To obtain a print-version of these guidelines,
call 202-606-8446, e-mail to info@neh.gov, or write to NEH,
Office of Public Affairs, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20506.
* Modification (10/10/06): - A correction was made
to the maximum length of the narrative to be included with
an application.
** Modification (11/16/06) - A new special category of implementation award was added. The Chairman's Special Award, with awards of up to $1 million, will support large-scale traveling exhibitions of national visibility that have exceptional potential for attracting large numbers of visitors.
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Date posted: September 29, 2006
Modification Date: October 10, 2006 * November 16, 2006 **
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 45.164
Questions?
Contact NEH's Division of Public Programs at 202-606-8269 or publicpgms@neh.gov.
Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.
These grants support interpretive museum
exhibitions (both long-term and traveling) and the interpretation of historic
sites and houses, and include support for accompanying publications, Web
sites, and public humanities programming. Public humanities programs support
lifelong learning in history, literature, comparative religion, philosophy,
and other fields of the humanities for broad public audiences.
Applicants for implementation grants should have already done most of
the planning for their projects, including the identification of the key
humanities themes, relevant scholarship, and program formats. Projects
with interdisciplinary perspectives are eligible for implementation grants.
Also eligible are projects that use innovative formats and non-traditional
ways of engaging audiences, either as part of the installation itself,
or through ancillary activities such as museum theater, intergenerational
programs, or multimedia components.
Projects should:
- be based on sound humanities scholarship;
- involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and implementation;
- be of interest to broad audiences;
- deepen public understanding of significant humanities questions;
- approach the subject thematically, analytically, and interpretively
through an appropriate variety of perspectives;
- employ appealing and accessible program formats that will actively
engage the general public in learning; and
- expand the numbers of people reached by taking place at multiple venues,
featuring creative collaborations, promoting outreach to new or underserved
audiences, and/or serving as models that can be emulated.
Each project should be guided by a team of advisors who have helped
to develop the project's concepts and themes. The team's expertise normally
complements that of the applicant's staff. The team must include humanities
scholars. As appropriate, it may also include museum educators, curators,
or others with experience and knowledge of the humanities or the project's
technical requirements. Most competitive proposals have a range of consultants
incorporating a range of humanities perspectives. If possible, proposals
should include results from formative or other advance audience evaluations.
Digital products, such as Web sites, DVDs, or CD-ROMs, may be components
of a larger project or be projects in their own right. Projects relying
heavily or solely on a digital format should have strong humanities content,
be based on sound scholarship, and offer users an interactive and engaging
experience. Although the core content might be collections of digitized
documents, images, video or audio recordings, objects and/or other materials,
these projects should feature additional content or activities that provide
a context and an interpretive framework. Applicants should identify prospective
audiences and describe plans for publicity and marketing. If appropriate,
digital projects may also include complementary public humanities programs.
Web sites should be coded in accordance with generally accepted standards
and should be designed so as to maximize their accessibility to the general
public.
Chairman's Special Award: This is a new category of implementation grants.
These awards are for traveling, large-scale exhibitions of national visibility that would have exceptional potential for
attracting large numbers of visitors. These exhibitions should show unusual promise in terms of disseminating important
ideas in the humanities in ways that would be broadly appealing to the public.
They should also include a strong companion Web site or other creative digital component that significantly enhances
the humanities content of the project or improves its dissemination to audiences.
Grant funds can support all typical activities connected with project implementation,
including:
- final consultation with scholars or other advisers,
- final exhibition design,
- exhibition fabrication,
- companion Web site development,
- crating and shipping,
- completion of interactive components,
- publication costs,
- publicity expenses,
- presentation and distribution of public programs and related materials,
and
- audience evaluation.
Implementation Grants cannot be used for:
- single-site temporary exhibitions;
- poster exhibits;
- purchase of art or artifacts;
- professional development;
- expenses for program venues in foreign countries;
- programs primarily for students in formal learning environments;
- general operations, renovation, restoration, rehabilitation, or construction;
- projects whose purpose is preservation, cataloguing, or archiving
rather than public programming;
- projects that seek to persuade participants of a particular political,
philosophical, religious, or ideological point of view; or
- projects that advocate a particular program of social action.
Indemnity: The Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act
The Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act authorizes the Federal Council
on the Arts and the Humanities to enter into indemnity agreements (insurance
policies) with U.S. non profit tax-exempt organizations and government
units. Under the current Indemnity regulations, items eligible for indemnification
include:
- eligible objects borrowed from abroad while on exhibition in the United
States;
- eligible objects from the United States while on exhibition abroad,
preferably when part of an exchange of exhibitions with a foreign country;
and
- eligible objects from the United States while on exhibition in the
United States, in connection with other eligible items from outside
the United States which are integral to the exhibition as a whole.
Such agreements guarantee that the United States Government will pay
loss or damage claims arising out of exhibitions containing objects indemnified
by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Institutions that are organizing an exhibition with internationally
loaned objects should be strongly encouraged to apply for indemnity. Indemnity
can significantly lower the overall cost of insuring an exhibition with
internationally loaned objects. The Indemnity Program is administered
by the National Endowment for the Arts.
We the People
Grant Program
To help Americans make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH has launched a special program: We the People. 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.
As part of this program, NEH especially invites proposals for public programs in the following areas:
- America's
Historic Places: projects that use one or more historic sites to
address themes and issues central to American history. The historic
place may be a single site or series of sites, whole neighborhoods,
communities or towns, or larger geographical regions. The place taken
as a whole must be significant to American history and the project must
convey its importance.
- Family
and Youth Programs in American History: public programs that encourage
intergenerational learning about American history and culture. Grants
will support programming tailored to youth and/or family audiences at
museums, libraries, historical societies and sites, parks, and other
places in the community.
- Significant Anniversaries: NEH especially seeks projects that use anniversaries
of key events as opportunities to encourage public reflection on American history.
Examples of upcoming anniversaries include the 400th anniversary of the founding of
Jamestown (1607), the 150th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth (1858), the 150th
anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858), the 150th anniversary of the Dred
Scott v. Sandford decision of the Supreme Court (1857), the 200th anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln's birth (1809), the 150th anniversary of the 1860 election, the 150th anniversary
of the start of the Civil War (1861), and the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process
and will not receive special consideration. To learn more about We
the People, visit program's Web site.
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.
Digital Humanities Initiative
As part of the NEH Digital Humanities Initiative, applications that make thoughtful use of digital technology are encouraged. Applications may include plans to create Web sites, PDA tours and resources, podcasts, virtual imaging, GIS mapping, GPS tours, online scholar-led discussions, video on demand, educational gaming, or other digital components. Digital components must demonstrate sound humanities scholarship and enhance the project's humanities content.
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 NEH funds.
Awards of up to $400,000 are usually made for a period of 24 to 36 months.
Up to $1,000,000 may be requested for Chairman's Special Award exhibitions.
Up to two awards for Chairman's Special Award exhibitions are expected to be given in this first year.
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 grants
cover no more than 50-60% of project costs. (Learn more about different
types of grant funding.)
Any U.S. nonprofit organization with 501(c)3
tax exempt status is eligible, as are state and local governmental agencies
and tribal governments. 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.
New applications for projects that would use the same topics and formats
from a current implementation project to reach new venues and audiences
will not be accepted until the current project has been completed and
an evaluation submitted. (The evaluation can be included with the new
application.) Only one such application will be accepted for any given
project.
If an application for a project is already under review, another application
for the same project cannot be accepted.
Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.
Application advice and proposal
drafts
Prior to submitting a proposal, you are encouraged to contact program
officers who can offer advice about preparing the proposal and supply
samples of funded applications, and review preliminary proposal drafts
if they are submitted well before the deadline (usually at least six weeks).
These staff comments are not part of the formal review process and have
no bearing on the final outcome of the proposal, but previous applicants
have found them helpful in strengthening their applications.
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, you may skip this step. If not, please see our handy checklist to guide you through the registration process.
We 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 PUREEDGE
VIEWER SOFTWARE
In order to fill out a Grants.gov application package, you will need
to download and install the free PureEdge Viewer software. This software
is available at no charge from the Grants.Gov Web site at: http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp#pureedge.
Once installed, this software will allow you to view and fill out Grants.Gov
application packages for any federal agency.
If you have a problem installing PureEdge Viewer, 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 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:
- 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.
- Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs
-- this form asks for additional information about the project director,
the institution, and the budget.
- 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:
- Name of Federal Agency: This will be filled in automatically
with "National Endowment for the Humanities."
- 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.
- Date Received: Please leave blank.
- Funding Opportunity Number: This will be filled in
automatically.
- 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 in the 5th Congressional District
of California, 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.
)
- Project Information: Provide the title of your project.
Your title should be brief, descriptive, and substantive. It should
also be informative to a non-specialist audience. Provide a brief description
of your project. The description should be written for a non-specialist
audience and clearly state the importance of the proposed work and its
relation to larger issues in the humanities. List the starting and ending
dates for your project.
- 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.
- Primary Contact/Grants Administrator: Provide the
contact information for the official responsible for the administration
of the grant (e.g., 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.
- 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: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.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:
- Project Director: Use the pull down menu to select
the major field of study for the project director.
- Institution Information: Use the pull down menu to
select your type of institution.
- Project Funding: Enter your project funding information.
Note that applicants for Challenge Grants should use the right column
only; applicants to all other programs should use the left column only.
- Application Information: Indicate whether the proposal
will be submitted to other NEH grant programs, government agencies,
or private entities for funding. If so, please indicate where and when.
NEH frequently cosponsors projects with other funding sources. Providing
this information will not prejudice the review of your application.
For Type of Application, check "new" if the application
requests a new period of funding, whether for a new project or the
next phase of a project previously funded by NEH. Check "supplement"
if the application requests additional funding for a current NEH grant.
If requesting a supplement, provide the current grant number (applicants
should discuss their request with a NEH program officer before submitting
such an application).
For Project Field Code, use the pull down menu
to select the humanities field of the project. If the project is multidisciplinary,
choose the field that corresponds to the project's predominant discipline.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR
APPLICATION
You will prepare your application for submission via Grants.gov just
as you would a paper application. Your application should consist on the
following parts:
- Table of contents
List all parts of the application and page numbers.
- Budget
Using the instructions, complete the budget
form (PDF). If you wish, you may attach separate pages
with notes to explain any of the budget items in more detail. Applicants
are advised to retain a copy of the PDF containing their budget form.
- Narrative
The narrative should not exceed 10 single-spaced pages, with one-inch
margins and, be at least 11-point type. It should contain the following
information, in this order:
- The request
Briefly summarize your project in one or two paragraphs.
Describe the subject, the interpretive format(s), the amount of money requested from NEH,
and the total project budget. Indicate the size of the exhibition (in terms of square footage and approximate
number of objects), its anticipated opening date, and confirmed venues.
- Project Description and Background
Discuss the project's key humanities themes and intellectual approach, including its relationship to relevant scholarship. Explain why the project will engage the public and how it will contribute to the audience's understanding of the humanities. Briefly describe the project's significant features (for example, major artifacts or interpretive elements) and accompanying components such as websites, publications, and related public programs.
Applications for Chairman's Special Award exhibitions should indicate how the proposed exhibition meets the expectations for these awards by demonstrating its special significance in terms of humanities ideas and broad public appeal, as well as its potential for reaching unusually large numbers of people beyond the typical visitation of the participating museums.
Give a brief history of the project to date (e.g., any previous funding from any other sources, development activities, research already completed, consultation with scholars or other advisers, contacts with partner organizations, and other related activities). If appropriate, describe the relationship of the project to others on the topic, and explain what its unique contribution would be. Explain how the project is an appropriate one for your organization.
Applicants for Chairman's Special Award exhibitions should also provide information on the organization's prior track record of creating large-scale traveling exhibitions and should specify what special steps will be taken to insure that the proposed exhibition will achieve national visibility.
For projects that involve a reinterpretation or reinstallation of existing materials, discuss how the new approaches proposed would differ from what is currently being offered.
- Audience
Describe, to the extent possible, the expected participants or audiences for each venue,
including any targeted groups. Describe any outreach efforts for underserved groups.
Discuss what difficulties may be encountered in reaching any audience group and the strategies for overcoming them.
Describe the publicity plans and the audience evaluation procedures, including any formative or summative evaluation,
whether proposed or completed.
- Project team
Describe the key members of the project team, including staff members, scholars, and other program experts
(i.e., curators, educators, and designers). Use two or three lines each to describe the qualifications and contributions of
each team member. Organize this into two sections: one for staff from your institution and one for outside consultants.
Include specific details on the responsibilities of each collaborating organization when appropriate. Résumés
(two pages or less) for each person listed and letters of commitment from consultants should be included in an appendix.
- Plan of work
Provide a detailed month-by-month schedule of the specific tasks
to be accomplished and the individuals responsible for them. Clearly indicate
when the project team will meet and the expected results of each
meeting.
- Fund-raising plan
Explain how your organization will meet its proposed cost share and outline
your fund-raising plans.
- Special requirements
- Exhibition walk-through
Because it demonstrates how the humanities content of the project will be communicated to the public, the exhibition walk-through is the most important part of the application.
Begin by explaining the interpretive strategies and the design philosophy for the exhibition. Then briefly describe the exhibition components and material resources--the objects or artifacts, paintings, images, documents, audio and/or video materials, Web-based information, etc. (Provide a complete list of exhibition objects in section 5 below.)
In the next and longest part of the walk-through, provide a detailed "descriptive tour," showing how a typical visitor would
experience it section by section. Thumbnail images of a few of the exhibition objects may be incorporated into the text if they
help to clarify the description. Be sure to provide specific examples of takeaway messages and how they will be conveyed.
Include five to ten sample illustrations of objects or images, sample text for five or six labels, and three or four panels.
Projects that involve heritage trails or walking tours should include four to five samples from the proposed trail signage.
If the project relies extensively on oral histories, discuss how it will follow the guidelines of the Oral History Association.
This discussion must include an outline of proposed topics for the interviews, a list of the people to be interviewed or a description
of the criteria for their selection, the plans for their recruitment, a description of the qualifications of the interviewers,
a discussion of how the interviews will complement the project's other resources, and a copy of the permission or release form.
This section should be no more than fifteen single-spaced pages
in length, excluding graphics and interpretive text samples.
- Complete exhibition floor plan
- Travel schedule with venues, where appropriate
All venues should be confirmed and letters of commitment from
the relevant institutions included in an appendix.
- Publications
Describe the content (including brief abstracts of essays),
author(s), format, estimated print run, distribution plans, and
sale price of any publications for which funding is requested.
Explain how these publications will complement the project.
- Public Programs
Describe the types of public programs that will be offered and
how they will enhance the overall project. Describe the topics
of lectures or other presentations, identify participating speakers,
and describe the expected audiences.
- Audiovisual and/or multimedia components
Provide a description of each video or multimedia component
of the exhibition, including Web sites. If possible, include a
script or story line and a description of the images that will
be used. Explain how the multimedia components will enhance the
exhibition.
If a Web site, CD-ROM, or other digital product will be a critical
interpretive component of the exhibition and will represent a
large portion of the funds requested from NEH, applicants should
provide following information:
- Describe the user experience. Outline the proposed pathways
that would guide a user through the material. Explain how the
images, audio, text, and interactivity would enhance the user's
understanding of the subject. Include screen shots.
- Describe the front-end evaluation and field-testing, whether
planned or completed.
- Describe the technical plan and outline the specific material,
both audio and visual, which will be used. Explain how this
material will be formatted and processed.
- Describe the hardware and software to be used and the reasons
for the choices.
- Include evidence that appropriate permissions have been or
can be secured for the materials that will be included.
- Describe the distribution or marketing plan, explaining how
the product will be publicized and made available to audiences.
- For Web sites, provide plans for regular site management,
including updating of the humanities content, server maintenance
and security, monitoring of traffic, and collection of user
feedback. Include a working prototype on a disk or via a functioning
URL.
- For a CD-ROM or DVD, provide a working prototype on disk.
The prototype should provide working links to all major sections
of the proposed product and should present one representative
section in detail.
- Include samples of previous related work.
If you have questions about the appropriate amount of information
that needs to be included in this section of the proposal, contact
a program officer for specific guidance.
- Information on admission
Institutions hosting NEH-supported exhibitions must provide several
hours of free admission each week. Provide a statement of general
admission and special exhibition policies for your institution as
well as the proposed admissions policy for all anticipated sites.
If admission fees will to be used to defray costs of the exhibition,
include the anticipated amount of revenue under "Project Income"
in Section B of the budget.
- Conservation treatment
If the funding requested for conservation treatment exceeds fifteen
percent of the total amount requested from NEH, include a separate
section discussing the rationale for conserving the objects being
used. Provide a list of individual objects, sample condition reports,
a timetable for the treatment of objects, description of the conservation
methods, and the qualifications of the conservator.
- Appendices
The following information should appear in the application's appendices:
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 any other format. 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 table of contents.
Please name the file "contents.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your budget.
Please name the file "budget.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your narrative.
Please name the file "narrative.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your special requirements.
Please name the file "requirements.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your organizational profile .
Please name the file "profile.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 6: To this button, please attach your résumés.
Please name the file "resumes.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 7: To this button, please attach your letters of
commitment. Please name the file "letters.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 8: To this button, please attach your bibliography.
Please name the file "bibliography.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 9: To this button, please attach your object list for the exhibition.
Please name the file "objects.pdf"
ATTACHMENT 10: To this button, please attach your description
of collections or archives. Please name the file "description.pdf"
You may include links via URL in these files, but do not embed any additional PDF files within any of the attachment PDF files.
.
Use the remaining buttons to attach any additional materials (if appropriate).
Please give these additional 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.
EST 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. EST at 1-800-518-4726. You can also send an
e-mail to support@grants.gov.
HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIALS
Applicants may include supplementary materials, such as slides (up to
ten, with brief captions), photographs, catalogs, CD-ROMs, or sample work
for presentation at the panel meeting. Please provide 7 copies
of each item. If you are sending supplementary materials, please include
a list of the materials to be mailed separately in your Grants.gov submission.
Mail the materials to:
Implementation Grants for Museums and Historical Organizations
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269
Clearly indicate the name of your institution and your Grants.gov tracking
number on the envelope.
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 January 23, 2007. Grants.gov will date/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 January 23, 2007, to be considered as part of the application.
Evaluators are asked to apply the following
seven criteria:
- Intellectual Content: Does the project deal with significant humanities
themes? Is it broadly conceived, based on sound scholarship, and appropriately
analytical? Do the objects effectively convey the themes of the exhibition?
- Audience Interest and Reach: Does the applicant demonstrate that the
topic would have broad public appeal and expand the public's understanding
of the humanities? Will the project draw in and engage audiences effectively?
- Format: Are the program formats appropriate to the ideas, themes,
and audiences?
- Resources: Have the appropriate materials and resources been clearly
identified? Are they the right ones for the project and are they available?
- Project Team: Does the team have the necessary expertise, interpretive
experience, and technical skills? Has a team of humanities scholars
been effectively involved?
- Work plan: Is it realistic and efficient?
- Budget: Are the project's costs realistic, appropriate, and reasonable?
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 mail in September 2007 of the decision.
Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful
applications will also receive at that time award documents by mail. 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 Avenue, 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 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.
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 Enclosure
2, Performance Reporting Requirements.
A Federal Cash
Transactions Report (2-page PDF) will be due within 30 days of 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).
If you have questions about the program,
contact:
Implementation Grants
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269
If you need help using Grants.gov, contact:
Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov
Grants.gov Helpdesk: 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 Director of the Office of Publications, National Endowment
for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. 20506; and to the Office of Publications,
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 number.
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