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Humanities Council grant deadlines on Monday
The second quarter grant deadline for the Northern Marianas Humanities Council’s Community Grants Program is this Monday, March 31, at 5pm.
The council meets for regular sessions in January, April, July, and October each year and during each meeting, pending applications for community grants are looked at and decisions are made whether to fund or not fund particular applications.
The council awards competitive matching grants to any non-profit organization, institution, group or ad hoc committee and the council supports a wide range of humanities projects consistent with the goals and objectives of its Strategic Master Plan.
The Strategic Master Plan covers a five-year period from 2011 to 2015 and tackles current and long-range needs and challenges confronting the council. It aims to define the council’s principal goals and objectives, which is establishing priorities for programs and activities, allowing the Council to carry out its program and activities in an efficient and organized fashion.
Grant applications may be delivered to the council office at Springs Plaza in Gualo Rai or emailed to northernmarianashumanities@gmail.com.
Grant applications will not be considered officially received until they have been certified complete by staff.
Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered during the next review cycle.
The council’s purpose is to promote understanding and appreciation of the humanities in the Northern Marianas Islands. Making use of funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Council awards grants for projects focusing on the investigation and analysis of aspects of human culture and experience.
For more information about the council’s grant program, visit their website at www.northernmarianashumanities.org or call 235-4785. (Jayson Camacho)
