AHA’s mission is to foster learning, understanding, and appreciation of our people, communities, and cultures. As the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), AHA is the primary source of grants for public humanities programming in Alabama, initiating major programs and collaborating with other organizations to advance both academic and public humanities.
AHA awards grants to nonprofit community organizations to support a wide range of public humanities projects. The grant program encourages the development of imaginative proposals targeting a variety of audiences. Projects may include lectures, workshops, exhibitions, festivals, digital media, and documentary films. Successful grant proposals must feature active public participation, strong humanities content, and the direct involvement of humanities scholars. The mini-grant stream offers a simplified application process with a quicker funding decision, designed for a broad range of projects and requires a 1:1 cost share match.