Opportunity Information: Apply for 20080318 PK
Apply for 20080318 PK
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Knowledge The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.169 Promotion of the HumanitiesOffice of Digital Humanities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 27, 2007 and posted on Nov 27, 2007.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 18, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts State governments City or township governments County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership is a discretionary grant program run jointly by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support ambitious humanities projects that use up-to-date digital technologies in ways that clearly benefit the American public, strengthen humanities scholarship, and expand the capacity and reach of the nation s cultural institutions. The central expectation is real collaboration: projects are meant to be built and carried out by partnerships among libraries, museums, archives, universities, and related cultural organizations, with responsibilities and outcomes shared in a substantive way rather than handled by a single lead organization working alone.
The grants focus on improving how humanities collections are shared, examined, and interpreted in digital environments. That can mean creating new digital experiences around collections, opening up new research and teaching possibilities, or taking existing digital resources and expanding their usefulness through new audiences, new functions, or new methods of access and interpretation. A strong proposal is one that goes beyond simple digitization and instead shows how digital approaches can change what people can do with humanities materials: how the public explores them, how educators teach with them, how students learn from them, and how scholars analyze and build knowledge from them.
Examples of the kinds of projects this opportunity aims to fund include work that advances the role of cultural repositories in online teaching, learning, and research for multiple audiences, including general public users, teachers, students, and academic researchers. It also includes projects that build stronger workflows and partnerships between scholars and cultural repositories to create, preserve, present, and enable reuse of digital collections and related products. Another major fit is work that applies innovative digital techniques to provide new perspectives on humanities resources or to place materials into new interpretive contexts, making collections more meaningful and discoverable. Finally, the program explicitly welcomes projects that coordinate community-based approaches and shared standards for making resources available online so they can be broadly shared, reused, and sustained across institutions rather than locked into one-off systems.
A notable requirement is that successful applicants must produce a candid lessons learned white paper that documents the project and spells out what worked, what did not, and what others can take from the experience. This white paper will be posted on NEH or IMLS websites, so the program is designed not only to fund individual projects but also to grow the field by making practical knowledge public and reusable. In that same spirit, applicants are strongly encouraged to use open source and fully accessible software, so that tools, methods, and outputs can be disseminated widely and adopted or extended by other institutions without unnecessary licensing barriers.
From the published opportunity details, the program funding opportunity number is 20080318 PK, with an original and current closing date of March 18, 2008, and an archive date of April 17, 2008. The maximum award amount listed is 350,000, with no stated minimum award floor. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding activity category is Humanities, associated with CFDA 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities), and it is connected to the Office of Digital Humanities.
Eligibility spans a broad set of public-serving and educational entities, including public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions), independent school districts, state governments, local governments (city or township, county), special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. For applicants needing assistance accessing the full announcement, the notice provides NEH Division of Preservation and Access contact information, including phone and email, and it points to additional guidance at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DigitalPartnership.html.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership grant program?
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership is a discretionary grant program run jointly by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It supports ambitious humanities projects that use up-to-date digital technologies to benefit the American public, strengthen humanities scholarship, and expand the capacity and reach of cultural institutions.
Which agencies run this opportunity?
This program is jointly administered by IMLS and NEH.
What is the main goal of the program?
The program aims to improve how humanities collections are shared, examined, and interpreted in digital environments, with clear public benefit and measurable value for scholarship, teaching, and cultural institutions.
What does the program mean by "real collaboration"?
The central expectation is substantive partnership. Projects are meant to be built and carried out by collaborations among libraries, museums, archives, universities, and related cultural organizations, with responsibilities and outcomes shared in a meaningful way rather than executed by a single lead organization acting alone.
What kinds of projects are a strong fit for this grant?
The opportunity is intended for projects that improve digital sharing, discovery, analysis, interpretation, and use of humanities collections. Strong proposals go beyond basic digitization and show how digital approaches change what the public, educators, students, and scholars can do with humanities materials.
Does the program fund simple digitization projects?
The program emphasizes projects that go beyond simple digitization. It looks for proposals that demonstrate how digital methods can transform access, interpretation, teaching, learning, and scholarly analysis, rather than only converting analog materials to digital form.
What are examples of projects the program aims to fund?
Examples described in the opportunity include: advancing the role of cultural repositories in online teaching, learning, and research for multiple audiences; building stronger workflows and partnerships between scholars and repositories to create, preserve, present, and enable reuse of digital collections and related products; applying innovative digital techniques to provide new perspectives or new interpretive contexts for humanities resources; and coordinating community-based approaches and shared standards that enable broad sharing, reuse, and sustainability across institutions.
Who are the intended audiences or beneficiaries of supported projects?
The program highlights benefits for multiple audiences, including the general public, teachers, students, and academic researchers, alongside broader benefits for cultural institutions and humanities scholarship.
What is expected in terms of project outputs or knowledge sharing?
A notable requirement is that successful applicants must produce a candid lessons learned white paper documenting what worked, what did not, and what others can take from the experience. This white paper will be posted on NEH or IMLS websites, with the intent of sharing practical, reusable knowledge across the field.
What is the "lessons learned" white paper requirement?
Funded projects must produce a candid white paper that documents the project and explicitly discusses outcomes, including successes and shortcomings, so that other institutions can learn from and reuse the resulting knowledge. The white paper is intended for public posting on NEH or IMLS websites.
Are applicants encouraged to use open-source tools?
Yes. Applicants are strongly encouraged to use open source and fully accessible software so that tools, methods, and outputs can be disseminated widely and adopted or extended by other institutions without unnecessary licensing barriers.
Is accessibility mentioned as an expectation for software or outputs?
Yes. The opportunity strongly encourages the use of fully accessible software, alongside open-source approaches, to promote wide adoption and reduce barriers to use.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount listed in the opportunity details is 350,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor is stated in the information provided.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the funding activity category and CFDA number?
The funding activity category is Humanities. The program is associated with CFDA 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities) and is connected to the Office of Digital Humanities.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number provided is 20080318 PK.
What were the closing and archive dates for this opportunity?
The original and current closing date listed is March 18, 2008, and the archive date is April 17, 2008.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes a broad range of public-serving and educational entities: public and state controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions); independent school districts; state governments; local governments (city or township, county); special district governments; and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
Can higher education institutions apply?
Yes. Both public/state controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible.
Can nonprofits apply?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions) are included in the eligibility list.
Can government entities apply?
Yes. State governments, local governments (city or township and county), and special district governments are listed as eligible applicants.
Can federally recognized tribal governments apply?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are included as eligible.
What types of partner organizations are expected for a competitive proposal?
The program emphasizes partnerships among libraries, museums, archives, universities, and related cultural organizations, with shared responsibilities and outcomes.
Where can applicants find additional guidance?
The notice points to additional guidance at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DigitalPartnership.html.
Who can be contacted for help accessing the full announcement?
The notice provides contact information for the NEH Division of Preservation and Access, including a phone number and email address, for applicants needing assistance accessing the full announcement.
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