Opportunity Information: Apply for 20170503 ZH
Humanities Access Grants are a discretionary grant program from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) designed to strengthen and expand existing humanities programs that serve children, families, and young adults, with young adults defined as people ages 18 to 30. The core focus is capacity building, meaning the grant is meant to help an organization improve what it already does in the humanities by adding reach, quality, staffing, partnerships, tools, or other enhancements that make the program more effective and sustainable for the audiences it serves. Rather than supporting brand-new concepts that have not been tested, the program emphasizes building on an already exemplary humanities effort and taking it to the next level.
The opportunity is open to a wide range of eligible applicants, including state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). In practice, this fits many community-facing cultural and educational institutions such as public libraries, local and regional museums, historical societies, archival repositories, community colleges, and universities, as well as other cultural organizations that deliver humanities programming to the public.
NEH describes the types of activities it has supported through examples that show the program's community-centered character. Past supported programs have included a young readers initiative run through a state humanities council, a "family conversations" program at a rural historical society that connects local cultural history with nearby natural resources, and summer internships where liberal arts college students work in local cultural organizations. These examples point to the kinds of projects that tend to fit well: programs grounded in the humanities that strengthen literacy, intergenerational learning, civic and cultural dialogue, local history engagement, and pathways for young adults to gain hands-on experience in humanities and cultural work.
Funding is provided as match-based support over a two-year period, with the expectation that all awarded funds are fully spent by the end of the grant term. The match requirement means applicants should plan to bring non-federal cost share or matching resources to the project, and to structure the budget so the NEH investment is paired with institutional, partner, or community support. A key restriction is that grant funds are not intended to replace existing program dollars. Instead, the proposal should clearly show how the funding will expand, deepen, or enhance an existing program, for example by adding new program components, increasing geographic or demographic reach, improving content and facilitation, developing stronger collaborations, expanding evaluation, or building organizational infrastructure that supports long-term delivery.
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $100,000, with the original closing date of May 3, 2017 (Funding Opportunity Number 20170503-ZH; CFDA 45.130). NEH especially encourages applications from organizations that have never received an NEH grant and from small to mid-sized institutions, signaling that the program is intended to broaden participation in federal humanities funding and help smaller organizations build durable program capacity.Apply for 20170503 ZH
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Humanities Access Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.130.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-02-28.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-05-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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