ClosedOpportunity 20190814-BP-BR-GE-GG-GI

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 August 14, 2019. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $1M, with about 16 awards expected. 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

Jun 25, 2019Posted
Aug 14, 2019Application deadline

Posted: Jun 25, 2019
Close date: Aug 14, 2019
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: 16
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.

The Public Humanities Projects program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through in-person programming. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history.

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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.

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 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 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 and the agency expects to make about 16 awards.

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 20190814-BP-BR-GE-GG-GI), 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