IHC - Grants

Grant Instructions and Application Forms:

Planning Grants

Planning Grants may be submitted at any time during the year in the form of a letter to the Council. Planning Grant awards are up to $1,000 for planning and developing a project, including organizational meetings, long-distance phone calls to engage scholars in planning of projects, travel to discuss sites of public presentations and publicity with local coordinators, secretarial assistance, etc.

The letter of request for assistance in planning a project and developing a proposal for it should include

A description of the planning activities, which may include an inquiry into the feasibility of the project
A schedule detailing the times, dates, and places of the planning activities
The names and qualifications of the scholars who will participate in the activities
An explanation of the role of the scholar in the activity
A budget for the planning process, including both IHC funds requested and estimated cost-share matching.

It should be noted that the Council cannot support the costs of writing a proposal, although a proposal for a Major Grant is one anticipated outcome of a Planning Grant.

PLANNING GRANTS