Opportunity Information: Apply for 20231011 ASA ASB
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers the "Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education" grant program to help small and medium-sized colleges and universities explore and develop modest, high-impact humanities projects that serve underserved populations. The focus is on strengthening the teaching and study of the humanities in higher education settings, especially where resources may be limited or where students have historically had fewer opportunities to engage deeply with humanities learning. In practice, this opportunity is meant to support early-stage or small-scale projects that can improve humanities instruction, expand access, and build momentum for longer-term capacity in humanities programming at eligible institutions.
A central priority of the program is reaching institutions and student communities that are often overlooked in traditional funding streams. NEH specifically highlights community colleges, minority-serving institutions, rural colleges and universities, institutions where a majority of students receive Pell Grants, and colleges and universities that have not received funding from NEH's Division of Education Programs since 2018. That emphasis signals that the program is trying to widen participation in NEH-supported humanities work, reduce gaps in access, and encourage humanities initiatives in places that may not have a long history of federal humanities support.
The opportunity is a discretionary grant (not a formula entitlement) under the humanities funding category, associated with CFDA number 45.162. The funding opportunity title is "Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education," and the opportunity number is 20231011 ASA ASB. NEH anticipated making around 25 awards, with an award ceiling of $60,000 per grant. These awards are designed to be relatively small, which aligns with the program's goal of supporting exploration and development efforts that can be implemented without requiring large institutional infrastructure or extensive prior grant capacity.
Eligibility is broad but still tied to the goal of advancing humanities at small and medium-sized higher education institutions. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education (including public and state-controlled colleges and universities), as well as nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). In addition, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments are eligible to apply, particularly when they are proposing projects that strengthen humanities teaching and study at the targeted colleges and universities.
Key timeline details from the source information include a creation date of August 2, 2023, and an original closing date of October 18, 2023. While those dates reflect the specific posting captured in the source data, the program description and priorities provide a clear picture of what NEH is trying to fund: practical, focused humanities projects in higher education that expand opportunity and better serve students and communities that have been historically under-resourced.Apply for 20231011 ASA ASB
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.162.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 02, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 18, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $60,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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