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Find similar grantsNEH Challenge Grants are capacity-building grants intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term support for their humanities programs and resources.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: City or township governments; nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; special district governments; county governments; nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) sta…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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NEH posted the Landmarks and Summer Institutes NOFO (20261209-EDK-EDU) on September 17, 2026, due December 9. Funding stays at $7 million, but awards drop from ~30 to ~17 and the ceiling doubles to $460,000 because every project now runs two consecutive summers — 2028 and 2029.
Read articlePublic Humanities Projects opens October 15, 2026 and closes December 9, with planning grants to $75,000 and implementation grants to $750,000. The program has been narrowed to two formats and four mandated themes, and the award notification does not arrive until July 30, 2027. Here is how to read the constraint and whether to spend the fall on it.
Read articleNotice 20260511-PCS runs $50,000 to $500,000 with no cost share — Level 1 planning, Level 2 implementation, Level 3 multi-organization implementation at roughly two awards per deadline. The application materials went live August 31. The exclusion list is longer than the eligibility list, and a nonresponsive application is rejected before review.
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