ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grants

ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grants are designed to repair the damage done to publicly engaged humanities projects and programs by the social and economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants support publicly engaged humanities programs based at accredited American colleges and universities that have experienced programming setbacks and/or staffing reductions related to pandemic conditions.  The program supports humanities projects and programs that engage with issues of urgent public interest in one or more of six key areas: racial equity; climate change; US-global relations; public health and pandemic recovery; strengthening democracy; and exploring America’s diverse history. 

Applications from programs based at underserved and minority-serving institutions and organizations are strongly encouraged.    

ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grants are made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative.