The Illinois Humanities grants team will be offering webinars for applicants during two upcoming grant cycles. If you are interested in attending, please register below.

Webinar: Activate History Micro-grant Applications
Tuesday, July 25, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Watch the Recording

In this one-hour webinar, we will walk through how to apply for an Illinois Humanities Activate History micro-grant. In addition to taking your questions, we’ll address the following:

  • What the Activate History micro-grants are meant to support
  • Once secured, how these grants can be used
  • A walk-through all of the key fields in the application
  • The timeline for grants consideration
  • Reporting and other activities

Learn more about Activate History micro-grants


Webinar: General Operating Grant Applications
Tuesday, June 6, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Watch the Recording

In this one-hour webinar, we will walk through how to apply for an Illinois Humanities General Operating Grant. In addition to taking questions, we’ll address the following:

  • How unrestricted grants differ from project grants
  • Once secured, how these grants can be used
  • A walk-through of all the key fields in the application
  • The timeline for grants consideration
  • Reporting and other activities

Learn more about Gen Ops grants