National Endowment for the Humanities: Institutes and Landmarks of American History and Culture
National Endowment For The Humanities
This program promotes better teaching and research in the humanities for K-12 educators and higher education faculty.
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Helps K-12 teachers and higher education faculty improve their humanities teaching through workshops. These workshops last one to three weeks and are open to educators nationwide.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides funding and support for projects that explore, interpret, and preserve the diversity of human cultures, ideas, practices, and experiences. Projects can range from public humanities programming and media productions to curriculum development and professional development for educators, with specific programs for K-12 and higher education faculty.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: humanities, education, cultural organizations, media
Region: United States (national audience)
Other Criteria: US-based organizations (e.g., museums, historical/cultural organizations, libraries, K-12 schools, colleges, universities), US-based independent scholars, US-based state humanities council affiliates, Projects must focus on humanities programming, education, and cultural preservation, fostering public engagement and appreciation for the humanities, For 'Institutes and Landmarks of American History and Culture' specifically: K-12 educators or higher education faculty and humanities professionals interested in summer workshops to strengthen humanities teaching
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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
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Costs associated with workshops for K-12 educators
- Costs associated with workshops for higher education faculty
- Costs for public humanities programming
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs not directly related to the workshops
- Costs for non-humanities related activities
- 📏Expense Caps
- Indirect costs limited to de minimis 10% MTDC
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 1:1
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Combining with other government funding is allowed.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds is 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 related to the project.
- 🗄️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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