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: 09/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
This program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life through in-person exhibitions and historic site interpretations. Projects must focus on one of the following areas: American Military History and Valor, The American Dream and Economic Freedom, American Exceptionalism in World Affairs, or the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The program supports projects in two categories—exhibitions and interpretive programs at historic sites—and offers two funding levels (planning and implementation).
To be eligible for funding, your project must focus on one of the following topic areas:
- American Military History and Valor
- The American Dream and Economic Freedom
- America’s Role on a Global Scale
- The Semiquincentennial.
Public Humanities Projects must:
- focus on the subject areas of American Military History and Valor, The American Dream and Economic Freedom, America’s Role on a Global Scale, or the Semiquincentennial
- be grounded in sound humanities scholarship
- analyze the underlying themes and ideas to deepen public understanding
- involve humanities scholars from outside the applicant organization in all phases of the project
- attract a broad public audience or a clearly defined subgroup (such as a state or locality)
- approach engaging content through an appropriate variety of perspectives
- encourage dialogue and the exchange of ideas.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,000,000
- Awards are up to $75,000.
- Implementation awards range from up to $100,000 to $750,000.
Grant Period
- Planning: up to 24 months
- Implementation: 12 to 48 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
