2025-2027 Emergency Response Grants
Through the State of Minnesota’s 2025-2027 biennial legislation and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (Legacy), the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) will award $300,000 in Community Identity & Heritage, Emergency Response grants (less allowable administrative fee) organizations for design, award, and monitoring of the grant program, on a rolling basis to organizations until October 15, 2026, or until all funds have been expended, whichever occurs first.
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Questions? Have questions about this RFP, applying in English is a barrier, or you need a reasonable accommodation to submit your application? Contact Laura Adams |
Community Identity and Heritage:
Emergency Response Grant Snapshot
| Open To: | Organizations |
| Application Deadline: | Monday, October 15, 2026, or until all funds have been expended, whichever occurs first. |
| Grant Term: | October 15, 2026 |
| Grant Reporting: | November 16, 2026 |
Grant Goals
For organizations that work to create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture, and heritage of the many diverse cultural groups that make up Minnesota, including but not limited to Indigenous organizations, communities whose culture and heritage have been historically underrepresented, recent immigrant communities, and veterans.
Emergency Response grants are to be used to assist communities responding to major events in Minnesota to:
- Facilitate the process of grieving,
- Encourage healing,
- Create memorials, and/or
- Assist in recovery of the community.
Funding Availability
MHC will award $300,000 in Community Identity & Heritage, Emergency Response grants (less allowable administrative fee) to organizations for design, award, and monitoring of the grant program, on a rolling basis to organizations until October 15, 2026, or until all funds have been expended, whichever occurs first.
Organizations may request any amount of funding up to $75,000.
If you request $50,000 or more, you will need to submit financial documentation with your application.
Eligibility
An applicant is eligible to apply for funding:
- If the applicant is in good standing with the IRS,
- If the applicant is in good standing with MHC, and
- If the applicant is working to:
- Preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota,
- Provide education and student outreach in cultural diversity,
- Support the development of culturally diverse humanities programming, including arts programming, by individuals and organizations, or
- Empower communities in building identity and culture, including preserving and honoring communities whose Indigenous cultures are endangered or disappearing.
MHC uses the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search to confirm compliance. If you are unsure whether you are in good standing with MHC, please contact Grants Administrator Laura Adams at laura.adams@mnhum.org. MHC may grant an exemption to an organization that is not in good standing if the applicant uses a fiscal agent.
Additional financial information may be requested based on review and assessment of applications submitted.
Selection Criteria & Weight
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Application Content
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Funding Requirements
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Additional Information
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How to ApplyApplicants are encouraged to apply online through MHC’s grants management system. We recommend reviewing the full application (PDF) prior to logging on and setting up an account. You may save your initial application entries and subsequently return to the document to finish your application. The application will require a budget submission using MHC’s budget template. |
Technical SupportIf you have any questions about this RFP, applying in English is a barrier, or you need a reasonable accommodation to submit your application, please contact: Laura Adams |
