The mission of the funder, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), is to promote the study and understanding of humanities disciplines by supporting programs that encourage public participation, discussion, and community involvement. They emphasize the importance of humanities scholars in all funded projects and aim to enhance the public's understanding of humanities topics that reflect diverse heritage, traditions, history, and contemporary issues. LEH strives to ensure projects provide balanced viewpoints and engage broad, public audiences, including minority and underserved communities.
The LEH Rebirth Grants are aimed at supporting programmatic initiatives within the humanities. These grants cover a wide range of projects from public programs that encourage audience participation to digital humanities projects that document Louisiana's history and culture. Key aspects of these projects include the involvement of humanities scholars in all project phases, a focus on humanities disciplines, ensuring a balanced viewpoint especially on contentious issues, targeting public audiences outside the scholarly community, and encouraging community involvement. The program welcomes applications from diverse institutions and prioritizes projects that include a public component.