This grant program, offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities, aims to preserve America’s cultural heritage by digitizing historical materials from community members’ homes. It supports day-long events organized by community institutions where the public can bring in historical items for digitization. Additionally, public programming such as lectures, panels, and special initiatives are encouraged to deepen understanding of the community’s history. Applicants must collaborate with local institutions and organizations for a comprehensive approach. Small and medium-sized institutions are particularly encouraged to apply. The closing date for applications is June 25, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 275921
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20150625-PY |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Common Heritage |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.149 — Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 16, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments Private institutions of higher education County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | America’s cultural heritage is preserved not only in libraries, museums, archives, and other community organizations, but also in all of our homes, family histories, and life stories. The Common Heritage program aims to capture this vitally important part of our country’s heritage and preserve it for future generations. Common Heritage will support both the digitization of cultural heritage materials and the organization of public programming at community events that explore these materials as a window on a community’s history and culture. The Common Heritage program recognizes that members of the public—in partnership with libraries, museums, archives, and historical organizations—have much to contribute to the understanding of our cultural mosaic. Together, such institutions and the public can be effective partners in the appreciation and stewardship of our common heritage. The program supports day-long events organized by community cultural institutions, which members of the public will be invited to attend. At these events experienced staff will digitize the community historical materials brought in by the public. Project staff will also record descriptive information—provided by community attendees—about the historical materials. Contributors will be given a free digital copy of their items to take home, along with the original materials. With the owner’s permission, digital copies of these materials would be included in the institutions’ collections. Historical photographs, artifacts, documents, family letters, art works, and audiovisual recordings are among the many items eligible for digitization and public commemoration. Projects must also present public programming that would expand knowledge of the community’s history. Public programs could include lectures, panels, reading and discussion, special gallery tours, screening and discussion of relevant films, presentations by a historian, special initiatives for families and children, or comments by curators about items brought in by the public. These public programs should provide a framework for a deeper understanding of the community members’ shared or divergent histories. The programs may take place before, during, and/or after the day of the digitization event. Applicants may but need not include in their proposals a topic around which the event and the public programming would be organized. Topics proposed for the public programming may also be proposed for the digitization event. The applicant institution must plan, promote, and organize the event and ensure that a wide range of historical materials can be digitized and also contextualized through public programming. Since the help of additional institutions and organizations in the community may be needed to accomplish this work, the applicant must take responsibility for enlisting appropriate organizations or institutions, such as local libraries and museums, to contribute to the project, as needed. NEH especially welcomes applications from small and medium-sized institutions that have not previously received NEH support. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/common-heritage |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Common Heritage
National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov (for questions about digitization) 202-606-8269 or publicpgms@neh.gov (for questions about public programming) preservation@neh.gov Email:preservation@neh.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Common Heritage National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov (for questions about digitization) 202-606-8269 or publicpgms@neh.gov (for questions about public programming) preservation@neh.gov Email: preservation@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.149 | PY2015 | Common Heritage | PKG00216206 | Apr 16, 2015 | Jun 25, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
275921 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
275921 Attachments-1.0.pdf
275921 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms_2_0-2.0.pdf
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