Opportunity Information: Apply for 20150625 PY
Apply for 20150625 PY
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Common Heritage" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.149 Promotion of the HumanitiesDivision of Preservation and Access.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 16, 2015 and posted on Apr 16, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 25, 2015. (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 $12,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Private institutions of higher education County governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Common Heritage grant opportunity is designed to help communities preserve and share local history that often lives outside formal archives, in people s homes, family collections, and personal stories. The program focuses on capturing these community-held materials, converting them into usable digital files, and pairing that preservation work with public-facing humanities programming that helps residents understand the historical and cultural context behind what is collected. In practice, the grant supports projects that bring cultural institutions and the public together as partners, treating community members not just as audiences but as active contributors to the historical record.
At the center of a Common Heritage project is a day-long community digitization event hosted by a local cultural organization such as a library, museum, archive, or historical society. Community members are invited to bring in historically meaningful items, and trained project staff digitize them on site. Items can include things like historical photographs, documents, family letters, artworks, and audiovisual recordings, along with other personal or community artifacts that help tell local stories. Staff also record descriptive information shared by the attendees about each item, which can include details like names, dates, locations, and the story or significance behind the material. After digitization, contributors leave with their original items and receive a free digital copy. If the owner agrees, the institution may also keep a digital copy to incorporate into its collection, helping expand public access to community history while respecting ownership and permissions.
Beyond digitization, applicants are required to provide public programming that deepens understanding of the community s history and culture. These programs are meant to interpret and contextualize the digitized materials and can take many forms, including lectures, panel discussions, reading and discussion sessions, curator talks, specialized tours, film screenings with discussion, presentations by historians, or activities designed for families and children. The programming can happen before, during, or after the digitization day, and it should create a framework for exploring both shared experiences and differing histories within the community. Applicants may choose to organize the event around a theme, but a specific topic is optional; if a theme is used, it can guide both the public programs and the digitization event.
The applicant institution is responsible for planning, promoting, and running the event, ensuring that the project can handle a wide range of materials and that the digitization effort is meaningfully connected to the humanities programming. Since community-wide partnerships are often necessary, the lead applicant is expected to recruit and coordinate with other local organizations as needed, such as additional libraries, museums, or other groups that can help with outreach, expertise, or logistics. NEH notes a particular interest in applications from small and mid-sized institutions, especially those that have not previously received NEH funding, reflecting the program s community-centered intent and its aim to broaden participation in federal humanities support.
In terms of funding structure, this is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by NEH through its Division of Preservation and Access under CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities). The award amounts range from 1 to 12,000 dollars, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which can make the opportunity more accessible to organizations with limited fundraising capacity. Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state and local governments (including counties, cities, townships, and special districts), public and private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) organizations and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education). The opportunity listing referenced Funding Opportunity Number 20150625-PY, with an original and current closing date of June 25, 2015, and a posted date of April 16, 2015.
For official guidance and updates, NEH provided an information link at http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/common heritage and listed contacts for questions, including preservation@neh.gov for digitization questions and publicpgms@neh.gov for questions related to public programming, as well as phone numbers through NEH in Washington, DC.
Common Heritage (NEH) Grant - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NEH Common Heritage grant?
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Common Heritage grant supports community-based projects that preserve and share local history that often exists outside formal archives, such as materials kept in peoples homes, family collections, and personal stories. The grant focuses on capturing these community-held materials through digitization and pairing that work with public-facing humanities programming that helps residents understand the historical and cultural context behind what is collected.
What kinds of activities does this grant fund?
The program is built around two connected activities: (1) a day-long community digitization event where community members bring historically meaningful items to be digitized on site, and (2) public humanities programming that interprets and contextualizes the digitized materials through events such as lectures, panels, discussions, tours, curator talks, film screenings with discussion, historian presentations, and family-oriented activities.
What is the required centerpiece of a Common Heritage project?
At the center of a Common Heritage project is a day-long community digitization event hosted by a local cultural organization such as a library, museum, archive, or historical society.
Who is the digitization event meant to involve?
The event is designed to bring cultural institutions and the public together as partners. Community members are treated not only as audiences but as active contributors to the historical record by bringing in their own materials and sharing information about them.
What items can community members bring to be digitized?
Items can include historical photographs, documents, family letters, artworks, and audiovisual recordings, as well as other personal or community artifacts that help tell local stories.
What happens during the digitization event?
Trained project staff digitize items on site. Staff also record descriptive information shared by attendees about each item, which can include names, dates, locations, and the story or significance behind the material.
Do contributors have to leave their original items with the institution?
No. After digitization, contributors leave with their original items and receive a free digital copy.
Can the host institution keep a digital copy of the digitized materials?
Yes, if the owner agrees. With permission, the institution may keep a digital copy to incorporate into its collection, expanding public access to community history while respecting ownership and permissions.
Is public programming required in addition to digitization?
Yes. Applicants are required to provide public programming that deepens understanding of the communitys history and culture and helps interpret and contextualize the digitized materials.
What types of public humanities programs are allowed?
Examples listed include lectures, panel discussions, reading and discussion sessions, curator talks, specialized tours, film screenings with discussion, presentations by historians, and activities designed for families and children.
When can the public programming take place?
The programming can happen before, during, or after the digitization day.
Does the project have to follow a specific theme or topic?
A specific topic is optional. Applicants may choose to organize the event around a theme, but it is not required. If a theme is used, it can guide both the public programs and the digitization event.
What is the role of the applicant institution?
The applicant institution is responsible for planning, promoting, and running the event. The institution must ensure the project can handle a wide range of materials and that the digitization work is meaningfully connected to the humanities programming.
Are partnerships with other organizations expected?
Often, yes. Because community-wide partnerships are frequently necessary, the lead applicant is expected to recruit and coordinate with other local organizations as needed, such as additional libraries, museums, or other groups that can help with outreach, expertise, or logistics.
What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit entities such as federally recognized Native American tribal governments; state and local governments (including counties, cities, townships, and special districts); public and private institutions of higher education; and nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) organizations and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education).
Does NEH have any stated priorities about who should apply?
NEH notes a particular interest in applications from small and mid-sized institutions, especially those that have not previously received NEH funding, reflecting the programs community-centered goals and interest in broadening participation in federal humanities support.
How much funding is available per award?
Award amounts range from $1,000 to $12,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What type of federal opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by NEH through its Division of Preservation and Access under CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number listed for this opportunity?
The listing referenced Funding Opportunity Number 20150625-PY.
What were the posted date and closing date shown in the opportunity listing?
The posted date was April 16, 2015. The original and current closing date listed was June 25, 2015.
Where can applicants find official guidance and updates?
NEH provided an information link at http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/common heritage for official guidance and updates.
Who should be contacted with questions about digitization?
NEH listed preservation@neh.gov for digitization questions.
Who should be contacted with questions about public programming?
NEH listed publicpgms@neh.gov for questions related to public programming.
Does NEH provide phone contact information?
Yes. The opportunity notes that phone numbers are available through NEH in Washington, DC.
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