ClosedOpportunity 20200316-DR

Fellowships Open Book Program

At a glance

Fellowships Open Book Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was December 15, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $5.5K, with about 30 awards expected and $75K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and private colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities).

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

Key facts

Dec 10, 2019Posted
Dec 15, 2020Application deadline

Posted: Dec 10, 2019
Close date: Dec 15, 2020
Award floor: $5,500
Award ceiling: $5,500
Est. total funding: $75,000
Expected awards: 30
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligibility is limited to publishers who have published within the last three years (or will publish within the period of performance) a book whose research was supported by an NEH fellowship. Publishers must be U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or accredited public or 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education. If previously published, the book must have included an acknowledgement to the relevant NEH award for the author’s research and/or writing to be eligible for this program. See Section C of the notice of funding opportunity for additional information.

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 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities, in partnership with the NEH Division of Research Programs, is accepting applications for the Fellowships Open Book Program. This limited competition aims to award publishers a $5,500 grant to release open access digital editions of books whose underlying research was funded by one of the following six NEH programs: Fellowships; Awards for Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Awards for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and University; Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan; or Public Scholars. Each ebook shall be released under a Creative Commons license, making those books free for anyone to download. The book could be a forthcoming title (to be open access upon first release) or it could be a book that has been on sale for up to three years before application submission. This program utilizes a greatly streamlined application process and there are three proposal deadlines per year.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.169Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital HumanitiesProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.169

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$7.53M

FY25

$2.61M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.169. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Fellowships Open Book Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Fellowships Open Book Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $5.5k, total estimated program funding is $75,000 and the agency expects to make about 30 awards.

How do I apply for “Fellowships Open Book Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20200316-DR), 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.

OpenALN 45.039