Awards for Faculty Institutional Support – HBCUs and TCUs
At a glance
Awards for Faculty Institutional Support – HBCUs and TCUs is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was May 1, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $30K, with about 3 awards expected and $90K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities and private colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.161 (Promotion of the Humanities Research).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Posted
- Oct 4, 2024
- Close date
- May 1, 2025
- Est. award date
- Mar 31, 2025
- Award floor
- $1
- Award ceiling
- $30,000
- Est. total funding
- $90,000
- Expected awards
- 3
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Public colleges & universities
- Private colleges & universities
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
See C.3 in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional eligibility requirements.
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.
This limited competition supports institutions that have one or more faculty or staff member(s) who have been awarded an NEH Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) or an NEH Awards for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) fellowship in federal fiscal year 2025.
This program strengthens the capacity of HBCUs and TCUs to support humanities research on their campuses through funding for replacement instructors. NEH will provide funding at a fixed rate of $2,500 per month (full-time equivalent), up to $30,000. The fixed rate is pro-rated to correspond to the Awards for Faculty fellow’s NEH period of performance and regular institutional load.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 45.161
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
National Endowment for the Humanities
facultyawards@neh.gov
202-606-8401
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Awards for Faculty Institutional Support – HBCUs and TCUs”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Awards for Faculty Institutional Support – HBCUs and TCUs”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $30k, total estimated program funding is $90,000 and the agency expects to make about 3 awards.
How do I apply for “Awards for Faculty Institutional Support – HBCUs and TCUs”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20250203-HBI), 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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