ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity 20141209-RZ

Collaborative Research Grants

At a glance

Collaborative Research Grants is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was December 9, 2014. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $300K. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 5 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.161 (Promotion of the Humanities Research).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Oct 3, 2014Posted
Dec 9, 2014Application deadline

Posted: Oct 3, 2014
Close date: Dec 9, 2014
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $300,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Individuals

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to communicate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences.
Eligible projects include
¿ research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding of the humanities;
¿ conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research;
¿ archaeological projects that include the interpretation and communication of results (projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs); and
¿ research that uses the knowledge and perspectives of the humanities and historical or philosophical methods to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.161Promotion of the Humanities ResearchProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.161

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$3.66M

FY25

$2.19M

FY26

$24.9M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.161. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 45.161

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 337 grant awards had funding actions under Promotion of the Humanities Research, with 21 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$11M
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE$3.38M
THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY$3.26M
UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON$3.04M
CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY$3.01M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

National Endowment for the Humanities
collaborative@neh.gov
202-606-8401

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Collaborative Research Grants”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and Individuals. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Collaborative Research Grants”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $300k.

How do I apply for “Collaborative Research Grants”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20141209-RZ), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenDeadline extendedALN 45.037