Federal grants to California Humanities
California Humanities in Oakland, California received $17.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership, with $17.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$17.4 million
- Awards6
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.3 million
- Largest award$8.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $6.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $3.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $3.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $1.3 million |
Programs that fund California Humanities
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership | 4 | $17.4 million |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 2 | $30,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 4 | $17.4 million |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 2 | $30,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| State humanities program [California humanities programs include: California documentary project provides research and development grants as well as production grants for film, audio, and interactive media projects that enhance the understanding of California and its cultures, people, and histories. | Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership | December 12, 2022 | $8.4 million |
| State humanities program | Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership | October 29, 2020 | $5.7 million |
| Humanities councils american rescue plan funding | Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership | June 11, 2021 | $3.3 million |
| United we stand supplements [the applicant?s project will deliver on the goals of neh?s ?united we stand?: to foster cross-cultural understanding, empathy, and community resilience; deepen public understanding of and contextualize community, state, and national history; educate the public on the his | Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership | August 31, 2023 | $52,750 |
| Purpose: to support a traveling documentary film and discussion series. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | June 2, 2023 | $20,000 |
| Purpose: to support a traveling film and discussion series presented at community colleges throughout California. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | February 7, 2022 | $10,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does California Humanities get?
$17.4 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives California Humanities the most?
The National Endowment for the Humanities, with $17.4 million in 4 awards. The National Endowment for the Arts follow.
What is California Humanities's largest federal grant?
$8.4 million under Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership, with its first action in the period on December 12, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund California Humanities?
Its largest are Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership and Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals.
Other grant recipients in Oakland
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
- Port Department of the City of Oakland
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- Public Health Institute
- Brimstone Commercial, LLC
- City of Oakland
- The Regents of the University of California
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