Deadline: 10 August 2016
The National Endowment for the Humanities is currently inviting applications for its Public Humanities Projects with an aim to support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to illuminate significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art, 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
- Exhibitions
- Historic Places
Funding Information
- Planning: Grant is usually made for a period of twelve months. Most awards are made for up to $40,000, with a maximum of $75,000 for complex projects that will reach large national audiences.
- Implementation: Grants are usually made for a period of twelve to thirty-six months. Awards typically do not exceed $400,000 ($460,000 for projects requesting a Position in Public Humanities). Awards of up to $1,000,000 are available for Chairman’s Special Awards.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any U.S. nonprofit organization with IRS tax-exempt status is eligible, as are state and local governmental agencies and federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
- Eligible institutions include but are not limited to public, school, academic, and research libraries; museums; disciplinary and professional associations; cultural institutions; state humanities councils; and institutions of higher learning. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Application package and instructions for preparing and submitting the package can be found on the given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit grants.gov.