NEH Grant Programs
Fellowship Awards Online Applications accepted between March 1 and May 1, 2008
Date posted: October 31, 2008
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 45.164
Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Public Programs at 202-606-8269 and publicpgms@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.
Grant Program Description
The Small Grants to Libraries program brings humanities public programming to libraries across the country.
“Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Constitution Center (NCC) and the American Library Association (ALA). The exhibition is based upon an original NCC-developed interactive exhibition of the same name, which will be reformatted into a traveling exhibition for libraries.
The traveling exhibition and tour are funded by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to the National Constitution Center. This funding opportunity offers successful applicants a $2,500 grant from NEH for exhibition-related expenses and for exhibition programming.
“Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” has been designated as part of NEH’s We the People program, exploring significant events and themes in our nation’s history and culture and advancing knowledge of the principles that define America.
Using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” offers a fresh and innovative perspective on Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War. Organized thematically, the exhibition explores how Lincoln used the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the war—the secession of Southern states, slavery, and wartime civil liberties. Visitors will leave the exhibition with a more complete understanding of Abraham Lincoln as president and the Civil War as the nation’s gravest constitutional crisis.
While Lincoln is widely acknowledged as one of America’s greatest presidents, his historical reputation is contested. This exhibition introduces visitors to a Lincoln they may not know: a controversial president denounced in his own time as a “tyrant” for his policies on emancipation and civil liberties, and a historical figure who still stirs debate. Was he a calculating politician willing to accommodate slavery, or a principled leader justly celebrated as the Great Emancipator?
The exhibition poses no easy answers to these questions. Rather, it encourages visitors to formulate a nuanced view of Lincoln by engaging them with Lincoln’s struggle to reconcile his policy preferences with basic American ideals of liberty and equality. Exhibition content is presented in ways that encourage learning. Questions are posed and visitors are given the tools to answer them. In the Civil Liberties section, for example, visitors experience the dilemma Lincoln faced between guaranteeing national security and preserving individual liberty. After reading actual stories of individuals arrested during the Civil War, visitors are invited to decide whether the arrests were justified—or whether the detainees should have been “turned loose.” Throughout the exhibition, visitors are also encouraged to draw connections between Lincoln’s time and our own. In the introductory section, for example, the exhibition foreshadows the big questions about nationhood, equality, and civil liberties raised in the rest of the exhibition, and it invites visitors to think about them in contemporary terms.
Because Lincoln was one of our most eloquent presidents, the exhibition features his own words as much as possible—most movingly, in the concluding section of the exhibition, where visitors will encounter the Gettysburg Address in an evocative graphic format that links past and present. Reproductions of significant documents signed by Lincoln, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, and the Order to Blockade the Southern Ports—the official start of the Civil War—add richness and depth to this presentation. Visual reproductions of personal artifacts—such as Lincoln’s signature top hat and the pen used to sign the Emancipation Proclamation—will recreate Lincoln’s material world. Finally, visitors will be asked to consider if Americans have lived up to the ideals Lincoln fought for—equality, freedom, democracy—and will have an opportunity to provide their own views.
The exhibition will travel to libraries from mid-2009 through 2011.
The traveling exhibition content is arranged in six thematic sections, a breakdown that divides the story into the following cohesive chronological sections:
  1. The Introduction describes the critical questions surrounding national sovereignty, slavery, and civil liberties that Lincoln faced on the eve of his inauguration. Lincoln was elected in November 1860 with less than 40 percent of the vote. Before his inauguration most Americans knew little about him, but everyone sought clues to his character and clamored for facts about his life.
  2. “Oath of Office” focuses on Lincoln’s inauguration on March 4, 1861, at a time when the Constitution was being challenged and the United States was falling apart. At the ceremony, Lincoln promised that the government would not attack the South if the Union was not attacked, but he also took a solemn oath to “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution and the Union it served. What Southerners heard that day were not words of moderation but a declaration of war.
  3. “Crisis of Secession” asks the question, “Are we a single nation or a confederacy of sovereign and separate states?” Southern states believed that the Union was a confederacy of sovereign, separate states from which they could withdraw; Northerners believed that in ratifying the Constitution, a united people had established a nation from which no state could withdraw. Lincoln’s steadfast belief that secession by the Southern states was not only unconstitutional, but undemocratic, fueled his motivation to bring the South back into the Union.
  4. “Crisis of Slavery” shows Lincoln’s struggle with the Constitution’s nearly fatal flaw and the underlying cause of the Civil War. Because the authors of the Constitution had left slavery in the hands of individual states, it remained beyond the reach of the federal government. Lincoln’s unsuccessful struggle to get the Border States to adopt his plan for gradual, compensated emancipation is depicted in this section.
  5. “Crisis of Civil Liberties” begins with the chaos of the Civil War and the perils that Lincoln faced. To meet the crisis, Lincoln claimed extraordinary powers. He suspended the writ of habeas corpus—the constitutional provision that protects citizens of the United States against arbitrary arrests. No president had done it before; no president has done it since. By 1863, thousands of civilians had been detained. As arrests mounted, many Americans wondered if they were being deprived of their constitutional liberties.
  6. “Legacy” is dedicated to the Gettysburg Address and to the unfinished work of living up to the ideals that Lincoln cherished—equality, freedom, and democracy. No one knew better than Lincoln that the United States had not yet lived up to those ideals, so he challenged future generations to strive to live up to them. In a space for reflection, visitors will be asked, “Has America lived up the ideals Lincoln fought for?” They will be invited to record their thoughts on self-stick notes to be left on a panel.
Exhibition Physical Details: The exhibition consists of separate, free-standing sections that span approximately 75 running feet. Text and illustrations appear on only one side of the sections. The entire exhibition requires approximately 1,000 square feet of space for optimal display. Libraries that apply are strongly encouraged to make a computer station or stations available near the exhibition, so that viewers can access websites with additional educational activities for all ages.
Requirements for Libraries
All libraries chosen for the exhibition tour are required to:
  1. Sign an agreement with the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association concerning programming and other project requirements.
  2. Sponsor an opening event for the public.
  3. Present a minimum of two programs featuring a lecture and discussion by a scholar in the humanities and focusing on exhibition themes (one of these programs may be combined with the opening event). These programs must be free and open to the public. Exhibition sites are encouraged to apply to state humanities councils for honoraria for lecturers and discussion leaders.
  4. In the case of academic and special libraries, present at least one program that is open to and marketed to public audiences beyond the library’s customary user groups. Academic and special libraries are asked to contact the local public library to discuss possible collaborations on programming and publicity.
  5. Demonstrate that they have sufficient space to display the exhibition (1,000 square feet in one area of the library or other display area is preferred), and that they can provide security for the exhibition, i.e., monitor the exhibition at least every half-hour during peak times and every hour at less busy times when the institution is open. A description of the exhibition space or floor plan should accompany the application.
  6. Charge no fees for viewing the exhibition.
  7. Provide reports, including an exhibition condition report and a final report, to the American Library Association.
  8. Appoint one staff member as the local coordinator of the exhibition. The coordinator is required to attend an exhibition planning workshop, to be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on a date to be determined.
Benefits for Libraries
Libraries selected for the project will receive:
  1. A $2,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for exhibition-related expenses, e.g., expenses for travel and accommodation for the exhibition planning workshop and for the direct costs of exhibition programming. (Indirect costs may not be charged to the grant.)
  2. The traveling exhibition for a six-week loan period (shipping costs included).
  3. Exhibition brochures and posters.
  4. Two banners that will travel to each site for display with the exhibition.
  5. Educational support materials.
  6. Insurance coverage for reasonable damages to the exhibition. Sites may be held responsible for extensive damages or loss of the exhibition when it is under their control. Some previous exhibition sites have put a rider on their insurance for the exhibition display period, although doing so is not required.
  7. Both print and online Site Support Resources with press materials, art, shipping and installation instructions, and suggestions for programming.
  8. Technical and programming support from the ALA Public Programs Office throughout the tour, including participation in an online discussion list for tour sites.
III. Award Information
Successful applicants will be awarded a grant of $2,500 in outright funds.
Cost Sharing
Cost sharing is not required.
(Learn more about different types of grant funding.)
Eligibility
Applications are invited from U.S. public, academic, and special libraries with IRS tax-exempt status, as well as from state and local governmental agencies. Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.
Individuals are not eligible to apply. 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, or sites and materials controlled by, other federal entities in their projects.
Application and Submission Information
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION
Application advice
Prior to beginning, applicants should review the evaluation criteria listed below in Section V.
Because of the large number of applications expected, NEH staff is unable to read and comment on draft proposals. Potential applicants may, however, discuss with ALA staff specific questions that arise during the preparation of their proposals. Contact ALA’s Division of Public Programs at 312-280-5054, or e-mail publicprograms@ala.org.
Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.
Once an application has been submitted, the staff will not comment on it except with respect to issues of completeness and eligibility.
NEH does not accept applications by e-mail or fax.
You will prepare your application for submission via Grants.gov just as you would a paper application. Format pages with one-inch margins and with a 12-point font.
In addition to the two forms described below (the Federal Domestic Assistance Short Organizational—SF 424 Short—and the Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs), your application must include a narrative description.
The narrative should not exceed five to seven pages single-spaced. (Applications exceeding the page limit will not be reviewed.) Repeat the number and first sentence of each item below. It should contain the following information, in this order:
  1. Why would your institution like to display “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War”? Please describe unique collections and local resources and interests related to the exhibition.
  2. What local partners will help you support the exhibition and what will their roles be? Support letters from partners strengthen your application.
  3. Libraries must commit themselves to at least two public programs that are led by a humanities scholar and based upon the exhibition themes. Please describe your plans for programs and include information about possible scholars and their credentials (résumés are not required). Beyond that, what other ideas do you have for programs related to the exhibition themes? Letters of intent from scholars or other program presenters are encouraged. Institutions chosen for past exhibitions have proposed an average of five or more public programs.
  4. Describe the audience you will target and how you will publicize the exhibition to that audience. If your institution is an academic or special library, describe how you will ensure that the public beyond your own user community will see the exhibition and attend at least one humanities program. (It is not sufficient for academic and public libraries simply to state that the public will be invited to all programs.) Academic and special libraries should provide in their applications a letter from a local public library offering program and promotional support.
  5. Describe the space your institution has available for exhibitions or provide a floor plan. This exhibition will require 1,000 square feet of space or about 75 running feet if placed along a wall.
  6. Can your library provide a computer station near the exhibition for access to Web sites with interactive educational materials? If not, can you provide any other type of computer access? Tell us how you might use the following interactive game provided by the National Constitution Center: http://constitutioncenter.org/lincoln/.
  7. Briefly, what is the scope of your current adult cultural programming—that is, your programming in the last year? What types of events have been sponsored, and how frequently do they occur? (For example, you might mention weekly book discussions or an annual fall lecture series on local history.)
  8. In the last five years, has your library participated in any other program sponsored by the ALA Public Programs Office? Is it currently scheduled to participate in any such program? If so, please tell us which program or programs.
  9. Are there preferred dates between July 2009 and December 2011 when you would want to display the exhibition? Are there dates when you cannot display the exhibition? Selected sites will have the exhibition for six weeks. Requests will be considered, but REQUESTED DATES CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. Sites that host the exhibition during major holidays will have an eight-week display period.
  10. Include the institution's ALA membership number if applicable and the library director's name (if not the same as the project director). Is the Library Director aware of this application and committed to supporting its implementation? Please answer “yes” or “no.”
The narrative of your application, covering questions 1 through 10, should be submitted to Grants.gov as a single PDF file.
You may submit supplementary materials in addition to the narrative. Supplementary materials can include a map of the exhibit space, materials showing the scope of programming in the applicant library, and résumés from scholars and speakers.
You may also submit letters of support from partners and letters of intent from scholars or other program presenters.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA GRANTS.GOV
Register or Verify Registration with Grants.gov

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 that you complete or verify 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).
Once installed, the current version of Adobe Reader will allow you to view and fill out Grants.gov application packages for any federal agency. If you have a problem installing Adobe Reader, it may be because you do not have permission to install a new program on your computer. Many organizations have rules about installing new programs. If you encounter a problem, contact your system administrator.
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:
  1. Application for Federal Domestic Assistance - Short Organizational (SF-424 Short)—this form asks for basic information about the project, the project director, and the institution.
  2. Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs—this form asks for additional information about the project director, the institution, and the budget.
  3. NEH Attachment Form—this form allows you to attach your narrative, budget, and the other parts of 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:
  1. Name of Federal Agency: This will be filled in automatically with “National Endowment for the Humanities.”
  2. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: This will be filled in automatically with the CFDA number and title of the NEH program to which you are applying.
  3. Date Received: Please leave blank.
  4. Funding Opportunity Number: This will be filled in automatically.
  5. Applicant Information: In this section, please supply the name, address, employer/taxpayer identification number (EIN/TIN), DUNS number, Web site address, and congressional district of the institution. Also choose the “type” that best describes your institution (you only need to select one).
    If your institution is located, for example, in the 5th Congressional District of your state, put a “5.” If your institution doesn’t have a congressional district (e.g., it is in a state or U.S. territory that doesn't have districts or is in a foreign country), put a “0” (zero).
    All institutions applying to federal grant programs are required to provide a DUNS number, issued by Dun & Bradstreet, as part of their application. Project directors should contact their institution’s grant administrator or chief financial officer to obtain their institution’s DUNS number. Federal grant applicants can obtain a DUNS number free of charge by calling 1-866-705-5711. (Learn more about the requirement.)
  6. Project Information: Use the following as the title of your project: Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War—A Traveling Exhibition to Libraries.
    Use the following description for your project under Project Description: Using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, the 1,000-square-foot panel exhibition offers a perspective on Abraham Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War. Organized thematically, the exhibition explores how Lincoln used the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the war—the secession of Southern states, slavery, and wartime civil liberties. Reproductions of significant documents signed by Lincoln, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, and the Order to Blockade the Southern Ports—the official start of the Civil War—are included in the exhibition.
  7. Project Director: Provide the Social Security Number, name, title, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers for the project director.
    Disclosure of Social Security Numbers is optional. NEH uses them for internal application processing only.
  8. Primary Contact/Grants Administrator: Provide the contact information for the official responsible for the administration of the grant (i.e., negotiating the project budget and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the award). This person is often a grants or research officer, or a sponsored programs official. Normally, the Institutional Grants Administrator is not the same person as the Project Director. If the project director and the grant administrator are the same person, skip to Item 9.
  9. Authorized Representative: Provide the contact information for the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) who is submitting the application on behalf of the institution. This person, often called an “Authorizing Official,” is typically the president, vice president, executive director, provost, or chancellor. In order to become an AOR, the person must be designated by the institution’s E-Business Point of Contact. For more information, please consult the Grants.gov user guide, which is available at: www07.grants.gov/applicants/app_help_reso.jsp.
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:
  1. Project Director: Select H3: Library Science as the major field of study for the project director.
  2. Institution Information: Use the pull-down menu to select your type of institution.
  3. Project Funding: Enter $2,500. (Note: Applicants for the traveling exhibition tour are not required to submit a budget for the $2,500 award from the NEH with this application.)
  4. Application Information: Indicate that the proposal will not be submitted to other NEH grant programs, government agencies, or private entities for funding.
    For Type of Application, check “new.”
    For Project Field Code, select A-3: American History.
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 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 narrative. Please name the file “narrative.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach any supplementary materials. Please name the file “supplementary.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your letters of support and intent. Please name the file “lettersofsupport.pdf”.
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.
Deadline
Applications: Must be received by Grants.gov by January 30, 2009. Grants.gov will date- and time-stamp your application after it is fully uploaded.
The application submitted to Grants.gov must contain all the required elements. No material missing from the Grants.gov submission may be submitted in hard copy after the deadline.
Application Review
Evaluation Criteria
Relying upon review by the American Library Association and the National Constitution Center, the NEH will select libraries for the exhibition tour based on the following criteria:
  1. The quality of the ideas underlying and plans for public programs, including an agreement that at least two programs for adults will feature a lecture and discussion by a qualified scholar on exhibition themes. Applications from institutions previously selected for traveling exhibitions have included ideas for five or more programs.
  2. The availability of appropriate exhibition space, and the ability to provide security for the exhibition.
  3. The location of the sites. The selection committee would like the exhibition to visit all regions of the country.
  4. The size and demographics of the community. The selection committee seeks a mix of communities of different sizes and varied demographics.
  5. The evidence that the site has the support of community groups and other organizations in planning for the exhibition. Support letters from partner organizations and potential speakers who describe specific ideas and support for the exhibition help strengthen applications. Selectors welcome programming collaborations among academic, public, and special libraries in a community. Sending the exhibition to more than one venue in a community during the six-week exhibition period is not, however, encouraged.
  6. The evidence that the site can reach target audiences and market the exhibition and related programs effectively. It is helpful for academic and special libraries to provide examples of contact with local public libraries and of programs that have successfully reached public audiences.
  7. The library’s commitment to devoting staff time to successfully displaying the exhibition in the community and developing related programming.
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 Administration Information
Award notices
Applicants will be notified of the decision by e-mail in June 2009. Institutional grant administrators and projects directors of successful applications will receive award documents by mail from the National Endowment for the Humanities in July 2009. Applicants may obtain the reasons for funding decisions on their applications by sending a letter or e-mail to NEH, Division of Public Programs, Room 426, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20506 or PublicPgms@neh.gov.
Administrative requirements
Before submitting an application, applicants should review their responsibilities as an award recipient.
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.
Reporting Requirements
An exhibition condition report and a final narrative report must be submitted to the American Library Association.
Points of Contact
Applicants are encouraged to address questions about the selection guidelines, process, and requirements to the Public Programs Office, American Library Association, phone (312) 280-5045, fax (312) 280-5759, or e-mail publicprograms@ala.org.
All other questions may be directed to:
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269
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