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NEH Mini-Grant Application

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Mini-Grant Application

We are pleased to announce the annual NEH Mini-Grant available through OCTC’s Humanities Department and Common Reading program. Those community agencies or groups wishing to apply for funds from the OCTC NEH Mini-Grant will review the guidelines below and complete the application process.

Funding will be granted in any amount, up to $2000. These funds may be granted to one or more agencies in a given academic year.

The OCTC NEH Mini-Grant is made possible in conjunction with the OCTC NEH Endowment (initiated in 2011 with an NEH Challenge Grant and completed in 2017). The grant serves to promote and support the humanities at OCTC with programs such as the Common Reading program, the Global Studies program, as well as many others. The purpose of the mini-grant component is to support complementary programs throughout the OCTC service area.

Successful applicants will submit a short mid-point progress report, a short summative report (template provided below: End-of-Project Evaluation Form), and provide results from an evaluation of the project (template provided below: Event Survey).

Ideally, funding must be used within the indicated time frame to coincide with OCTC programming, but longer valuable projects related to literacy will also receive consideration.

2022-2023 Academic year will encompass:

Fall 2022 selection: the novel, In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
Beyond the broader themes of literacy and the importance of reading and the humanities, some related themes particular to this book might include: mental health, family relationships and dynamics, the impacts of abuse, friendship, cultural diversity and acceptance, Kentucky history, and the importance of community. For further information see the website of Jeff Zentner.

Spring 2023 selection: TBA. Please consider the broader themes of literacy and the importance of reading and the humanities.

The OCTC NEH Mini-Grant Committee will review all applications received by November 15, 2022. Successful applicants will be contacted by mid-December 2022.

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Applications submitted by the deadline will be given priority consideration; applications submitted after the deadline will be given secondary consideration, dependent on the availability of funds.

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* Current Date:

* Full Name:

* Organization:

* Telephone Number:

Email Address:

* Estimated Funding Needed:

Specific Project/Event Proposed:

Suggest how the project might connect with the theme and how the project will impact the campus and/or the broader community.

When will the project take place and what preparation/funding might be necessary?

How do you plan to promote the activity to the larger community? Do you desire help promoting your event? Can you reciprocally promote related OCTC events?

Estimated budget (how the funds will be used):

Upon completion of the project selected, please complete the two following forms and submit your feedback via email to Kaye.Brown@kctcs.edu. Thank you!