Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
At a glance
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was July 16, 2019. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $350K, with about 40 awards expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments and 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Posted
- May 16, 2019
- Close date
- Jul 16, 2019
- Award floor
- $1
- Award ceiling
- $350,000
- Est. total funding
- Not specified
- Expected awards
- 40
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Private colleges & universities
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 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) program . The program supports projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture, and digital objects. Funding from this program strengthens efforts to extend the life of such materials and make their intellectual content widely accessible, often through the use of digital technology. Awards are also made to create various reference resources that facilitate use of cultural materials, from works that provide basic information quickly to tools that synthesize and codify knowledge of a subject for in-depth investigation.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 45.149
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
National Endowment for the Humanities
preservation@neh.gov
202-606-8401
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Humanities Collections and Reference Resources”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, 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 “Humanities Collections and Reference Resources”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $350k and the agency expects to make about 40 awards.
How do I apply for “Humanities Collections and Reference Resources”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20190716-PW), 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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