Opportunity Information: Apply for 20120124 HK
Apply for 20120124 HK
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Digital Humanities Implementation Grants" 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 Jul 28, 2011 and posted on Aug 1, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 24, 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 $325,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Special district governments City or township governments State governments Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Humanities Implementation Grants program supports the next major step for digital humanities projects that have already moved beyond early experimentation. The central goal is to fund the implementation, refinement, and broader rollout of innovative digital humanities work that has completed a start-up or pilot phase and can clearly show it is valuable to the field. In practical terms, this opportunity is aimed at projects that are no longer just prototypes or proofs of concept, but are ready to become robust, widely usable, and influential resources, tools, or platforms that can make a meaningful contribution to humanities research, teaching, cultural heritage work, and public engagement.
What NEH is looking for here is impact and readiness. Unlike NEHs Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants, which focus on exploratory research, early prototyping, testing, and experimentation, the Implementation Grants program is designed for projects that have already demonstrated feasibility and promise. Funded projects are expected to be positioned to deliver a major contribution to the humanities by improving how people investigate humanities questions, expanding access to humanities content, introducing new computational or digital methods, or enabling new forms of scholarly communication. The program is open to digital initiatives in any humanities area, and it encourages work that serves multiple audiences such as scholars, educators, librarians and archivists, and the broader public. Applicants who previously received NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants are explicitly welcomed, reflecting the idea that Implementation funding can be a natural follow-on stage once a project is proven and ready to scale.
The types of activities supported are broad but consistently focused on implementation and durable outcomes. Projects may implement computational methods or techniques for humanities research, move new digital tools into full production for research, classrooms, or public programming, or complete and sustain existing digital resources (often in partnership with a library or archive). The program also supports work that studies the philosophical or practical implications of emerging technologies within specific humanities disciplines or interdisciplinary collaborations. Another eligible direction is implementing new digital modes of scholarly communication, including systems that strengthen peer review, enable collaboration, or improve dissemination of humanities scholarship to different communities. Across these categories, the common thread is that successful proposals must demonstrate genuine digital innovation and clear significance to the humanities, not simply the use of technology for its own sake.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant program administered by NEHs Office of Digital Humanities under CFDA 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities). The funding opportunity number is 20120124-HK, and the opportunity title is Digital Humanities Implementation Grants. The posted date for the referenced announcement was August 1, 2011, with an application closing date of January 24, 2012 (this particular listing is archived as of February 23, 2012). Awards could be as large as $325,000, with no stated minimum award floor, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed for this opportunity.
Eligibility covers a wide range of U.S. organizations and government entities, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that specific nonprofit category), public and private institutions of higher education, and state, county, city/township, and special district governments. For applicants needing more details, NEH provided an additional information link to the program guidelines (http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesimplementation.html). Program questions were directed to NEHs Office of Digital Humanities staff at odh@neh.gov, with the option to request a phone call by emailing a preferred time and telephone number.
Digital Humanities Implementation Grants (NEH) - FAQs
1) What is the NEH Digital Humanities Implementation Grants program?
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Humanities Implementation Grants program supports the next major step for digital humanities projects that have moved beyond early experimentation. Its focus is on implementing, refining, and rolling out innovative digital humanities work that has already completed a start-up or pilot phase and can demonstrate value to the field.
2) What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The central goal is to fund implementation and broader rollout of proven digital humanities projects so they become robust, widely usable, and influential resources, tools, or platforms that contribute meaningfully to humanities research, teaching, cultural heritage work, and public engagement.
3) What stage of project is NEH expecting for an Implementation Grant application?
This opportunity is aimed at projects that are no longer prototypes or proofs of concept. NEH is looking for projects that have demonstrated feasibility and promise and are ready to scale into durable, production-ready outcomes with broader use and impact.
4) How is this different from NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants?
Implementation Grants are designed for projects that have already moved past exploratory work, early prototyping, testing, and experimentation. In contrast, NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants focus on early-stage exploratory research and experimentation.
5) What kinds of outcomes are expected from funded projects?
Funded projects are expected to be positioned to deliver a major contribution to the humanities. Examples described include improving how people investigate humanities questions, expanding access to humanities content, introducing new computational or digital methods, or enabling new forms of scholarly communication. The emphasis is on durable outcomes and broader usability.
6) What types of activities does the program support?
The program supports a range of implementation-focused activities, including implementing computational methods or techniques for humanities research; moving digital tools into full production for research, classrooms, or public programming; completing and sustaining existing digital resources (often with a library or archive partner); studying philosophical or practical implications of emerging technologies within humanities disciplines or interdisciplinary collaborations; and implementing new digital modes of scholarly communication, including systems that strengthen peer review, enable collaboration, or improve dissemination.
7) Does NEH fund projects in any humanities area?
Yes. The opportunity is open to digital initiatives in any humanities area, as long as the proposal demonstrates digital innovation and clear significance to the humanities.
8) Who are the intended audiences for projects funded under this program?
The program encourages work that serves multiple audiences, including scholars, educators, librarians and archivists, and the broader public.
9) What does NEH mean by "impact and readiness"?
NEH is looking for projects that can show they have already demonstrated feasibility and promise and are ready to be implemented, refined, and rolled out more broadly. The program prioritizes projects positioned to become widely usable and influential in the field.
10) Does the program require digital innovation, or is using technology enough?
Successful proposals must demonstrate genuine digital innovation and clear significance to the humanities, not simply the use of technology for its own sake.
11) Are previous NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant recipients allowed or encouraged to apply?
Yes. Applicants who previously received NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants are explicitly welcomed, reflecting that Implementation funding can be a natural follow-on stage once a project is proven and ready to scale.
12) What is the maximum award amount?
Awards could be as large as $325,000.
13) Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor is stated in the information provided.
14) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed for this opportunity.
15) Who administers this grant program at NEH?
This is a discretionary grant program administered by NEH's Office of Digital Humanities.
16) What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number is 45.169 (Promotion of the Humanities).
17) What is the funding opportunity number and title?
The funding opportunity number is 20120124-HK, and the opportunity title is Digital Humanities Implementation Grants.
18) When was the announcement posted and when was the application due (for the referenced listing)?
The posted date for the referenced announcement was August 1, 2011. The application closing date was January 24, 2012.
19) Is this grant listing current?
The specific listing described is archived as of February 23, 2012.
20) What organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes a range of U.S. organizations and government entities, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that specific nonprofit category); public and private institutions of higher education; and state, county, city/township, and special district governments.
21) Where can applicants find the program guidelines referenced in the opportunity information?
NEH provided a program guidelines link at: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesimplementation.html
22) How can applicants contact NEH with program questions?
Program questions were directed to NEH's Office of Digital Humanities staff at odh@neh.gov. NEH also offered the option to request a phone call by emailing a preferred time and telephone number.
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