The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering this grant to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship specifically for faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). This NEH Humanities Initiative grant is for the purpose of enhancing the humanities content of existing programs, developing new ones, or establishing foundational work for future academic endeavors. Projects must focus on a core topic or set of themes. Funds can be utilized to create opportunities for faculty collaborative study, develop new humanities programs such as academic writing or foreign language initiatives, integrate digital humanities resources, or build stronger ties among faculty members across institutions, and with K-12 educators, students, and cultural organizations like museums and historical societies. Applications from all humanities disciplines are welcomed.
Opportunity ID: 53783
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20100615-AD |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Humanities Initiatives for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| 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 tribal college or university, as defined by Executive Order 13270, is eligible to apply for a Humanities Initiatives grant. A list of tribal colleges and universities is available at the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities Web site. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | NEH Humanities Initiatives are intended to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship at Tribal 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 institutions 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_TCU.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 | PKG00018038 | Apr 16, 2010 | Jun 15, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53783 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
53783 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
53783 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
53783 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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