Spreading Humanist Values Grant for AHA Chapters

The American Humanist Association’s Chapters are vital to increasing humanism’s presence and impact. To support and expand their efforts, the AHA offers a grant to empower our communities to promote and act on our shared humanist values in innovative ways. See past grant winners here. For questions or assistance with applications, contact Emily Newman at enewman@americanhumanist.org.

Spreading Humanist Values Grant – AHA Chapters may apply for grants ranging from $250 to $2,500 to publicize humanism and educate people on humanist values. Could include: development of materials or online content, branding materials, classes, videos, social media campaigns, book discussions, author events, tabling, etc.

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Timeline:

  • Applications due by May 10, 2024.
  • Committee reviews and votes by May 20, 2024
  • Awardees announced, agreements signed, and grant money paid by May 24, 2024

Eligibility:

Applicants must be Chapters of the American Humanist Association in good standing (i.e., have at least five AHA members, maintain at least two active forms of public contact information, provide an annual membership list to the AHA, openly identify as an AHA Chapter, and support the AHA’s mission).

Application for Spreading Humanist Values Grant

Form includes details on AHA Chapter, contact person, project description, measure of effectiveness, and how the project demonstrates humanist values.

Important Details:

  • Applications must be completed by the deadline and include all requested and required information. Applicants may need to submit additional information upon request. Groups may apply for grants in consecutive years but should not expect funds to be automatically granted or reoccurring. We aim to support several groups and many projects each year, which may result in the rewarding of partial grants.

  • Grants may not be used for:

    • ongoing operational costs like rent, salaries, or subscriptions,

    • lobbying or partisan purposes, or

    • donating to another nonprofit (unless partnering on a project, please describe in application form).

  • Applications are reviewed by the AHA Chapters & Affiliates Committee. Winners are notified and sent an agreement form to virtually sign and choose to receive funds via bank transfer or paper check. Awardees must return any unspent or unaccounted for funds to the AHA. Misuse of funds can result in ineligibility for future grants.

  • Grants will be considered for one year’s funding and 1-2 reports must be made within 18 months of receiving funds. The report form asks about successes, challenges, and lessons learned. Awardees are also encouraged to share text and images to publicize their project and its success, i.e., social media content, articles, webinars, toolkits, etc.