NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions
At a glance
NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was August 18, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $150K, with about 15 awards expected and $1.2M 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 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Posted
- May 15, 2020
- Close date
- Aug 18, 2020
- Award floor
- $1
- Award ceiling
- $150,000
- Est. total funding
- $1,200,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- 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
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
See section C of the notice of funding opportunity for additional eligibility criteria.
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 United States’ National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), a component body of U.K. Research and Innovation (UKRI), are accepting applications for the NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions program. Awards made through this program will fund teams of researchers and cultural institution professionals in the U.S. and U.K. working collaboratively to deliver transformational impact on digital methods and digital research in cultural institutions. Applications must be submitted by teams composed of at least one organization from the U.S. and one from the U.K., in which each country is represented by at least one cultural institution. An eligible U.S. organization must submit the application with a U.S.-specific budget under this announcement. The lead U.K. organization must submit the same application with a U.K.-specific budget to AHRC. NEH will fund the participating U.S. organization(s), and AHRC will fund the participating U.K. organization(s).
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 45.169
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 “NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions”?
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 “NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $150k, total estimated program funding is $1,200,000 and the agency expects to make about 15 awards.
How do I apply for “NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20200818-HC), 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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