The National Endowment for the Humanities offers Challenge Grants to institutions and organizations aiming to enhance and secure long-term support for their humanities programs. These grants can be used to establish or enhance endowments, support ongoing program activities, procure objects for archives or collections, and renovate facilities for humanities activities. Grantees can also allocate a portion for fundraising costs to meet the matching requirement. Eligible applicants include colleges, universities, museums, libraries, research institutions, and more. Collaborative projects involving multiple institutions are welcome, with one institution designated as the lead applicant. Deadline for applications is May 01, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 221173
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 20130501-CH |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Challenge Grants |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Humanities (see “Cultural Affairs” in CFDA) |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 45.130 — Promotion of the Humanities_Challenge Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 01, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 01, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | May 31, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description:: | NEH challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. Through these awards, many organizations and institutions have been able to increase their humanities capacity and secure the permanent support of an endowment. Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down funds that generate expendable earnings to support and enhance ongoing program activities. Challenge grants may also provide capital directly supporting the procurement of long-lasting objects, such as acquisitions for archives and collections, the purchase of equipment, and the construction or renovation of facilities needed for humanities activities. Funds spent directly must be shown to bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly. Grantee institutions may also expend up to 10 percent of total grant funds (federal funds plus matching funds) to defray costs of fundraising to meet the NEH challenge. Because of the matching requirement, these NEH grants also strengthen the humanities by encouraging nonfederal sources of support.
Applications are welcome from colleges and universities, museums, public libraries, research institutions, historical societies and historic sites, scholarly associations, state humanities councils, and other nonprofit humanities entities. Programs that involve collaboration among multiple institutions are eligible as well, but one institution must serve as the lead agent and formal applicant of record. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 45.130 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00165151 |
| Opening Date: | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | May 01, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Office of Challenge Grants |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational [V1.1] Attachments [V1.0] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs [V2.0] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.130 | PKG00165151 | Feb 19, 2013 | May 01, 2013 | View | Office of Challenge Grants | Organization Applicants |