Humanities for All Quick Grants support impactful public humanities learning experiences that offer participants opportunities to draw upon the methods and insights of the humanities, foster greater understanding among people, and invite thoughtful reflection and consideration of topics important to Californians. In keeping with California Humanities’ mission, Humanities for All Quick Grants seek to connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.

This program has a special focus on expanding public participation and increasing access to the humanities by reducing barriers to participation. We are particularly interested in projects that will reach new and historically underserved audiences (in addition to general audiences) through providing relevant, engaging, and meaningful programs and activities.

We are also interested in supporting programming that fosters connections between different communities or demographic groups, promotes collaboration between institutions and organizations, and links humanities-associated organizations with other community partners and sectors.