The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering this grant to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship at institutions with high Hispanic enrollment. This grant is for enhancing the humanities content of existing programs, developing new programs, or laying the foundation for more extensive endeavors. Projects must be organized around a core topic or set of themes. The NEH Humanities Initiatives can create opportunities for faculty to study together, help develop new humanities programs (e.g., academic writing, foreign language, first-year seminars), utilize digital humanities resources, enhance basic needs in core humanities programs, or build ties among faculty across various institutions and organizations. Applications from all humanities disciplines are welcome.
Opportunity ID: 87454
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20110630-AC |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Humanities Initiatives for Faculty: IHHEs |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| 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 13, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 30, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any U.S. nonprofit institution with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status that is an institution of higher education with an FTE enrollment of at least 25 percent Hispanic students is eligible to apply. Submission of the application by the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) to Grants.gov will be accepted as assurance that the institution meets this eligibility criterion. If you are uncertain as to the status of your institution, please refer to the Department of Education’s Web site: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list-hisp-tab.html |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | NEH Humanities Initiatives are intended to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship at institutions with high Hispanic enrollment. 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 institution�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. Applications for projects in all humanities disciplines are welcome and will receive equal treatment in review. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HI_IHHE.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
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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 | PKG00047931 | Apr 15, 2011 | Jun 30, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
87454 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
87454 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
87454 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
87454 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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