National Endowment for the Humanities Grants

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• Endowments for Advancing the Humanities

  Up to $5.0MDeadline: Jan 13, 2027open

  Endowments for Advancing the Humanities is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and ...

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• Public Scholars

  Up to $60Kopen

  Public Scholars is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. The Public Scholars program offers grants to individual authors for research, w...

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• Chair’s Disaster Recovery Grants for Humanities Collections

  Up to $15Kopen

  Chair’s Disaster Recovery Grants for Humanities Collections is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Assists humanities organizations in...

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• Public Humanities Projects (Implementation)

  Deadline: Dec 9, 2026open

  Public Humanities Projects (Implementation) is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. This program supports projects that bring the ideas...

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• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grants

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  National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grants is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Funds projects that promote humanities educa...

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• Institutes for Higher Education Faculty and K-12 Educators

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  Institutes for Higher Education Faculty and K-12 Educators is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Institutes for Higher Education Facu...

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• Climate Smart Humanities Organizations

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  Climate Smart Humanities Organizations is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Supports humanities organizations in assessing and plann...

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• Research and Development Program

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  Research and Development Program is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Supports projects that address major challenges in preserving ...

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• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends

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  National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends is a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that funds two consecutive month...

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• Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants

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  Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. This grant program helps institutions sec...

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• NEH 2025-1: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities

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  NEH 2025-1: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Supports university-led in...

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• Arts and Culture Projects - Youth and Community Focus

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  Arts and Culture Projects - Youth and Community Focus is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Supports humanities projects in communiti...

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• We the People Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions, and Culture

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  We the People Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions, and Culture is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Designed to ...

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• NEH Media Projects Program

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  The NEH Media Projects Program is a grant program from the National Endowment for the Humanities that supports the development, production, and distri...

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• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Initiatives

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  National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Initiatives is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Supports projects that stren...

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• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships

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  National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Provides support for individuals pursui...

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• Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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  Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Supports projects that s...

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• Institutes for K-12 Educators

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  Institutes for K-12 Educators is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. These institutes are professional development programs that bring...

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• Digital Humanities Advancement Grants (DHAG)

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  Digital Humanities Advancement Grants (DHAG) is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. DHAG supports digital projects throughout their li...

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• Media Projects: Development Grants

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  Media Projects: Development Grants is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measu...

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What National Endowment for the Humanities funds

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How to apply for National Endowment for the Humanities grants

Most National Endowment for the Humanities applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.