Project grants range from $5,000 to $50,000 and require a 15% cash match from new fundraising. Project grants also require 100% board support in the organization which can be financial contributions, volunteer time or a combination of the two.

UPCOMING DEADLINES

Grant Cycle B (The application deadline for this cycle has passed)
Project timeline: July 2021  through June 2022:

• June 2021 – Grants awarded
• Jan. 2022 – Midpoint Reports due
• Aug. 2022 – Final Reports due

Grant Cycle C
Project timeline: July 2022 through June 2023:

• March 1, 2022 – Summary of Proposal Due
• April 5, 2022 – Full Proposal Due
• June 2022 – Grants awarded
• Jan. 2023 – Midpoint Reports due
• Aug. 2023 – Final Reports due

To start an application, see the complete guidelines and then apply through the online grant portal.

Mini grants range from $500 to $4,999. No outside matching support is required.

UPCOMING DEADLINES

Grant Cycle D
Project timeline: October 2021 through September 2022

• Sept. 1, 2021 – Proposal due

To start an application, see the complete guidelines and then apply through the online grant portal.

The objective of the Heritage Support Grants program is to advance the care of and access to history in Indiana, while increasing the capacity of organizations that carry out this work.

In order to apply for a project or mini grant, organizations must meet all the following criteria:

• Be incorporated in the State of Indiana as a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation*
• Reflect history as a significant component of its mission and/or propose a project that is clearly history focused.** Priority will be given to Indiana history projects.
• Have an annual budget of less than $300,000

**A history-focused project should interpret, present or otherwise disseminate a historical narrative or information. Structures and landscapes will only be considered if they are primarily used to facilitate historical interpretation or house significant historical collections.

To start an application, see the complete guidelines and then apply through the online grant portal.

• Collections stewardship – Projects address the storage, management, and care for collections and associated documentation that are entrusted to the organization’s care. This includes historic objects, structures and landscapes as part of collections care. (NOTE: Structures and landscapes will only be considered if they are primarily used to facilitate historical interpretation or house significant historical collections.)
• Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion – Projects focus on efforts to ensure that diverse individuals fully participate in all aspects of organizational work, broaden organizations beyond public accommodations, and work to achieve genuine inclusion.
• Sustainability – These projects focus on identifying and accessing internal and external resources the organization needs to achieve goals for greater capacity and to take important next steps. Sustainability projects meet the needs of the present and help set the organization up for future success.
• Planning -Projects identify organizational objectives and assess organizational capacity.

PROJECT GRANTS

• 2020 Project Grant Awardees

MINI GRANTS

• July 2020 Mini Grant Awardees
• October 2020 Mini Grant Awardees

Inquiries regarding the online grant portal, grant requirements, and fundraising training:
Bryce Gorman
(317) 234-9514
bgorman@indianahistory.org

Other inquiries:
Tamara Hemmerlein
(317) 234-0170
themmerlein@indianahistory.org