• Program Description • Award Information • Eligibility • How to Prepare and Submit an Application • Application Review • Award Administration • Points of Contact • Other Information • Budget instructions (5-page PDF) • Budget form (14-page PDF) • Definitions of types of funding • DUNS number requirement • Sample projects • Frequently asked questions • Registration checklist • Download PureEdge Viewer ° For a PC ° For a Mac with an Intel processor ° For a Mac with a PPC processor • How to convert documents into PDFs • Grants.gov FAQs • Grants.gov customer support To obtain a printed version of these guidelines, call 202-606-8446, send an e-mail to info@neh.gov, or write to NEH, Office of Public Affairs, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506.

Date posted: June 13, 2007

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 45.163

Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH's Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8380 and education@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.

Grants for Faculty Humanities Workshops support local and regional professional development programs for K-12 teachers and faculty at post-secondary institutions by providing such faculty with the opportunity to engage in vigorous intellectual inquiry with visiting scholars on significant topics in the humanities.

For school teachers, these intellectual enrichment projects typically respond to or align with humanities topics and subjects identified in state or other appropriate frameworks for learning. Such projects involve a series of meetings over periods of up to 18 months to pursue a well-defined, cohesive course of study. Participants will have opportunities to work with visiting humanities scholars as they carry out a collaborative program of readings, discussions, and other activities. Projects can involve teachers from a single school, a cluster of schools, or a school district, and draw upon humanities resources in the wider community, such as libraries, museums, historical organizations, and other educational institutions.

Projects for college and university faculty members should reflect and respond to institutional priorities and initiatives. These workshops enable a core group of faculty to pursue collaborative humanistic inquiry at a level that could not be accomplished with existing institutional resources. As the core group pursues its common course of study, it will draw upon expertise from within the institution(s) as well as from appropriate visiting scholars. Projects typically involve a cohesive series of meetings on a well-defined topic over a period of up to 18 months.

Workshops should:

• extend and deepen participants' knowledge of the humanities;
• provide faculty with the opportunity for focused reading, reflection, and discussion supporting a sustained intellectual inquiry;
• involve scholars from outside the institution(s) who bring appropriate expertise on the topic of the project;
• use effective formats and programs to engage faculty members; and
• advance the study and teaching of the humanities at the participating institution(s).

Proposals to provide workshops for college faculty and school teachers with limited access to professional development in the humanities are encouraged. These workshops may include teachers at charter schools, parents who home school, private license school faculty, and community college faculty. If the workshop is designed for K-12 educators, project directors are encouraged to make arrangements with the appropriate state agency for participants to receive continuing education units (CEUs) or in-service credit.

Funds may be used to pay for visiting scholars, books and other materials, logistical support, and appropriate release time for project staff.

Participants may be identified in the application or after the proposal is funded, as appropriate. Visiting scholars should be identified in the grant narrative, and evidence of commitment provided in the appendices.

Applicants interested in applying for a grant to direct a project for a national audience should consult the guidelines for NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes.

Types of projects not supported Faculty Humanities Workshops cannot be used for:

• recurring or established conferences or professional meetings;
• existing courses or routine course development or revision;
• large-scale acquisition of computer equipment by schools or colleges;
• creative or performing arts;
• empirical social scientific research;
• specific policy studies;
• educational or technical impact assessments;
• work undertaken in the pursuit of an academic degree;
• the preparation or publication of textbooks;
• projects that focus on pedagogical theory, research on educational methods, tests, or measurements;
• projects that focus on cognitive psychology; or
• projects devoted to political, religious, commercial, or social advocacy.

The Endowment currently sponsors three agency-wide programs and initiatives: We the People, Rediscovering Afghanistan, and the Digital Humanities Initiative. Below is information on each. The NEH encourages applications in these three special areas of interest. Proposals are to be submitted to, and will be evaluated by, NEH's existing grant programs and will not receive special consideration.
We the People Grant Program
To help Americans make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH has launched a 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. To learn more about We the People, visit the program's Web site. Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive special consideration.
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 NEH is interested in receiving applications for projects that use or study the impact of digital technology. 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 is also 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. Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive special consideration. Learn more about the initiative.

Faculty Humanities Workshops can be funded up to $30,000 in outright funds for projects serving a single institution; regional or multi-institutional programs may receive awards of up to $75,000. The grant period may run between twelve and eighteen months, depending on the project.

When two or more institutions or organizations collaborate on an application, one of them must serve as the lead applicant and administer the project on behalf of all participating units.

Cost Sharing Cost sharing is not required for Faculty Humanities Workshops grants. NEH, however, is rarely able to support the full costs of projects approved for funding. In most cases, NEH grants cover no more that 80% of project costs.

(Learn more about different types of grant funding.)

Any U.S. nonprofit organization with IRS 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.

Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.

Application advice and proposal drafts Applicants are encouraged to contact program officers who can offer advice about preparing the proposal, provide samples of narratives from successful applications, and review preliminary proposal drafts if they are submitted by August 1, 2007. Time constraints may prevent staff from reviewing draft proposals submitted after that date. Although this preliminary review is not part of the formal process and has no bearing on the final outcome of the proposal, previous applicants have found it helpful in strengthening their applications. Draft narratives may be submitted by e-mail attachment to education@neh.gov (or to your program officer directly), by fax (202-606-8394), or by overnight mail (Division of Education Programs, NEH, Room 302, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20506).

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 appropriate version of the free PureEdge Viewer software.

• PureEdge for PC
• PureEdge for Mac (Intel processor)
• PureEdge for Mac (PPC processor)

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

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: 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.
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 (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.
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:

1. Project Director: Use the pull down menu to select 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 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. Please be sure to enter the funding you are requesting from NEH in the boxes on the left-hand side of the page.
4. 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 of the following parts:

1. Table of contents Include all parts of the application and page numbers.
2. Summary Provide a one-page, single-spaced summary of the narrative.
3. Narrative Description The narrative is an extended discussion of the project's content, activities, and intended beneficiaries. Narrative descriptions are limited to ten double-spaced pages. The font size should be no smaller than eleven point and all pages should have one-inch margins. The narrative should refer to items included in the appendices. It must include the following:
   • Rationale Explain the intellectual and institutional rationale for the workshop you propose for the institution(s) or region. Identify the central issue to be studied and explain how the workshop addresses it. Describe how the workshop will improve the quality of teaching and learning in the humanities. Explain how the workshop will give faculty who would otherwise lack such opportunities access to rigorous, high-quality professional development in the humanities.
   • Content and Design of the Project Describe in detail the project's humanities content. Discuss the humanities topics to be explored and nature of the project's activities. Summarize, in one to two paragraphs, each session's focus, content, principal speakers, and shared readings. Explain why the texts were chosen and the reason for the order in which they will be studied. In an appendix, provide a reading list and a work plan that details the planning, execution, and follow-up of the workshop.

     When appropriate, describe how the project helps teachers meet applicable curriculum frameworks and academic standards. Provide documentation in an appendix.

   • Institutional Context Briefly describe how the resources (e.g. faculty, library, archival or museum holdings) of the participating institution(s) support the project. If more than one institution is involved, describe any collaboration that has already taken place and include letters of commitment from each institution in an appendix.
   • Staff and Participants Identify project staff members and visiting scholars. Define their roles and state their qualifications for their responsibilities in the project. In the appendices, provide brief résumés (two pages) and letters of commitment for the project director and all scholars.

     Also in an appendix, describe the criteria and procedures for selecting workshop participants. If the workshop participants have been selected at the time of application, provide their names, pertinent information including academic field and teaching assignments, and letters of commitment.

   • Evaluation Include a specific internal evaluation plan that is appropriate for the project's scope and objectives. The plan should include an evaluation of the project's effects on teaching and learning in the humanities. Explain the benchmarks for evaluating progress of the project while it is ongoing. Describe the project's anticipated impact and the criteria by which it will be measured. Outside evaluation is not required.
   • Follow-up and Dissemination Describe follow-up activities such as additional workshops with colleagues, dissemination of new curricula, and scholarly presentations and research.
4. Project Budget Using the instructions, complete the budget form (PDF). Review the following budget instructions in addition to those accompanying the budget forms. 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.
   • Salaries and Wages Include all project personnel except participants and consultants who are not employees of the applicant institution. Calculations for faculty compensation should be based on a percentage of academic year or annual salary. NEH funds may not be used to hire replacement teachers or compensate faculty members for performing their regular duties. Compensation for support staff may be calculated as a percentage of salary or based on an hourly rate. Participants and consultants not employed by the applicant institution should be listed, respectively, under Other Costs and Consultant Fees.

     Salary compensation for employees of colleges and universities should be shown in the project budget as follows:

     • For project directors during the academic year, released time normally should not exceed one course per semester or the equivalent.
     • For project directors during the summer, compensation is based on a percentage of the director's academic year salary. For example, one month of full-time work would equal one-ninth or 11.1 percent of a nine-month academic year salary. Each co-director receives 80% of these amounts.
   • Consultant Fees List individuals contributing to the project as visiting lecturers and leaders of faculty study sessions. The honoraria for visiting scholars range from $350 to $500 per person per day. (Travel and subsistence costs should be entered in budget section 4 of the budget form.)
   • Travel Travel and subsistence costs, including consultant, staff, and participant travel, should be calculated in conformity with institutional policy.
   • Other Costs Stipends for workshop participants should be listed here. Participant stipends should not exceed $100 per full day. Stipends should be commensurate with the time commitment expected of the participants. (College or university credit may be awarded to participants who seek it, at the discretion of the applicant institution. If any filing fee or tuition is charged, it should be charged directly to those participants wishing to receive credit and should be fixed at the lowest possible rate. Such fees may not be deducted from the participant's stipend.)
   • Inadmissible Budget Items The following costs are not allowable and may not appear in project budgets:
     • cost of substitute teachers or compensation for faculty members performing their regular duties;
     • costs related to the regular activities of the institution;
     • rental of recreational facilities and costs related to social events such as banquets, receptions, and entertainment;
     • tuition fees for participants (see above for instructions about participants who seek college credit); and
     • travel associated with independent scholarly research.
   • Budget narrative (optional) If needed, include a brief supplement to the narrative explaining projected expenses or other items in the financial information provided on NEH's budget form.
5. Appendices Include only relevant supplementary materials, such as detailed agendas and work plans, reading lists, brief résumés (two pages), and letters of commitment. Each appendix should be identified clearly, listed in the table of contents, and numbered consecutively. The proposal narrative should refer to items included in the 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 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 table of contents. Please name the file "contents.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your one-page summary. Please name the file "summary.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your narrative. Please name the file "narrative.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your NEH budget form. Please name the file "budget.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your detailed work plan, including reading list for participants. Please name the file "workplan.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 6: To this button, please attach your brief (two pages) résumés for all project personnel. Please name the file "resumes.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 7: To this button, please attach your commitment letters from key project personnel, including visiting scholars. Please name the file "letters.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 8: To this button, please attach, your criteria and procedures for selecting workshop participants and, if applicable, letters of commitment from participants. Please name the file "participants.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 9: To this button, please attach, if applicable, documentation of arrangement with appropriate state agencies, for Continuing Education Credits for K-12 educators. Please name the file "ceu.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 10: To this button, please attach, if applicable, any other supporting materials. Please name the file "other.pdf".

Do not embed any additional .pdf files within any of the attachments.

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), please send 8 copies of each item and include a list of the materials to be mailed separately in your Grants.gov submission. Send the materials to:

Faculty Humanities Workshops
Division of Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8380

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.

DEADLINES

Applications: Must be received by Grants.gov by September 17, 2007. Grants.gov will date/time stamp your application after it is fully uploaded. Applications submitted after that date will not be accepted.

The application submitted to Grants.gov must contain all the required elements, including résumés of advising scholars and letters of commitment. No material missing from the Grants.gov submission may be submitted in hard copy after the deadline.

Supplementary materials must also arrive at NEH by September 17, 2007, to be considered as part of the application.

Proposals for the Faculty Humanities Workshops program are evaluated according to the following criteria:

1. Intellectual quality
   • The intellectual rationale is clear and persuasive with detailed exposition of the
     topic(s) in the humanities to be addressed.
   • The project draws on sound and rigorous humanities scholarship.
   • The proposed study plans are thoughtful and stimulating.
   • The project addresses the appropriate issues of teaching and learning in its subject area.
2. Design Quality
   • The activities are well planned and described in adequate detail.
   • The activities advance the project in thoughtful and creative ways.
   • The personnel are qualified to carry out their responsibilities.
   • The plans for administration are sound.
   • The letters from scholars and participants, in cases where participants have already been identified, demonstrate interest and commitment.
   • The evidence of commitment and support among the participating institutions is provided;
   • The plans include appropriate evaluation.
   • The project budget is reasonable.
   • The documentation is provided from appropriate state educational agencies if K-12 participants will receive CEU or in-service credits for the workshop.
3. Potential for significant impact
   • The project will lead to enhanced knowledge, teaching, and learning in the humanities.
   • The results will be disseminated to those who will find them most useful.
   • The project's impact will extend beyond the period of the grant.

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 April 2008 of the decision. Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful applications will also receive at that time award documents by mail. They may obtain reasons for the funding decision on their application by sending a letter or e-mail to NEH, Division of Education Programs, Room 302, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506 or education@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 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 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.

If you have questions about the program, contact:

Faculty Humanities Workshops
Division of Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8380

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 number.