ClosedOpportunity 20250501-SO

State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants

At a glance

State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants 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 $300K – $3M, with about 56 awards expected and $50M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.129 (Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership).

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

Key facts

Apr 1, 2025Posted
May 1, 2025Application deadline
Oct 31, 2025 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Apr 1, 2025
Close date: May 1, 2025
Est. award date: Oct 31, 2025
Award floor: $300,000
Award ceiling: $3,000,000
Est. total funding: $50,000,000
Expected awards: 56
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Office of Federal/State Partnership National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8254

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 Federal/State Partnership is accepting applications for State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants. This program provides general operating support grants to NEH’s designated humanities councils in the United States and its jurisdictions. State and jurisdictional humanities councils tailor their grantmaking and programs to the needs, resources, and interests of their state or jurisdiction, while also extending the reach of NEH-funded projects and further strengthening the agency’s connection to local communities. NEH determines annual funding for each state and jurisdictional humanities council according to a legislatively mandated formula.

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.

State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants Funding OpportunityFull Announcement · FedState NOFO 2025 040125.pdfOCTE · 382 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.129Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State PartnershipProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.129

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$32.9M

FY25

$30.2M

FY26

$30M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.129. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 45.129

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 219 grant awards had funding actions under Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership, with 17 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES$6.62M
HUMANITIES TEXAS$4.73M
NEW YORK COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES$4.66M
FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL, INCORPORATED$4.34M
PENNSYLVANIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL$3.6M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $300k – $3m, total estimated program funding is $50,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 56 awards.

How do I apply for “State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20250501-SO), 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