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NEH Awards for Faculty is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This program supports individual faculty members at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment (IHHEs) pursuing research of value to humanities scholars, students, or general audiences. Awards can be used for a wide range of humanities research projects.
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Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities $60,000 ($5,000 per month) Article; Research leading to improvement of an existing undergraduate course; Research related to goals and interests of the institution or community; Book; Digital Resource or Publication; Edition; Other Scholarly Resource; Translation Two to twelve months, full-time equivalent The deadline for this cycle has passed.
Updated guidelines will be posted in advance of the next deadline. In the meantime, please use these guidelines to get a sense of what is involved in assembling an application. The Awards for Faculty at HBCUs program strengthens the humanities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by encouraging and expanding humanities research opportunities for individual faculty and staff members.
Awards provide the individual recipient with time to write, conduct research, and pursue other project-related activities. This program offers applicants flexibility in project outcomes and award periods. Awards support individuals pursuing scholarly research that is of value to humanities scholars, students, and/or general audiences.
The 2026 Awards for Faculty competition will only accept projects for research in American history and culture and Western civilization. Competitive applications must focus on topics in the history, culture, and government of the United States in any period from the Colonial Era to the present, or topics in Western civilization from antiquity to the present.
Eligible projects include: research in primary and secondary materials leading to the development of books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital projects and resources, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, critical editions, or other scholarly resources research related to institutional or community goals or interests, such as projects that draw on archival collections, collection and interpretation of oral histories, or the development of materials in support of culture or language preservation and revitalization research leading to the improvement of a single existing undergraduate course, including the development of humanities resources (for example, oral histories, identification and preparation of archival sources, or newly compiled historical or literary collections) The Awards for Faculty at HBCUs program is open to individual faculty and staff members, including full-time, part-time, adjunct, and retired faculty and staff at HBCUs.
If retired, applicants must not be affiliated with or employed by another institution at the time of application. Awards support individuals who work between half time and full time on their projects. Projects may be at any stage of development.
You may propose to complete your project by the end of the period of performance, or you may propose to do so by a later date. Awards to Faculty grants awards are paid directly to the applicant, not to their institutions. You can apply to only one program at each deadline.
Learn about NEH's implementation of recent Executive Orders . Review your application package Read the Notice of Funding Opportunity and the Program Announcement for Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities to ensure you understand all the expectations and restrictions for projects delivered under this program and that you are prepared to write an effective application.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual faculty members and retired faculty members affiliated with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, or Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollments. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Digital Projects for the Public Grant is sponsored by U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This program supports projects that interpret and analyze humanities content in primarily digital platforms and formats, such as websites, mobile applications, interactive touch screens, games, and virtual environments. Projects should attract a broad, general, nonspecialist audience and incorporate sound humanities scholarship. It includes three funding categories: Discovery (up to $30,000), Prototyping (up to $100,000), and Production (up to $400,000).
NEH Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This program supports fellowship opportunities at independent centers for advanced study, libraries, and museums in the U.S. and American overseas research centers. These fellowships provide humanities scholars with stipends, a collegial environment, and access to resources for research on foreign cultures.
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, increase the commercial application of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) supported research results, and improve the return on investment from federally funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133S-1. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the SBIR Program at: http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g. , search for 84.133, not 84.133S). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov. Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-090908-001. Assistance Listing: 84.133. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ED. Award Amount: Up to $75K per award.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.