Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
At a glance
Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was March 5, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $250K, with about 5 awards expected and $850K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities).
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Key facts
- Nov 20, 2019Posted
- Mar 5, 2020Application deadline
- Posted
- Nov 20, 2019
- Close date
- Mar 5, 2020
- Award floor
- $1
- Award ceiling
- $250,000
- Est. total funding
- $850,000
- Expected awards
- 5
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- 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 Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities program. The purpose of this program is to support national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars, humanities professionals, and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Through this program NEH seeks to increase the number of humanities scholars and practitioners using digital technology in their research and to broadly disseminate knowledge about advanced technology tools and methodologies relevant to the humanities.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 45.169
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 45.169
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 258 grant awards had funding actions under Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities, with 12 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY$837K
- TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$624K
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$447K
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON$425K
- TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE$397K
Agency contact (as published)
National Endowment for the Humanities
odh@neh.gov
202-606-8401
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: 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 “Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $250k, total estimated program funding is $850,000 and the agency expects to make about 5 awards.
How do I apply for “Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20200305-HT), 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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