The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Research and Development program.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/17/2022
Size of the Grant:
- Tier I: up to $75,000
- Tier II: up to $350,000
Grant Duration:
- Tier I: 2 years
- Tier II: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to support projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources.
Research and Development projects are encouraged to address one or more of the following areas of special interest:
- Preserving audiovisual and digital heritage. Research and Development support work to address the needs of collection formats most at risk of obsolescence. Projects may address issues such as format degradation, preservation work at scale, algorithmic and machine learning methodologies, storage, sustainable infrastructure, data appraisal, and curation.
- Conserving the material past. Research and Development support scientific work to improve the conservation treatment and preventive care of cultural heritage.
- Protecting imperiled cultural heritage. Research and Development support the development of tools, methods, technologies, or workflows for documenting, sharing, visualizing, and presenting lost or imperiled cultural heritage materials.
- Serving under-represented communities. Research and Development support work that would enhance the preservation of and access to humanities collections for under-represented communities, including minority communities, Indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities.
- Responding to climate change. Research and Development support work investigating the impacts of climate change on heritage collections along with developing responses to advance sustainability and resilience.
Funding Categories
The Research and Development program offers two funding tiers in order to address projects at all stages of development and implementation.
- Tier I: Planning, Basic Research, or Modifications
This tier supports the following activities:- Planning and preliminary work for large-scale research and development projects. Proposals must identify one or more project deliverables, such as the creation of an action agenda, work plan, published report, draft standard, or software prototype, that prepares the project team for subsequent stages of work.
- Discrete research projects such as case studies or laboratory experiments. Such projects do not need to involve planning or preliminary research for a larger project. Nevertheless, they must address research issues or problems in the cultural heritage field.
- Modifications or updates to established or emerging standards, methodologies, tools, equipment, or workflows.
- Tier II: Advanced Implementation
This level supports the following activities:- Development of standards, practices, methodologies, or workflows for preserving and creating access to humanities collections.
- Applied research addressing preservation and access issues concerning humanities collections.
- Topic or area study in heritage preservation and access conducted using convenings, surveys, collaborative research, and other qualitative and quantitative modes of investigation. Possible deliverables could include publications, online resources, guidelines, and agenda for collective action. Applicants are encouraged to involve multi-institutional and community stakeholders working to achieve substantial national or international impact.
Funding Information
- You may request up to $75,000 for Tier I awards or $350,000 for Tier II awards.
- You may request a period of performance of up to two years for Tier I awards and up to three years for Tier II awards. The period of performance must start between March 1, 2023, and September 1, 2023. The period of performance must start on the first day of the month.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants must be based in the United States or its jurisdictions and be one of the following:
- a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- an accredited institution of higher education (public or 501(c)(3))
- a unit of state or local government
- a federally recognized Native American tribal government
- An eligible applicant may apply on behalf of a consortium of collaborating organizations. If selected for funding, the applicant will be programmatically, legally, and fiscally responsible for the award.
- Eligible applicants acting as solely fiscal agents or fiscal sponsors may not apply on behalf of ineligible applicants.
- Individuals and other organizations, including foreign and for-profit entities, are ineligible.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
