National Endowment for the Humanities: Curriculum Development
National Endowment For The Humanities
This program supports the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education. Resulting products could include new or revised courses, programs, or curriculums; materials to support humanities teaching, such as websites, databases, or curated resources; and faculty development programs.
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Helps U.S. colleges and universities improve how they teach and study the humanities. Provides support for educational programs focused on these subjects.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Grant funding to support the development or enhancement of undergraduate and graduate programs, resources, or courses, particularly focused on Western civilization, American history, government, civics, and the Great Books tradition. Also supports broad institutional efforts to improve humanities content and create new programs.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: education, humanities, museums, libraries, cultural organizations
Region: US
Other Criteria: K-12 institutions, postsecondary institutions (two- and four-year colleges/universities), museums, historical organizations, cultural organizations, libraries, K-12 faculty, higher education faculty, scholars, projects focused on humanities curriculum development, projects specifically on Western civilization, American history, government, civics, or the Great Books tradition, broad institutional efforts to enhance humanities content or develop new programs
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Applicants use guidelines and Grants.gov package to prepare materials for submission.
- Applicant submits application package to Grants.gov by deadline.
- NEH assembles peer review panel.
- Using peer review evaluations, NEH staff recommends applications for funding based on available funds.
- National Council on the Humanities reviews the recommended applications.
- NEH chair makes all funding decisions based on the review process.
- Applicants are notified whether their projects will be funded.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are encouraged but not explicitly required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- development or enhancement of undergraduate and graduate programs
- resources
- courses on Western civilization
- American history
- government
- civics
- Great Books tradition
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required in all materials produced with grant funds.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $10,000,000 (minimum $2,500).
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