ClosedOpportunity 20240111-PF

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

At a glance

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was January 12, 2024. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $350K, with about 15 awards expected and $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 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access).

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

Key facts

Oct 30, 2023Posted
Jan 12, 2024Application deadline
Aug 1, 2024 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Oct 30, 2023
Close date: Jan 12, 2024
Est. award date: Aug 1, 2024
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $350,000
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
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

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) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program. This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions’ ability to anticipate and respond to disasters.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

NOFO for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections, 2024Full Announcement · Sustaining Cultural Heritage Programs 2024 20240111-PF.pdfOCTE · 552 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.149Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and AccessProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.149

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$2.76M

FY25

$2.9K

FY26

$5.69M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.149. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections”?

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 “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $350k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 15 awards.

How do I apply for “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20240111-PF), 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