Opportunity Information: Apply for 20090715 PW
Apply for 20090715 PW
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Humanities Collections and Reference Resources" 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 8, 2009 and posted on Apr 7, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2009. (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.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments City or township 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) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program is a discretionary grant opportunity designed to strengthen the basic building blocks that scholars, educators, and public audiences rely on to study and interpret the humanities. It focuses on improving the long-term preservation of humanities materials and expanding access to them, often by using digital methods. The program recognizes that libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations hold vast and varied cultural resources, including books and manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings and film, archaeological and ethnographic materials, artworks and other material culture, electronic records, and born-digital or digitized objects. Funding supports practical work that extends the life of these collections while also making their intellectual content easier to find, use, and share.
A key part of this opportunity is that it supports both collections work and the creation of reference resources. On the collections side, projects can include activities like arranging and describing archival and manuscript collections, cataloging printed and audiovisual materials, improving storage and housing, and conducting preservation treatments such as reformatting, deacidification, or conservation. It also supports digitization efforts and work to preserve and improve access to born-digital content, which can include stabilizing digital files, improving metadata, and making materials accessible through reliable platforms. On the reference resources side, the program funds tools that help people use cultural materials more effectively, ranging from quick-reference works to more advanced resources that organize and synthesize knowledge for deeper research. Examples include databases and virtual collections, encyclopedias, linguistic resources such as historical or etymological dictionaries and corpora (with a note that endangered language work may have separate funding routes through an NEH-NSF partnership), and tools for spatial analysis such as atlases or GIS-based resources. It also encourages the design of digital tools that make humanities materials easier to search, analyze, interpret, or reuse.
Competitive applications are expected to be problem-driven and methodical. Applicants are asked to clearly define a specific need or challenge, explain the procedures they will use and the solutions they intend to test or implement, and describe how they will evaluate whether the project succeeds. They must also explain how findings or products will be shared, since dissemination and broad usefulness are central goals. The results should serve a meaningful and identifiable segment of humanists, rather than being narrowly internal or primarily administrative. Projects may be proposed by a single institution or structured as collaborations, but in either case they are expected to support sharing, exchange, and interoperability, meaning the outputs should be built in ways that allow others to discover, connect, and use the information across systems and institutions.
In terms of funding details, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 20090715 PW) was posted in April 2009 with an application deadline of July 15, 2009, and an expected number of around 20 awards. The award ceiling listed is $350,000, with no stated award floor. Cost sharing or matching is not required. Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities, including state, county, and local governments; special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other eligible Native American tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and other nonprofit types); and public or private institutions of higher education. NEH also explicitly encourages small and mid-sized institutions, particularly those that have never received an NEH grant, to apply.
The sponsoring agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities, within the Division of Preservation and Access, and the funding aligns with CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities). For official guidance and full program requirements, NEH provided an additional information link (http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HCRR.html) and a program contact in the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources area of the Division of Preservation and Access (preservation@neh.gov, 202-606-8570).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program?
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program is a discretionary grant opportunity intended to strengthen core resources that scholars, educators, and public audiences use to study and interpret the humanities. It supports practical work to improve long-term preservation of humanities materials and expand access to those materials, often through digital methods.
What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The program aims to extend the life of humanities collections and make their intellectual content easier to find, use, and share. Projects are expected to improve preservation outcomes and increase accessibility and usability for a meaningful segment of humanists.
What kinds of organizations does the program recognize as holding humanities materials?
The program notes that libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations hold vast and varied cultural resources. The opportunity is designed to help these types of organizations preserve and provide access to those resources.
What types of humanities materials are considered under this program?
Examples of materials referenced include books and manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings and film, archaeological and ethnographic materials, artworks and other material culture, electronic records, and born-digital or digitized objects.
Does the program support both collections work and reference resources?
Yes. A key feature of this opportunity is that it supports both (1) collections-focused work and (2) the creation of reference resources that help people use cultural materials more effectively.
What are examples of eligible collections activities?
Examples described include arranging and describing archival and manuscript collections, cataloging printed and audiovisual materials, improving storage and housing, and conducting preservation treatments such as reformatting, deacidification, or conservation.
Does the program fund digitization projects?
Yes. The opportunity includes support for digitization efforts as well as preservation and improved access for born-digital content.
What kinds of work are supported for born-digital or digitized content?
The description mentions activities such as stabilizing digital files, improving metadata, and making materials accessible through reliable platforms.
What are "reference resources" in the context of this program?
Reference resources are tools that help users discover, organize, and use humanities materials more effectively. They can range from quick-reference works to more advanced resources that organize and synthesize knowledge for deeper research.
What are examples of reference resources the program may fund?
Examples listed include databases and virtual collections, encyclopedias, linguistic resources such as historical or etymological dictionaries and corpora, and spatial analysis tools such as atlases or GIS-based resources. The program also encourages digital tools that make materials easier to search, analyze, interpret, or reuse.
Is endangered language work supported through this program?
The program description notes that endangered language work may have separate funding routes through an NEH-NSF partnership, even though linguistic resources such as dictionaries and corpora are mentioned as examples of reference resources.
What makes an application competitive for this opportunity?
Competitive applications are described as problem-driven and methodical. Applicants are expected to define a specific need or challenge, explain the procedures and solutions they will test or implement, and describe how they will evaluate whether the project succeeds.
Is evaluation required as part of the project plan?
Yes. The opportunity emphasizes describing how the project team will evaluate success, alongside the need/problem statement and the procedures or solutions being implemented.
Do projects need a dissemination plan?
Yes. Applicants are expected to explain how findings or products will be shared. Dissemination and broad usefulness are described as central goals of the program.
Who should benefit from the project results?
The results should serve a meaningful and identifiable segment of humanists. The program indicates that projects should not be narrowly internal or primarily administrative in purpose.
Are collaborative projects allowed, or must it be a single institution?
Projects may be proposed by a single institution or structured as collaborations.
What does the program mean by sharing, exchange, and interoperability?
The opportunity states that outputs are expected to support sharing, exchange, and interoperability. In practical terms, this means building products in ways that allow others to discover, connect, and use the information across systems and institutions.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number provided is 20090715 PW.
When was this opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted in April 2009, and the application deadline listed was July 15, 2009.
How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards was around 20.
What is the maximum award amount?
The listed award ceiling is $350,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No award floor is stated in the provided information.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching is not required for this opportunity.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit entities such as state, county, and local governments; special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other eligible Native American tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and other nonprofit types); and public or private institutions of higher education.
Does NEH encourage small or mid-sized institutions to apply?
Yes. NEH explicitly encourages small and mid-sized institutions, particularly those that have never received an NEH grant, to apply.
Which NEH office sponsors this program?
The sponsoring agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), within the Division of Preservation and Access.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The funding aligns with CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities).
Where can applicants find official guidance and full program requirements?
NEH provided an additional information link for official guidance and requirements: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HCRR.html
Who can be contacted with questions about the program?
The program contact is in the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources area of the Division of Preservation and Access: preservation@neh.gov or 202-606-8570.
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