Deadline: 11-Aug-21
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Public Humanities Projects program.
This program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through in-person programming.
Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history.
Public Humanities Projects awards support projects that are intended to reach broad and diverse public audiences in non-classroom settings in the United States.
Projects should engage with ideas that are accessible to the general public and employ appealing interpretive formats.
Public Humanities Projects must:
- be grounded in sound humanities scholarship
- offer an analytical perspective on the underlying themes and ideas in order to deepen public understanding of the humanities
- involve humanities scholars from outside the applying organization 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
- encourage dialogue and the exchange of ideas
Categories
This program supports projects in three categories: Exhibitions (permanent, temporary, or traveling); interpretive programs at Historic Places; and Humanities Discussions.
- Exhibitions: The Exhibitions category supports the creation of permanent exhibitions (on view for at least three years) and single-site temporary exhibitions (open to the public for a minimum of two months), as well as traveling exhibitions that will be available to public audiences in at least two venues in the United States (including the originating location).
- Historic Places: The Historic Places category supports long-term interpretive programs for historic sites, houses, neighborhoods, and regions that are intended to be presented to the public for at least three years. Such projects might include living history presentations, guided tours, exhibitions, and public programs.
- Humanities Discussions: The Humanities Discussions category supports series of public programs related to A More Perfect Union: Exploring America’s Story and Commemorating its 250th Anniversary. These programs should engage diverse public audiences with humanities resources such as historic artifacts, artwork, or documents; they should be anchored by humanities experts such as speakers, panelists, or discussion leaders providing context and analysis of program themes.
Funding Information
- You may request up to $75,000 for Planning or $50,000 to $400,000 for Implementation.
- In rare circumstances, Chairman’s Special Awards of up to $1,000,000 are available for Implementation projects that will reach an exceptionally large audience.
- In addition, Implementation applicants in the Exhibition and Historic Places categories may request an additional $50,000 or $100,000 for a Position in Public Humanities.
- The period of performance is up to 24 months for Planning projects and 12 to 48 months for Implementation projects.
Funding Levels
This program supports projects at two funding levels:
- Planning: Planning awards are available only to exhibition and historic places applicants. NEH does not fund Humanities Discussions at the Planning level.
- Implementation: Implementation grants support projects which are in the final stages of preparation to “go live” before the public. Activities may include final scholarly research and consultation, design, production, and installation of a project for presentation to the public. The period of performance must include the required minimum exhibition time.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, public and 501(c)(3) accredited institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
- An eligible entity may apply on behalf of a consortium of collaborating organizations. The lead applicant would be programmatically, legally, and fiscally responsible for the award.
- Individuals, foreign and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333280