Opportunity Information: Apply for 20120202 CZ
Apply for 20120202 CZ
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Challenge Grants for Two Year Colleges" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.130 Promotion of the HumanitiesChallenge Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 8, 2011 and posted on Nov 3, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 2, 2012. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Accredited U.S. two year colleges and community colleges either private, non profit or government supported are eligible. Community college districts and two year college consortia may also apply, in collaboration with at least one two year college. Institutions granting associate degrees are encouraged to partner with other institutions to carry out grant oriented activities, but one two year college must serve as the applicant of record.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offered a special Challenge Grant competition designed specifically for accredited US two year colleges and community colleges to build stronger, more sustainable humanities programs and resources over the long term. The central idea behind this opportunity is that two year institutions educate a huge share of postsecondary students yet have often been underrecognized as places where the humanities can thrive. NEH frames the humanities as essential to the mission of community colleges because fields like history, philosophy, and literature help students make sense of cultural difference and shared human experience, including how societies understand citizenship, politics, ethics, and identity. In practical terms, the grant is meant to help campuses raise the level of humanities teaching and learning, deepen institutional commitment to humanities offerings, and create durable improvements rather than short term activities.
The opportunity focuses on three connected goals. First, it aims to strengthen humanities programming at two year colleges, with particular emphasis on expanding and improving the study of the worlds many cultures and civilizations. Second, it supports the development of model humanities curricula at two year colleges that can serve as examples for other institutions, meaning the work should be designed with broader usefulness and replication in mind. Third, it encourages applicants to broaden the financial base supporting humanities on their campuses, which aligns with the Challenge Grant structure that typically leverages outside fundraising and institutional investment to extend the impact of federal dollars.
This was a discretionary grant program under CFDA 45.130 (Promotion of the Humanities - Challenge Grants) and it carried a cost sharing or matching requirement, reflecting the programs emphasis on building long term financial support beyond the federal award. The posted funding opportunity number was 20120202-CZ, with an award ceiling of up to $500,000 and no stated award floor. The application window for this archived competition ran to a closing date of February 2, 2012, and the opportunity was later archived on March 3, 2012.
Eligibility was limited to accredited US two year colleges and community colleges, whether private nonprofit or government supported. Community college districts and two year college consortia could also apply as long as the application was in collaboration with at least one two year college. While partnerships were encouraged, one two year college had to serve as the official applicant of record. This structure signaled NEHs interest in collaboration and shared capacity building, while still ensuring the funded work remained rooted in the two year college context.
For applicants seeking full details at the time, NEH directed institutions to the program guidelines page (http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge2yr.html) and provided a direct contact in the Office of Challenge Grants at NEH for assistance, including phone and email support (challenge@neh.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this NEH funding opportunity?
This was a special National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge Grant competition created specifically for accredited U.S. two year colleges and community colleges. It was designed to help these institutions build stronger, more sustainable humanities programs and resources over the long term.
Why did NEH focus on two year colleges and community colleges?
NEH emphasized that two year institutions educate a large share of postsecondary students but have often been underrecognized as places where the humanities can thrive. The competition was intended to elevate humanities teaching and learning in the two year college context and strengthen institutional commitment to humanities offerings.
How did NEH describe the role of the humanities in community colleges?
NEH framed the humanities as essential to the mission of community colleges. Fields such as history, philosophy, and literature were highlighted as ways students can make sense of cultural difference and shared human experience, including how societies understand citizenship, politics, ethics, and identity.
What was the overall purpose of the grant?
The grant aimed to help campuses raise the level of humanities teaching and learning, deepen institutional commitment to humanities offerings, and create durable improvements rather than short term activities.
What were the main goals of the competition?
The opportunity focused on three connected goals: (1) strengthening humanities programming at two year colleges, with emphasis on expanding and improving the study of the world's many cultures and civilizations; (2) supporting the development of model humanities curricula that could serve as examples for other institutions; and (3) encouraging applicants to broaden the financial base supporting humanities on their campuses.
What does it mean that the grant supported "model humanities curricula"?
It meant NEH wanted curricula developed through the grant to be designed with broader usefulness in mind, so they could serve as examples and potentially be replicated by other institutions.
What kind of institutions were eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to accredited U.S. two year colleges and community colleges, whether private nonprofit or government supported.
Could a community college district or a consortium apply?
Yes. Community college districts and two year college consortia could apply as long as the application was in collaboration with at least one two year college.
If multiple institutions collaborated, who had to be the official applicant?
Even though partnerships were encouraged, one two year college had to serve as the official applicant of record.
Was this a discretionary grant program, and what CFDA number was associated with it?
Yes. It was a discretionary grant program under CFDA 45.130 (Promotion of the Humanities - Challenge Grants).
What is the funding opportunity number for this competition?
The posted funding opportunity number was 20120202-CZ.
What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was up to $500,000.
Was there a minimum award amount?
No award floor was stated in the opportunity description.
Did the program require cost sharing or matching funds?
Yes. The competition carried a cost sharing or matching requirement, reflecting the Challenge Grant emphasis on leveraging outside fundraising and institutional investment to build long term financial support beyond the federal award.
How does the Challenge Grant structure relate to fundraising and long term sustainability?
The Challenge Grant structure typically leverages non-federal support (such as outside fundraising and institutional investment). In this competition, that approach aligned with NEH's goal of broadening the financial base for humanities work on campus and sustaining improvements over time.
When did the application window close?
The closing date for the archived competition was February 2, 2012.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The competition is archived. It closed on February 2, 2012 and was later archived on March 3, 2012.
Where could applicants find the program guidelines?
NEH directed applicants to the program guidelines page at: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge2yr.html
Who could applicants contact for help with the opportunity?
NEH provided a direct contact in the Office of Challenge Grants, including phone and email support. The email provided was challenge@neh.gov.
Were partnerships encouraged?
Yes. The structure of allowing districts and consortia to apply (in collaboration with at least one two year college) signaled NEH's interest in collaboration and shared capacity building, while still keeping the funded work rooted in the two year college context.
What content emphasis did NEH highlight for humanities programming under this opportunity?
NEH placed particular emphasis on expanding and improving the study of the world's many cultures and civilizations as part of strengthening humanities programming at two year colleges.
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