What is a reasonable number of years for a grant request?
The duration of a grant is determined by the nature of the project and how many year(s) of work are necessary to effectively achieve the desired impact. For example EH Theme grants usually have a grant duration for 3-5 years as the projects address complex needs with multiple outcomes, stakeholders, etc.. Discretionary Grants and Emergency grants on the other hand typically are very short term – most often less than 6 months. Planning/Convening/TA grants typically are for less than a year. Applied Research and Public Policy Grants tend to vary from one year to several years. Sometimes however the Endowment is not a funder throughout the whole period of implementing a project.
