Deadline: 9 August 2017
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is seeking applications for its Public Humanities Projects that support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences.
Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history, or to address challenging issues in contemporary life. NEH encourages projects that involve members of the public in collaboration with humanities scholars or that invite contributions from the community in the development and delivery of humanities programming.
This grant program supports a variety of forms of audience engagement. Applications should follow the parameters set out below for one of the following three formats:
- Community Conversations: This format supports one- to two-year-long series of community-wide public discussions that bring together a diverse group of residents to address important topics relevant to their town or city, guided by the perspectives of the humanities. Applicants must demonstrate prior experience conducting public and nonpartisan dialogues about important topics.
- Exhibitions: This format supports permanent exhibitions that will be on view for at least three years, or travelling exhibitions that will be available to public audiences in at least two venues in the United States (including the originating location).
- Historic Places: This format supports the interpretation of historic sites, houses, neighborhoods, and regions, which might include living history presentations, guided tours, exhibitions, and public programs.
Types of Awards
There are two levels of funding for Exhibitions and Historic Places: planning and implementation. For Community Conversations, there is only one level of funding: implementation.
- Planning grants (up to $40,000) are used to refine the content, format, and interpretive approach of a humanities project; develop the project’s preliminary design; test project components; and conduct an evaluation of the project’s likely impact.
- Implementation grants ($50,000 to $400,000) are for projects that are in the final stages of preparation to “go live” before the public. Grants support final scholarly research and consultation, design, production, and installation of a project for presentation to the public.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
All projects must
- be grounded in sound humanities scholarship;
- provide analytical interpretation to deepen public understanding of significant humanities questions;
- involve a team of humanities scholars who contribute to all phases of the project;
- attract a broad public audience or target a particular group underserved by the humanities;
- offer engaging content approached through an appropriate variety of perspectives; and
- encourage dialogue and the exchange of ideas.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.