Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
At a glance
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was September 16, 2015. Individual awards are listed as $5K – $75K. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 4 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jul 7, 2015Posted
- Sep 16, 2015Application deadline
- Posted
- Jul 7, 2015
- Close date
- Sep 16, 2015
- Award floor
- $5,000
- Award ceiling
- $75,000
- 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
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.
The Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program awards relatively small grants to support the planning stages of digital projects that promise to benefit the humanities. The program supports both new projects in early stages of development and efforts to reinvigorate existing or dormant projects in innovative ways.
Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve
• creating or enhancing experimental, computationally-based methods or techniques for humanities research, teaching, preservation, or public programming;
• pursuing scholarship that examines the history, criticism, and philosophy of digital culture and its impact on society, or explores the philosophical or practical implications and impact of digital humanities in specific fields or disciplines; or
• revitalizing and/or recovering existing digital projects that promise to contribute substantively to scholarship, teaching, or public knowledge of the humanities.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 45.169
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
National Endowment for the Humanities
odh@neh.gov
202-606-8401
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants”?
The official notice lists 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 and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $5k – $75k.
How do I apply for “Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20150916-HD), 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.
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