Opportunity Information: Apply for 20160719 PW
Apply for 20160719 PW
- The NEH 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 05, 2016 and posted on May 05, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 19, 2016. (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: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) designed to strengthen the core materials and tools that make humanities research, teaching, and public engagement possible. Its focus is on supporting projects that preserve and extend the useful life of humanities collections and, at the same time, improve access to the knowledge contained in those materials. In practice, this means helping cultural institutions ensure that valuable resources are not only protected from deterioration or loss, but also discoverable and usable by scholars, students, and the general public, often with a strong emphasis on responsible digitization and other forms of digital access.
HCRR is aimed at the kinds of collections held by libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the United States. The program recognizes that humanities collections come in many formats beyond printed books, including manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings, film and video, archaeological and ethnographic objects, artworks, material culture, and born-digital or digitized objects. Grants can support efforts that improve stewardship of these holdings, such as activities that stabilize, organize, describe, and make collections available in ways that increase their long-term value for humanities inquiry and interpretation.
A second major part of the program is support for the creation of reference resources that help people use cultural materials more effectively. These reference resources can range from practical tools that provide quick, reliable factual information to more advanced scholarly resources that synthesize, organize, and codify knowledge in a field for deeper research. The underlying goal is to reduce barriers to discovery and interpretation by improving the guides, databases, descriptive systems, and other knowledge infrastructure that connect users to humanities materials.
The program offers two main award tracks. First are implementation grants, which are geared toward carrying out a defined project at full scale, such as executing preservation and access work, building or delivering a mature digital resource, or completing a major phase of collections-related activity. Second are planning, assessment, and pilot awards, called HCRR Foundations grants, which support early-stage work like scoping a project, testing methods, evaluating needs, conducting assessments, and developing proof-of-concept pilots before moving into a larger implementation effort.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and municipal governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as specified in the opportunity). The listing indicates an award ceiling of $350,000. This particular opportunity was posted May 5, 2016, created May 5, 2016, and had a closing date of July 19, 2016 (original and current closing dates shown as the same). The CFDA number associated with the program is 45.149, and the activity category is Humanities.
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) - FAQs
1. What is the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) program?
The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It is designed to strengthen the core materials and tools that make humanities research, teaching, and public engagement possible.
2. What is the main purpose of HCRR funding?
HCRR supports projects that preserve and extend the useful life of humanities collections while also improving access to the knowledge contained in those materials. In practical terms, the program helps cultural institutions protect valuable resources from deterioration or loss and make them more discoverable and usable for scholars, students, and the general public, often with an emphasis on responsible digitization and other forms of digital access.
3. What kinds of organizations and collections does HCRR focus on?
HCRR is aimed at collections typically held by libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the United States. The program is built around the idea that humanities collections can include many different formats and require a range of stewardship and access strategies.
4. What types of collection materials are considered humanities collections under this program?
The program recognizes that humanities collections can include far more than printed books. Examples mentioned include manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings, film and video, archaeological and ethnographic objects, artworks, material culture, and born-digital or digitized objects.
5. What kinds of activities can HCRR grants support for collections?
HCRR can support work that improves the stewardship and long-term value of humanities holdings. Activities described include stabilizing, organizing, describing, and making collections available in ways that increase their usefulness for humanities inquiry and interpretation.
6. Does HCRR support digitization and digital access work?
Yes. The opportunity description highlights a strong emphasis on responsible digitization and other forms of digital access as part of improving discovery and use, alongside preservation goals.
7. What are "reference resources" in the context of HCRR?
Reference resources are tools that help people use cultural materials more effectively. The program describes these resources as ranging from practical tools that provide quick, reliable factual information to more advanced scholarly resources that synthesize, organize, and codify knowledge within a field for deeper research.
8. Why does HCRR fund reference resources?
A key goal is to reduce barriers to discovery and interpretation. The program aims to strengthen the guides, databases, descriptive systems, and other knowledge infrastructure that connects users to humanities materials.
9. What are the two main award tracks offered by HCRR?
The program offers two primary tracks: (1) implementation grants and (2) planning, assessment, and pilot awards known as HCRR Foundations grants.
10. What is an HCRR implementation grant intended for?
Implementation grants are geared toward carrying out a defined project at full scale. Examples provided include executing preservation and access work, building or delivering a mature digital resource, or completing a major phase of collections-related activity.
11. What is an HCRR Foundations grant intended for?
HCRR Foundations grants support earlier-stage work. The description lists activities such as scoping a project, testing methods, evaluating needs, conducting assessments, and developing proof-of-concept pilots before moving to a larger implementation effort.
12. Who is eligible to apply for this HCRR opportunity?
Eligibility is broad. The opportunity lists eligible applicants as state, county, and municipal governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as specified in the opportunity).
13. Are higher education institutions eligible?
Yes. Both public and state-controlled colleges and universities and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
14. Are government entities eligible to apply?
Yes. State, county, and municipal governments, as well as special district governments, are explicitly listed as eligible.
15. Are federally recognized Native American tribal governments eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are included among the eligible applicant types.
16. Are nonprofits eligible, and is 501(c)(3) status required?
Nonprofit organizations are listed as eligible, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as specified in the opportunity description.
17. What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount for this opportunity?
The listing indicates an award ceiling of $350,000.
18. Who is the funding agency for HCRR?
The funding agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
19. What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number associated with HCRR is 45.149.
20. What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Humanities.
21. When was this particular opportunity posted?
This opportunity was posted on May 5, 2016, and the listing also shows it was created on May 5, 2016.
22. What was the application closing date for this listing?
The closing date shown is July 19, 2016. The listing indicates the original and current closing dates are the same.
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