Major Grants support a wide range of humanities projects including lecture series, temporary exhibitions, oral history projects, humanities-rich conferences and festivals, documentary films, and humanities-centered podcasts. Applicants must provide a 1:1 cost share match. The grant is offered three times a year with upcoming deadlines on October 1, 2026, and February 1, 2027, for funding 2027 public programming.
Eligible applicants include Alabama-based nonprofit organizations, accredited public and 501(c)(3) higher education institutions, state and local government agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
