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from LA Culture Net

California Humanities has just announced another round of Community Stories!

The purpose of this competitive grants program is to capture and share compelling stories from and about California's diverse communities. Applications will be accepted from January 4 through February 1, 2016.

Guidelines, work samples, and an application webinar video can be found HERE: http://www.calhum.org/grants/community-stories-grant. In addition, our staff will host grant workshops in anticipation of the February deadline, including an informational webinar for grant applicants on December 16, 2015 at 11 am. Click here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9175342441210400514 to register for this webinar, and be sure to check our website periodically for information regarding future grant workshops!

California Humanities' Community Stories grants program provides funding to support a wide range of community-initiated public humanities projects, including: * story-based performances * community forums * websites * video and radio documentaries * interpretive exhibits

Since 2003, we have made over 450 awards for projects that collectively illustrate the diversity and breadth of the California experience.

ELIGIBILITY * California-based nonprofit and/or fiscally sponsored organizations * local/state public agencies or institutions

WHAT WE FUND * focus on collecting and sharing real stories of California's communities * involve at least one humanities expert as an advisor * use the methods of analysis that inform the humanities as well as community-based research * produce work that is publicly accessible

HOW MUCH WE GIVE * Grant awards range up to $10,000 * Matching cash or in-kind donations are required We would greatly appreciate your assistance in getting the word out to potential applicants in your networks.

Please help us by disseminating information to your constituents through your email lists and social media. Or share this blog post with all those you think may be interested in applying. Thank you for your assistance and let us know if you have any questions. If there is someone else in your organization we should be in touch with regarding communications of this nature please let us know. We are grateful for your help.

Best, Felicia Kelley, Senior Program Officer