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Date posted: August 11, 2008 Date modified: August 14, 2008 *
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 45.161
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Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars or research coordinated by an individual scholar that, because of its scope or complexity, requires additional staff and resources beyond the individual's salary.
Eligible projects include:
These grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to communicate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences.
Providing Access to Grant Products
As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, the NEH
endeavors to make the products of its grants available to the broadest possible audience. Our goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have ready and easy access to the wide range of NEH grant products. For the Collaborative Research program, such products may include monographs,
As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, the NEH
endeavors to make the products of its grants available to the broadest possible audience. Our goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have ready and easy access to the wide range of NEH grant products. For the Collaborative Research program, such products may include monographs,
Previously funded projects
Individuals and institutions whose projects have received NEH support may apply for a grant for a new or subsequent stage of that project. Proposals for these projects do not receive special consideration and are
judged by the same criteria as others in the grant competition. However, the proposals must be substantially updated, including a description of the new activities and a justification of the new budget. The applicant must also describe how the previously-funded project met its goals.
Collaborative Research Grants may not be used for:
Note: Proposals for documentary editing should be submitted to Scholarly Editions Grants.
Proposals for preparing bibliographies, descriptive catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, databases,
or other research tools or reference works should be submitted to the Humanities Collections and Resources Program in
the NEH Division of Preservation and Access.
The Endowment currently sponsors two agency-wide programs—We the People and Digital
Humanities—and one special initiative, Rediscovering Afghanistan.
Below is information on each.
The NEH encourages applications in these three areas of special interest.
Proposals will be evaluated through NEH’s established review process and will not receive special consideration.
We the People
To help Americans make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH established the We the People program.
NEH encourages applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation’s history and culture and
that advance knowledge of the principles that define America. To learn more about We the People,
visit the program’s Web site.
Digital Humanities
NEH welcomes applications for humanities projects that use digital technology or study its impact.
Digital technologies offer humanists new methods of conducting research, conceptualizing relationships,
and presenting scholarship. Digital humanities projects deploy these technologies and methods to
enhance our understanding of a topic or issue. NEH also is interested in projects that study
the impact of digital technology on the humanities—exploring the ways in which it changes
how we read, write, think, and learn. Learn
more about the NEH Office of Digital Humanities.
Rediscovering Afghanistan
NEH invites applications for projects that focus on Afghanistan’s history and culture.
The special initiative is designed to promote research, education, and public programs
about Afghanistan and to encourage United States institutions to assist Afghanistan in efforts
to preserve and document its cultural resources. Learn
more about the initiative.
Awards are made for one to three years and normally range from $25,000 to $100,000 per year. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant in outright funds, matching funds, or a combination of the two, depending on the applicant's preference and the availability of funds. The use of federal matching funds is encouraged. Federal matching funds are released on a 1:1 basis when a grantee secures gift funds from eligible third parties.
Cost Sharing
Cost sharing is not required. NEH, however, is rarely able to support the full costs of projects approved for funding. In most cases, NEH Collaborative Research grants cover no more than 80% of project costs. The balance of the costs is to be borne by the applicant's institution or other non-federal sources. Previously funded projects are expected to allocate a progressively larger share of the costs to the host institution or third parties.
(Learn more about different types of grant
funding.)
Eligibility is limited to:
Applicants affiliated with an eligible institution must apply through an institution,
ordinarily their own institution. Adjunct faculty may apply as individuals.
Degree candidates may not be project directors.
Project directors may submit only one application to this program, although they may apply for
other NEH awards, including Fellowships or Summer Stipends.
NEH generally does not award grants to other federal entities or to applicants whose projects are so closely intertwined with a federal entity that the project takes on characteristics of the federal entity's own authorized activities. This does not preclude applicants from using grant funds from other federal entities in their projects, as long as these resources are not used as gifts to release NEH matching funds.
Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.
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Application advice and proposal drafts:
Applicants may submit by e-mail (collaborative@neh.gov) a draft of the
narrative and budget sections of their proposal at least six weeks before the deadline.
A response cannot be guaranteed if the draft arrives later. The preliminary proposal gives an applicant
the opportunity to receive staff comments about the substance and format of the application. These comments are
not part of the formal review process, but previous applicants have found them helpful. Once NEH has received
a formal application, its staff will not comment on its status except with respect to questions of completeness
or eligibility.
You will prepare your application for submission via Grants.gov just as you would a paper application.
Your application should consist of the following parts:
![]() Applications for this program must be submitted via Grants.gov. Before using Grants.gov for the first time, each organization must register with the Web site to create an institutional profile. Once registered, your organization can then apply for any government grant on the Grants.gov Web site.
If your organization has already registered and you have verified that your registration is still valid, you may skip this step. If not, please see our handy checklist to guide you through the registration process. We strongly recommend you complete your registration at least two weeks before the application deadline, as it takes time for your registration to be processed.
If you have problems registering with Grants.gov, call the Grants.gov help desk at 1-800-518-4726.
Download the Free Adobe Reader Software
To fill out a Grants.gov application package, you will need to download
and install the current version of Adobe Reader. The latest version of Adobe Reader,
which is designed to function with PCs and Macintosh computers using a variety of popular
operating systems, is available at no charge from the Adobe Web site
(www.adobe.com) Click on “Get Adobe Reader” and then “Download Now.” Once installed, this software will allow you to view and fill out Grants.Gov application packages for any federal agency. .
Download the Application Package
To submit your application,
you will need to download the application package from the Grants.gov
Web site. You can download the application package at any time.
(You do not have to wait for your Grants.gov registration to
be complete.) Click the button at the right to download the
package.
Save the application package to your computer’s hard drive. To open the application package, select the file and double click. You do not have to be online to work on it.
You can save your application package at any time by clicking the “Save” button at the top of your screen.
Tip: If you choose to save your application package before you have completed it, you may receive an error
message indicating that your application is not valid if all of the forms have not been completed. Click “OK” to save your work and complete
the package another time. You can also use e-mail to share the application package with members of your organization or project team.
The application package contains three forms that you must complete in
order to submit your application:
HOW TO FILL OUT THE
APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE SF-424 SHORT FORM
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please
provide the following information:
HOW TO FILL OUT THE
SUPPLEMENTARY COVER SHEET FOR NEH GRANT PROGRAMS
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please
provide the following information:
HOW TO USE THE NEH
ATTACHMENT FORM
You will use this form to attach the various files that make up your
application.
Your attachments must be in Portable Document Format (.pdf). We cannot
accept attachments in their original word processing or spreadsheet
formats. If you don't already have software to convert your files into
PDFs, there are many low-cost and free software packages available. To
learn more, go to http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsgov/pdf.html.
When you open the NEH Attachment Form, you will find 15 attachment
buttons, labeled "Attachment 1" through "Attachment 15." By clicking on a
button, you will be able to choose the file from your computer that you
wish to attach. You must name and attach your files in the proper order so
that we can identify them. Please attach the proper file to the proper
button as listed below:
ATTACHMENT 1: To this button, please attach your statement of significance and impact. Please name the file
“statement.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your table of contents. Please name the file “contents.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your
list of project participants. Please name the file “participantslist.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your
narrative. Please name the file “narrative.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your
budget. Please name the file “budget.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 6: To this button, please attach your
appendices. Please name the file “appendices.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 7: To this button, please attach your history of
grants. Please name the file “granthistory.pdf”.
Use the remaining buttons to attach any additional materials (if
appropriate). Please give these attachments meaningful file names and
ensure that they are PDFs.
UPLOADING YOUR APPLICATION
TO GRANTS.GOV
When you have completed all three forms, use the right-facing arrow to
move each of them to the "Mandatory Documents for Submission" column. Once
they have been moved over, the "Submit" button will activate. You are now
ready to upload your application package to Grants.gov.
During the registration process, your institution designated one or
more AORs (Authorized Organization Representatives). These AORs typically
work in your institution's Sponsored Research Office or Grants Office.
When you have completed your application, you must ask your AOR to submit
the application, using the special username and password that was assigned
to him or her during the registration process.
To submit your application, your computer must have an active
connection to the Internet. To begin the submission process, click the
"submit" button. A page will appear asking you to sign and submit your
application. At this point, your AOR will enter his or her username and
password. When you click the "sign and submit application" button, your
application package will be uploaded to Grants.gov. Please note that it
may take some time to upload your application package depending on the
size of your files and the speed of your Internet connection.
After the upload is complete, a confirmation page, which includes a
tracking number, will appear indicating that you have submitted your
application to Grants.gov. Please print this page for your records. The
AOR will also receive a confirmation e-mail.
NEH suggests that you submit your application no later than 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. That way, should you encounter a
technical problem of some kind, you will still have time to contact the
Grants.gov help desk for support. The Grants.gov help desk is open Monday
to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time at 1-800-518-4726. You
can also send an e-mail to support@grants.gov.
HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIALS
If you are sending supplementary materials (those that cannot be submitted
electronically—i.e. audio or video materials), please send eight
copies of each item and include at the bottom of the table of contents
a list of the materials to be mailed separately in your Grants.gov submission.
Mail the materials to:
Collaborative Research
Division of Research Programs Room 318 National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20506 NEH continues to experience lengthy delays in the delivery of mail by
the U.S. Postal Service, and in some cases materials are damaged by the
irradiation process. We recommend that supplementary materials be sent by
a commercial delivery service to ensure that they arrive intact by the
receipt deadline.
If you wish to have the materials returned to you, please include a self-addressed, pre-paid mailer.
DEADLINES
Applications must be received by Grants.gov by November 5, 2008.
Grants.gov will date and time stamp your application after it is fully uploaded.
Applications submitted after that date will not be accepted. Supplementary
materials must also arrive at NEH by November 5, 2008, to be considered
as part of the application.
Evaluators are asked to apply the following five criteria.
Late applications will not be reviewed.
Review and Selection Process
Knowledgeable persons outside NEH will read each application and advise
the agency about its merits. The Endowment’s staff comments on matters of fact or
on significant issues that otherwise would be missing from these reviews, then makes
recommendations to the National Council on the Humanities. The National
Council meets at various times during the year to advise the NEH chairman
on grants. The chairman takes into account the advice provided by the
review process and, by law, makes all funding decisions.
Award notices
Applicants will be notified by e-mail of the decision by June 15, 2009. Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful applications will receive award documents by mail after the June notification. Applicants may obtain the reasons for funding decisions on their applications by sending an e-mail message to collaborative@neh.gov.
Administrative requirements
Before submitting an application,
applicants should review their responsibilities as
an award recipient and the lobbying certification requirement.
Award conditions
The requirements for awards are
contained in the General
Terms and Conditions for Awards to Organizations, any specific terms
and conditions contained in the award document, and the applicable OMB
circulars governing federal grants management. The requirements for awards to individuals are
contained in the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Individuals.
Reporting requirements
A schedule of report due dates will
be included with the award document.
Interim and final performance reports will be required. Further details
can be found in Performance
Reporting Requirements (formerly Enclosure 2).
For organizations, a Federal Cash
Transactions Report (2-page PDF) will be due within 30 days after the
end of each calendar quarter. A final Financial Status
Report (2-page PDF) will be due within 90 days after the completion
date of the award period. Further details can be found in Financial
Reporting Requirements (formerly Enclosure 1).
For awards to individuals, a
Final Financial Status Report for Individuals (2-page PDF) will
be due within 90 days after the completion date of the award period. Further details can be
found in Financial Reporting
Instructions for Individuals (1-page PDF).
If you have questions about the program, contact NEH's Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 and collaborative@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930
If you need help using Grants.gov, contact:
Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov help desk: support@grants.gov Grants.gov customer support tutorials and manuals: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp Grant.gov support line: 1-800-518-GRANTS (4726)
Privacy Policy
Information in these guidelines is
solicited under the authority of the National Foundation on the Arts and
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 956. The principal purpose
for which the information will be used is to process the grant
application. The information may also be used for statistical research,
analysis of trends, and Congressional oversight. Failure to provide the
information may result in the delay or rejection of the application.
Application Completion Time
The Office of Management and Budget
requires federal agencies to supply information on the time needed to
complete forms and also to invite comments on the paperwork burden. NEH
estimates the average time to complete this application is fifteen hours
per response. This estimate includes time for reviewing instructions,
researching, gathering, and maintaining the information needed, and
completing and reviewing the application.
Please send any comments regarding the estimated completion time or any
other aspect of this application, including suggestions for reducing the
completion time, to the Office of Publications, National Endowment for the
Humanities, Washington, D.C. 20506; and to the Office of Management and
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3136-0134), Washington, D.C. 20503.
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB
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