Digital Humanities Advancement Grants
At a glance
Digital Humanities Advancement Grants is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was June 30, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $10K – $375K, with $4M in total estimated funding. 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) and 1 other listing.
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Oct 31, 2019Posted
- Jun 30, 2020Application deadline
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2019
- Close date
- Jun 30, 2020
- Award floor
- $10,000
- Award ceiling
- $375,000
- Est. total funding
- $4,000,000
- 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
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 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities is accepting applications for the Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program. The program supports innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects at different stages of their lifecycles, from early start-up phases through implementation and sustainability. Experimentation, reuse, and extensibility are hallmarks of this program, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities.
Assistance Listings
What is an ALN?- 45.164Promotion of the Humanities Public ProgramsProgram →
- 45.169Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital HumanitiesProgram →
Reported obligations under ALN 45.164
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 Advancement 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 and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Digital Humanities Advancement Grants”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $10k – $375k and total estimated program funding is $4,000,000.
How do I apply for “Digital Humanities Advancement Grants”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20200115-HAA), 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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