The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the five Humanities Initiatives programs: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Country: United States
States: All States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Grant Duration: 8 months
Details:
The purpose of these programs is to strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education by developing new humanities programs, resources (including those in digital format), or courses, or by enhancing existing ones.
The Humanities Initiatives programs support activities such as:
- Curriculum development
- developing a course or set of courses (including, for example general education courses, honors courses or programs, capstone courses, etc.)
- creating teaching materials (course modules, readers, primary document collections, digital collections, etc.)
- planning and piloting a major, minor, or certificate program
- Student enrichment
- developing internship programs
- developing opportunities for hands-on, place-based, or experiential learning
- Faculty development
- developing pedagogy or curriculum through shared reading programs
- producing a series of guest speakers for faculty and community audiences
- Partnerships
- creating bridge programs or dual enrollment programs between high school and college, or between community college and university
- collaborating with museums or libraries to create teaching materials
- producing humanities programming for students and community members
Funding Information
Award amount up to $150,000.
Grant Period
Between February 1, 2023, and September 1, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Humanities Initiatives programs are for U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private institutions of higher education. Each of the five programs has distinct eligibility criteria as outlined below.
- NEH encourages applicant institutions to submit their proposals to Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities, or Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges, if they are eligible to do so.
- Eligible institutions may submit multiple applications for separate and distinct projects under this announcement but may not submit multiple applications for essentially the same project.
- Eligible applicants acting as 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.
- Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.
- Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as defined by Executive Order 13532, are eligible to apply.
Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private Hispanic-Serving Institutions of higher education are eligible to apply. - Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities U.S. accredited Tribal Colleges and Universities, as defined by Executive Order 13592, that are tribally controlled or nonprofits with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status are eligible to apply.
- Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private community colleges and post-secondary two-year institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
