NEH Humanities Initiatives Grant Opportunities

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Funding Opportunities - Division of Education Programs

The Humanities Initiatives grant program offers 1-3 year awards of up to $150,000

Application Deadline: May 20, 2021                                                                                                 

Optional Draft Due: April 8, 2021 

Humanities Initiatives strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities by developing new humanities programs, resources (including those in digital format), or courses, or by enhancing existing ones.

These grants serve:

Resources for Applicants                                                                                                                                                                         

When you click on the links above, you’ll find:

  • Notice of Funding Opportunity – your blueprint for what this program is about and how exactly to apply.
  • Informational Webinar – key points about the program and pro tips on how to apply.
  • Sample Application – examples of the narrative and key attachments from successful applications (check out each of the pages above for different sets of samples).

Optional Draft Review – Interested in getting feedback from program officers to help strengthen your proposal? Email your draft (ideally your narrative and other key attachments such as the work plan and reading list, although we welcome concept papers and drafts at any level of completion) to hi@neh.gov by April 8, 2021.


National Endowment for the HumanitiesCreated in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at: www.neh.gov.