This grant, offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is for the purpose of strengthening and enriching humanities education and scholarship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). It provides funding to enhance existing humanities programs, develop new initiatives, or establish foundations for future endeavors. The grants aim to create opportunities for faculty collaborative study, develop new humanities programs such as academic writing or foreign language initiatives, and integrate digital humanities resources. Furthermore, the funding supports addressing basic needs within an institution’s core humanities programs and fostering ties among faculty across institutions, with secondary schools, and with cultural organizations like museums and libraries, ultimately benefiting students and scholars at HBCUs.
Opportunity ID: 53781
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20100615-AB |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Humanities Initiatives for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.162 — Promotion of the Humanities_Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 15, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any U.S. nonprofit 501(c)3 tax-exempt historically black college or university, as defined by Executive Order 13532, is eligible to apply for a Humanities Initiatives grant. Eligible institutions are those included in the Department of Education’s list of HBCUs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | NEH Humanities Initiatives are intended to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These grants may be used to enhance the humanities content of existing programs, develop new programs, or lay the foundation for more extensive endeavors in the future. Each project must be organized around a core topic or set of themes. For examples, see the sample project narratives, available under Program Resources in the sidebar to the right.NEH Humanities Initiatives may create opportunities for faculty members to study together while improving their capacity to teach the humanities; help faculty members and administrators develop new humanities programs, which may include but are not limited to academic writing programs, foreign language programs, new humanities minors, first-year seminars, capstone courses, or summer bridge programs for at-risk high school students; help institutions take advantage of humanities resources, especially in the digital humanities; enhance or develop areas of basic need in an institutionÂ’s core humanities programs; or build ties among faculty at more than one institution of higher learning; among college teachers, secondary school teachers, and students; or among faculty members at institutions of higher learning and their colleagues in museums, libraries, or other organizations such as historical and cultural societies. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HI_HBCU.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Division of Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities Room 302 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20506 202-606-8463 Email:hi@neh.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Division of Education Programs National Endowment for the Humanities Room 302 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20506 202-606-8463 Email: hi@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.162 | PKG00018036 | Apr 16, 2010 | Jun 15, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53781 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
53781 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
53781 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
53781 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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