Deadline: 3-May-23
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Federal/State Partnership is accepting applications for State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants.
This program provides general operating support grants to humanities councils in the United States and its jurisdictions. State and jurisdictional humanities councils tailor their grantmaking and programs to the needs, resources, and interests of their state or jurisdiction, while also extending the reach of NEH-funded projects and further strengthening the agency’s connection to local communities.
NEH determines annual funding for each state and jurisdictional humanities council according to a legislatively mandated formula.
Funding Information
- NEH expects to have approximately $50,000,000 available to fund 56 recipients. Awards will range from approximately $300,000 to approximately $3,000,000 per deadline. NEH determines annual funding for each state and jurisdictional humanities council according to a legislatively mandated formula.
- State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants have a period of performance of five years. The period of performance is the span of time during which you may incur expenses to carry out the work under the award.
- The program supports activities in years one, two, and three, and closeout requirements in years four and five. State and jurisdictional humanities councils must apply annually to receive this funding.
- 2023 deadline: The funding period under this notice is November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024.
- 2024 deadline: The funding period under this notice is November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- The only eligible applicants are the independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) state and jurisdictional humanities councils.
- To be eligible, your organization must make substantive contributions to the success of the project and must not function solely as a fiscal agent for another entity.
- Individuals and other organizations, including foreign and for-profit entities, are ineligible.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
