ClosedOpportunity 20180110-GW

Public Humanities Projects

At a glance

Public Humanities Projects is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was January 10, 2018. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $1M. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 3 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.164 (Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs).

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

Key facts

Nov 9, 2017Posted
Jan 10, 2018Application deadline

Posted: Nov 9, 2017
Close date: Jan 10, 2018
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
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
Private colleges & universities

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.

Public Humanities Projects grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history. NEH encourages projects that involve members of the public in collaboration with humanities scholars or that invite contributions from the community in the development and delivery of humanities programming.

This grant program supports a variety of forms of audience engagement. Applications should follow the parameters set out below for one of the following three formats:

• Community Conversations:
This format supports one- to two-year-long series of community-wide in-person public programs that are centered on one or more significant humanities resources, such as historic artifacts, artworks, literature, musical compositions, or films. These resources should be chosen to engage a diverse public audience. The programs must be anchored through perspectives drawn from humanities disciplines. Applicants must demonstrate prior experience conducting public dialogues.

• Exhibitions:
This format supports the creation of permanent exhibitions (on view for at least three years) and single-site temporary exhibitions (open to the public for a minimum of four to six months), as well as travelling exhibitions that will be available to public audiences in at least two venues in the United States (including the originating location).

• Historic Places:
This format supports long-term interpretive programs for historic sites, houses, neighborhoods, and regions that are intended to be presented to the public for at least three years. Such programs might include living history presentations, guided tours, exhibitions, and public programs.

NEH encourages projects that explore humanities ideas through multiple formats. Proposed projects may include complementary components: for example, a museum exhibition might be accompanied by a website, mobile app, or discussion programs. Your application must identify one primary format for your project and follow the application instructions for that format.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.164Promotion of the Humanities Public ProgramsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.164

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$4.22M

FY25

$606K

FY26

$455K est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.164. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 45.164

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 379 grant awards had funding actions under Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, with 1 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

TIKVAH FUND$10.4M
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$10M
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$5M
THE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, INC.$2.1M
GRAND CENTRAL ATELIER, INC.$2M

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

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Public Humanities Projects”?

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 and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Public Humanities Projects”?

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

How do I apply for “Public Humanities Projects”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20180110-GW), 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