Opportunity Information: Apply for 20130718 PW
Apply for 20130718 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 19, 2013 and posted on Apr 19, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2013. (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: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments County governments State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) grant opportunity is a discretionary federal program from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), administered through its Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149, Promotion of the Humanities). Its core purpose is to strengthen the foundation that humanities scholarship, teaching, and public humanities programming depend on by helping cultural institutions preserve significant humanities materials and improve access to them. The program recognizes that libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the United States hold a wide range of humanities collections, including books and manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings and film or video, archaeological and ethnographic objects, art and other forms of material culture, and born-digital or digitized items. HCRR funding is aimed at extending the usable life of these materials while also making their intellectual content easier for researchers, educators, and the public to discover and use, often by leveraging digital tools and workflows.
A key feature of HCRR is that it supports both the care of collections and the creation of reference resources. On the collections side, projects typically focus on preservation, stabilization, reformatting, description, and access improvements that make collections sustainable and usable over time. On the reference resources side, the program funds the development of tools that help people find and interpret cultural materials. These resources can range from practical, quick-reference works that provide basic, reliable information to more advanced scholarly tools that organize, synthesize, and codify knowledge in ways that support deeper investigation of a topic, field, or body of primary sources. In both cases, the emphasis is on producing outcomes that are broadly useful beyond a single institution, increasing the reach and impact of humanities resources.
HCRR offers two main award tracks. The first is an implementation category, intended for projects that are ready to carry out established plans and deliver tangible preservation, access, or reference-resource outcomes. The second is a planning-oriented category described as planning, assessment, and pilot efforts, also referred to as HCRR Foundations grants. This track is designed for earlier-stage work such as assessing collection conditions, planning preservation or digitization strategies, testing methods, piloting workflows, or otherwise building the evidence and infrastructure needed for a later full implementation effort.
For this specific posting, the opportunity number is 20130718 PW, with a posted and creation date of April 19, 2013, and an original/current closing date of July 18, 2013 (archived August 17, 2013). The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $350,000, with no stated minimum (award floor $0). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement noted, which can be important for applicants that may have limited capacity to raise or document matching funds.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S. public and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the latter category excluding institutions of higher education). In practice, this eligibility profile aligns with the program audience of collecting and stewarding institutions, as well as universities and other organizations engaged in humanities preservation, access, and reference work.
Applicants seeking more details were directed to the NEH website page for the program (listed in the announcement) and to NEH Division of Preservation and Access staff for assistance, including a mailing address in Washington, DC, a phone number (202-606-8570), and the email preservation@neh.gov.
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) Grant FAQs
What is the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) grant?
The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) grant is a discretionary federal program from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It is administered through NEH's Division of Preservation and Access and is listed under CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities).
What is the main purpose of the HCRR program?
The core purpose of HCRR is to strengthen the foundation that humanities scholarship, teaching, and public humanities programming depend on. It does this by helping cultural institutions preserve significant humanities materials and improve access to them.
What kinds of institutions or organizations does HCRR aim to support?
HCRR recognizes that libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the United States hold wide-ranging humanities collections. The program is designed to support institutions and organizations that steward, preserve, describe, and provide access to humanities materials, and those developing humanities reference resources.
What types of collections and materials are recognized under HCRR?
The program recognizes many types of humanities collections, including books and manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings, film or video, archaeological and ethnographic objects, art and other forms of material culture, and born-digital or digitized items.
What does HCRR funding generally support?
HCRR funding is aimed at extending the usable life of significant humanities materials while also making their intellectual content easier to discover and use. Projects often leverage digital tools and workflows to improve discovery and access.
Does HCRR support both preservation and access work?
Yes. A key feature of HCRR is that it supports both the care of collections (preservation-related work) and the creation of reference resources that help people find and interpret cultural materials.
What are examples of collections-focused project activities under HCRR?
Collections-side projects typically focus on preservation, stabilization, reformatting, description, and access improvements that make collections sustainable and usable over time.
What are "reference resources" in the context of HCRR?
Reference resources are tools that help people find and interpret cultural materials. HCRR supports resources that can range from practical, quick-reference works that provide basic, reliable information to advanced scholarly tools that organize, synthesize, and codify knowledge for deeper investigation.
Do HCRR projects need to benefit audiences beyond a single institution?
Yes. In both collections and reference-resource projects, the emphasis is on producing outcomes that are broadly useful beyond a single institution, increasing the reach and impact of humanities resources.
What are the two main HCRR award tracks?
HCRR offers two primary award tracks: (1) an implementation category for projects ready to carry out established plans and deliver tangible outcomes, and (2) a planning-oriented category called planning, assessment, and pilot efforts, also referred to as HCRR Foundations grants.
What is the implementation category intended for?
The implementation category is intended for projects that are ready to carry out established plans and deliver concrete preservation outcomes, access improvements, or reference-resource deliverables.
What are HCRR Foundations grants?
HCRR Foundations grants are the planning, assessment, and pilot track. This category is designed for earlier-stage work that helps an organization build the evidence, plans, and infrastructure needed for a later, full implementation effort.
What kinds of activities fit the planning, assessment, and pilot (Foundations) track?
This track supports activities such as assessing collection conditions, planning preservation or digitization strategies, testing methods, piloting workflows, or otherwise preparing for a later implementation project.
What is the opportunity number for this posting?
The opportunity number listed for this posting is 20130718 PW.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posted and creation date listed is April 19, 2013.
What is the closing date for this opportunity?
The original/current closing date listed is July 18, 2013. The posting is noted as archived on August 17, 2013.
What is the maximum award amount for this opportunity?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $350,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award amount is stated. The award floor is listed as $0.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is noted in the provided opportunity information.
Who is eligible to apply for HCRR funding (based on this posting)?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S. public and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants listed include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the latter category excluding institutions of higher education).
Are nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status eligible?
Yes. The posting includes nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status as eligible applicants, with the note that this category excludes institutions of higher education.
Where can applicants find more details about the HCRR program?
Applicants were directed to the NEH website page for the program (as listed in the announcement) for more details.
How can applicants contact NEH for assistance with this opportunity?
The posting directs applicants to NEH Division of Preservation and Access staff for assistance. Contact information provided includes a Washington, DC mailing address, phone number 202-606-8570, and email preservation@neh.gov.
Which NEH division administers the HCRR program?
The program is administered through NEH's Division of Preservation and Access.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number listed is 45.149, under the program area "Promotion of the Humanities."
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