PRINTNEH invites proposals for a cooperative agreement to develop and administer a national or regional (multistate) project to advance the role of the humanities at community colleges through curriculum and faculty development focused on the theme of Bridging Cultures.
This agency-wide initiative encourages exploration of the ways in which cultures from around the globe, as well as the myriad subcultures within America’s borders, have influenced American society. With the aim of revitalizing intellectual and civic life through the humanities, NEH welcomes proposals that enhance understanding of diverse countries, peoples, and cultural and intellectual traditions worldwide. Applications might also investigate how Americans have approached and attempted to surmount seemingly unbridgeable cultural divides, or examine the ideals of civility and civic discourse that have informed this quest.
Successful applicants will work in partnership with NEH to develop and implement a curriculum and professional development project for faculty members from community colleges across the United States or in a multistate region. The project will help community college faculty and administrators create new courses on Bridging Cultures themes or topics; design new course sequences, concentrations, and core curricula; or conduct scholarly research that will improve faculty preparation and enrich teaching.
NEH Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges projects must draw on sound humanities scholarship related to the theme of Bridging Cultures, engage participating faculty in shared readings of important humanities texts, involve appropriate humanities scholars, result in demonstrable and measurable improvements in the quality of humanities course offerings at the participating institutions, and serve as national models of excellence in addressing needs that are widely shared.
Program Statistics
In the inaugural competition, the Request for Proposals for a Cooperative Agreement with NEH to Support Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges received seventeen proposals. Five proposals were funded, for a funding ratio of 30 percent.
Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8380 or ccrfp@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.