The NEH is offering Challenge Grants to help institutions and organizations achieve long-term improvements and secure support for their humanities programs and resources. This grant is designed for capacity-building, enabling recipients to establish or enhance endowments and spend-down funds for ongoing activities, or to make one-time capital expenditures such as construction, renovation, or equipment purchases that provide lasting benefits. A key aspect is the matching requirement, which encourages additional nonfederal support for the humanities. Eligible applicants include colleges, universities, museums, public libraries, and other nonprofit entities. Funds must provide long-term advantages, reflecting strategic planning to advance knowledge and understanding in the humanities, rather than merely replacing existing funds.
Opportunity ID: 52607
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20100505-CH |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Challenge Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.130 — Promotion of the Humanities_Challenge Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 09, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 05, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 05, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 04, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| 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. Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down funds (that is, funds that are invested, with both the income and the principal being expended over a defined period of years) that generate expendable earnings to support ongoing program activities. Funds may also be used for one-time capital expenditures (such as construction and renovation, purchase of equipment, and acquisitions) that bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly. 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 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. Activities supported Challenge grant funds (both federal and nonfederal together) must provide long-term benefits to the humanities. Challenge grant funds should not merely replace funds already being expended on the humanities, but instead should reflect careful strategic planning to strengthen the institutions activities in and commitment to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the humanities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Office of Challenge Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities Room 420 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8309 Email:challenge@neh.gov |
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Office of Challenge Grants National Endowment for the Humanities Room 420 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8309 Email: challenge@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.130 | PKG00017032 | Mar 09, 2010 | May 05, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52607 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
52607 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
52607 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
52607 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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