Rhode Island Nonprofits Invited To Apply For RICHARGE Grants

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and Rhode Island State Council for the Arts have announced the RI Culture, Humanities and Arts Recovery Grants (RI CHARG), a joint program for $8,000 general operating support grants for cultural, humanities and arts nonprofits.

The purpose is to support eligible nonprofits in “preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.” The funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and to RISCA by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.

The application is open to any Rhode Island organization that fits the program’s eligibility requirements. If there are more applicants than grants, a panel will prioritize applications in accordance with guidance from the NEA and the NEH as well as RISCA and the Humanities Council’s shared values.

The program opens July 12. The application deadline is August 13 at midnight. Award announcements will be made by September 15. Awardees must conclude their grant-funded activities by June 30, 2022, and will be required to provide a final report to complete their grant requirements.

Informational webinars will be held July 16 and 21.