ClosedOpportunity 20240806-CHC

Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening

At a glance

Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was August 6, 2024. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $500K, with about 1 award expected and $500K 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 or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.130 (Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants).

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

Key facts

May 6, 2024Posted
Aug 6, 2024Application deadline

Posted: May 6, 2024
Close date: Aug 6, 2024
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $500,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
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 C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

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 Challenge Programs is accepting applications for Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening, a cooperative agreement to plan and host a national convening to evaluate the current state of graduate education in the humanities, to make recommendations for programs to prepare graduate students for a variety of humanities-related careers, and to develop a roadmap that articulates a strategic vision for graduate education in the humanities. The project will be funded through a combination of federal matching funds and related fundraising from non-federal third parties.

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.

Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening 2024 Funding OpportunityFull Announcement · OCP Convenings NOFO 2024.pdfOCTE · 545 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.130Promotion of the Humanities Challenge GrantsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.130

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$13.9M

FY25

$6.22M

FY26

$200K est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.130. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening”?

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 “Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $500k, total estimated program funding is $500,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20240806-CHC), 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