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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Public Humanities Projects grant supports efforts that translate humanities scholarship into engaging, in-person experiences for general audiences. The central expectation is that projects do more than present information; they should use humanities methods and scholarship to explore and interpret significant themes in fields like history, literature, ethics, and art history, helping the public think critically about culture, ideas, and lived experience. NEH places special value on projects that actively involve community members, either by collaborating directly with humanities scholars or by contributing stories, perspectives, and local knowledge that shape the program content and delivery. While the emphasis is on face-to-face engagement, projects can include additional components (such as digital materials) as long as the application clearly identifies one primary project format and follows the requirements for that chosen category.
Applicants must fit within one of three main formats: Community Conversations, Exhibitions, or Historic Places. The Community Conversations category funds a structured series of at least six in-person public programs delivered over a period ranging from three months to two years. These programs must be organized around one or more major humanities resources, such as historic artifacts, works of art, literature, music, or film, selected specifically to reach and resonate with diverse public audiences. The programming can take many forms, including public forums, panel discussions, lecture series, reading and discussion groups, after-school programs, summer camps, lifelong learning opportunities, or facilitated discussions tied to theater or musical performances. For proposals that rely on open public dialogue formats such as forums or Q-and-A sessions, NEH expects applicants to show they have prior experience successfully leading public conversations, which is meant to ensure the discussions are constructive, inclusive, and well managed.
The Exhibitions category supports the planning and implementation of exhibitions intended for public viewing, including permanent exhibitions (which must remain on view for at least three years), temporary exhibitions located at a single site (which must be open to the public for at least two months), and travelling exhibitions that will be shown at a minimum of two venues in the United States, counting the originating venue. This category is designed for institutions and organizations that can interpret humanities content through objects, narrative, and design in ways that invite broad public learning and reflection, whether through museum-style presentation, interpretive panels, multimedia, or related programming.
The Historic Places category funds long-term interpretive projects for historic sites and place-based contexts such as houses, neighborhoods, regions, and other culturally significant locations. These interpretive programs must be intended for public presentation for at least three years and can include approaches like living history, guided tours, site-based exhibitions, and recurring public programs. NEH encourages applicants to use multiple formats to deepen public engagement, so a historic site interpretation effort might be strengthened by complementary materials such as a website, a mobile app, or a discussion series, as long as the proposal still identifies a single primary format and adheres to that format's guidance.
This opportunity is a discretionary federal grant administered by NEH under CFDA 45.164. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The published maximum award amount is up to $1,000,000. The opportunity listing referenced an original closing date of August 29, 2018, and prospective applicants would typically need to confirm current deadlines and program updates through NEH if seeking a comparable or reissued funding round.Apply for 20180829 GW
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Public Humanities Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.164.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-07-11.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-08-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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