Recent federal cuts mean AHA grantmaking, programs, and future is on the line.
AHA’s Grants program is currently suspended. All previously awarded grants will be honored.
Image from 54 Miles to Home, an AHA grant-funded documentary
We’re bringing another Smithsonian exhibit to Alabama in 2025-2026!
Alabama History Day 2025 culminates in our state contest April 11!
Exploring our state’s history, literature, culture, and more. Since 1974.
Founded in 1974, the nonprofit Alabama Humanities Alliance serves as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through our grants and public programming, we connect Alabamians to impactful storytelling, lifelong learning, and civic engagement. We believe the humanities can bring our communities together and help us all see each other as fully human.
AHA gives all Alabamians opportunities to explore the humanities through funded public programs such as seminars, workshops, lectures, exhibitions, documentaries, and more.
Learn MoreAHA is the state’s primary source of grants for public humanities programs — funding made available to nonprofits and communities across Alabama thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Apply NowThe Encyclopedia of Alabama is a trusted online resource about Alabama, created in partnership with organizations and scholars statewide, covering its people, history, culture, and land.
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