Last update: Sept. 3, 2019
| Agency | Grant name | Description | Next Cycle Opens | Next Cyle Deadline | URL |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | National Leadership Grants for Libraries | Advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. | unknown | September 27, 2019 | https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries |
| Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc. | Operating/Capital Project | Promote or preserve the Arts and Humanities. Priority will be given primarily to those organizations located in Central Indiana. | unknown | November 30, 2019/ April 30, 2020 | https://www.awclowescf.org/ |
| Ball Brothers Foundation | General/Rapid Grants | Focusing on East Central IN (others rarely funded too): Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education, Environment, Health, Human Services, Public/Society Benefit | Open/February 1 | Open/November 30 | https://www.ballfdn.org/grant-info/types-of-grants-available/ |
| Central Indiana Community Foundation | General | Our investments enable organizations to provide effective programs and respond to the needs of people in the neighborhoods and communities they serve. | November 15, 2019 | November 2019 | https://www.cicf.org/not-for-profits/#how-to-apply |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions | Help small and mid-sized institution ismprove their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. | November 15, 2019 | January 15, 2020 | https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-assistance-grants-smaller-institutions |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections | Supporting sustainable conservation measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, and support institutional resilience: the ability to anticipate and respond to disasters resulting from natural or human activity. | November 15, 2019 | January 15, 2020 | https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections |
| Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) | Recordings at Risk | Support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting. | November 1, 2019 | January 31, 2020 | https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/?_zs=sNUgX&_zl=1fjQ1 |
| Indiana State Library | LSTA Technology Grant | Assist Indiana libraries with purchasing new and improved technology necessary to meet their users’ ever-changing needs for library services, and to provide access to information | January 2020? | March 2020? | https://www.in.gov/library/3732.htm |
| Indiana State Library | LSTA Indiana Memory Digitization Grant | Digitizing Indiana’s historical collections. The primary goal is to develop content for Indiana Memory, a digital library for Indiana residents (https://indianamemory.org), and Hoosier State Chronicles, Indiana’s digital newspaper program (https://newspapers.library.in.gov). | January 2020? | March 2020? | https://www.in.gov/library/3732.htm |
| Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) | Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Enabling New Scholarship through Increasing Access to Unique Materials | For digitizing rare and unique content in collecting institutions. | unknown | March or April, 2020 | https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/ |
| Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) | Ball Venture Fund Grant | Encouraging and supporting creative efforts at Indiana’s independent colleges and universities. | unknown | April 2020? | https://www.icindiana.org/our-programs/scholarships-grants/ball-venture-fund/ |
| PALNI | Library Innovation Grant | To optimize library resources and services in ways that significantly expand the ability of supported organizations to support teaching and learning at PALNI institutions. Funded programs, projects, and initiatives must align with PALNI strategic priorities and support PALNI deep collaboration. | February 2020 | https://libguides.palni.edu/grants/innovation_grant | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | Supports projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. | May 15, 2020 | July 15, 2020 | https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/humanities-collections-and-reference-resources |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | Multiple | Advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. | Multiple | Multiple | https://www.imls.gov/grants/grant-programs |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Multiple | Promote the humanities. | Multiple | Multiple | https://www.neh.gov/grants/listing?f%5B0%5D=individual_or_organization%3AOrganization&f%5B1%5D=opportunity_open_or_closed%3A1 |
| United States Department of Education | Multiple | Promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. | Multiple | Multiple | https://www2.ed.gov/programs/find/title/index.html?src=apply-page |
| The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | General | Program areas: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Scholarly Communications, International Higher Education and Strategic Projects | Open | Open | https://mellon.org/grants/ |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | General | US Program: K-12 Education , Economic Mobility and Opportunity, Postsecondary Success, Washington State |
Open | Open | https://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/General-Information/Grant-Opportunities |
| Lilly Endowment, Inc. | General | We consider proposals in three main program areas: community development, education and religion. We also are interested in initiatives that benefit youth and promote the causes of philanthropy and volunteerism. | Open | Open | https://lillyendowment.org/for-grantseekers/guidelines/ |
| The James Foundation | General | Enhance the quality of life in Indiana, and other areas of interest to the Foundation, by focusing on the following special interests: Education, Community, and Faith | Open | Open | https://www.thejamesfoundation.org/grant-process-and-application/ |
| The Grantsmanship Center: Community Foundations: IN | n/a | List of community foundations within Indiana | n/a | n/a | https://www.tgci.com/funding-sources/IN/community |
| Grants.gov | n/a | Provides a common website for federal agencies to post discretionary funding opportunities and for grantees to find and apply to them. | n/a | n/a | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html |
| PALNI-only resources | n/a | Another list of grantors available on the PALNI drive | n/a | n/a | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W2w_8jvBmjvSs8Y2XzUFoA6HEI1rpnvy |