Deadline: 1 June 2017
The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking applications for its program entitled “Common Heritage” with an aim to capture this vitally important part of their country’s heritage and preserve it for future generations. Common Heritage will support both the digitization of cultural heritage materials and the organization of outreach through community events that explore and interpret these materials as a window on the community’s history and culture.
The Common Heritage program recognizes that members of the public—in partnership with libraries, museums, archives, and historical organizations—have much to contribute to the understanding of our cultural mosaic. Together, such institutions and the public can be effective partners in the appreciation and stewardship of our common heritage.
Applicant institutions should
- plan the event with community input (and recruit partner institutions, if desired);
- secure a venue for the community event;
- identify the roles of partner institutions (if any); and
- make preparations to announce and promote the event and its programs.
Applicant and/or partner institutions should
- arrange for the purchase or loan of the necessary equipment, such as scanners, digital cameras, and computers, to handle the expected materials;
- identify experienced staff, who would perform the digitization and obtain information from members of the public about their materials, in order to create metadata for digital files;
- coordinate community participation and create a plan to enhance the community heritage day with programming that may be scheduled before, during, and/or after the digitization event, and to identify staff, who would plan and present the public programming;
- select historical or cultural topics, if desired, to be explored in the public programming; and
- identify appropriate humanities scholars, if desired, to advise on the public
Award information
- Grants of up to $12,000 will be awarded.
- All grants are awarded for a period of eighteen months, although a grantee may complete a project in a shorter period of time.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status are eligible, as are state and local governmental agencies and federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
- Individuals are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.