OpenOpportunity 20261209-EDK-EDU

Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes

At a glance

Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes is an open federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Applications are due December 9, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $460K, with about 17 awards expected and $7M 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 45.039 (National Endowment for the Humanities: Institutes and Landmarks of American History and Culture).

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

Key facts

Sep 17, 2026Posted
Dec 9, 2026Application deadlinenext date

Posted: Sep 17, 2026
Close date: Dec 9, 2026
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $460,000
Est. total funding: $7,000,000
Expected awards: 17
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 C. Eligibility Information 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) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes program. The purpose of this program is to support humanities education through professional development for K-12 teachers and higher education faculty members.

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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.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number 20261209-EDK-EDU on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyNational Endowment for the Humanities · learning@neh.gov Open ↗
Submit before December 9, 2026Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.039National Endowment for the Humanities: Institutes and Landmarks of American History and CultureProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.039

Historical data · not a prediction

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Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.039. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Endowment for the Humanities
learning@neh.gov
202-606-8204

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes”?

According to the official notice, applications are due December 9, 2026. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for “Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes”?

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 “Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $460k, total estimated program funding is $7,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 17 awards.

How do I apply for “Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20261209-EDK-EDU), 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