule of activities,
F. Outline of promotional plans and the intended audience;
G. Plan for evaluation of the project (The Council will provide audience
evaluation forms but we would like to know what additional evaluation
you will do.)
Grant
Deadlines
Minigrants...
Have a budget of $1,500 or less. Most proposals in this category are
for smaller projects (for individual research, see Fellowships), single
events, small museum exhibits and brochures, consultation needs, and
planning for more complex projects.
Applicants should allow six weeks between the deadline and the start
of the project. Requests from schools for grants under $500
will be referred to the West Virginia Education Alliance.
Application Deadlines:
February 1, April 1, June 1, August 1, October 1, and December 1
Number of Copies: 6
Major
Grants...
Have a budget over $1,500.
Maximum award: $20,000
Applicants should allow ten weeks between the deadline and the start
of the project.
Application Deadlines: February 1 and
September 1
Number of Copies: 28
Media
Grants...
Have a budget over $1,500
and support the planning, scripting, and production of projects intended
to produce electronic or film materials, or a newspaper series.
Maximum award: $20,000
Applicants should allow ten weeks between the deadline and the start
of the project.
Application Deadline:
September 1
Number of Copies: 28
Fellowships...
Fellowships of $2,500 support individual research within a humanities
discipline. This program provides opportunities for advanced study
to improve scholarship, teaching, or interpretation of the humanities.
Application Deadline: February 1
Number of Copies: 6
Publication
Grants...
Have a budget over $1,500. This category is only available to nonprofit
presses and recognized academic presses and support only the production
phase of a completed manuscript.
Maximum award: $20,000
Applicant should allow ten weeks between the deadline and the start
of the project.
Application Deadline:
September 1
Number of Copies: 28
Teacher
Institutes Grants...
This category is available to college and university professors to
develop and implement summer seminars on humanities topics suited
to the teaching needs of elementary or secondary teachers.
Maximum award: $25,000
Application Deadline:
September 1
Number of Copies: 28
How
To Apply
Contact
the Council at (304) 346-8500 or use this site for application instructions
and forms for each grant category.
Call or email the Council
grants administrator for technical assistance or to submit a draft
proposal before the final application deadline.
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