The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Public Humanities Projects program.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/11/2023
Grant Size: $1,000,000
Grants Duration: Up to 24 months
Details:
The purpose of this program is to support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through inperson, hybrid, or virtual programming. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history.
This program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through in-person exhibitions and historic site interpretations, as well as inperson, hybrid or virtual discussions and other scholar- or staff-led programs.
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
Program Categories
This program supports projects in three categories:
- 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 your organization’s humanities focus and resources.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,735,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $1
- Period of performance Planning: Up to 24 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.