Opportunity Information: Apply for 20160315 HT
Apply for 20160315 HT
- The NEH in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.169.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 05, 2016 and posted on Feb 05, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 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 $250,000.00 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 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities" grant opportunity supports the design and delivery of national or regional (multi-state) training programs aimed at humanities scholars and advanced graduate students in the United States. The central goal is to help participants broaden and deepen their digital humanities expertise so they can more effectively use digital technology in humanities research and teaching. NEH is also focused on expanding the wider humanities community's access to advanced tools, methods, and technical approaches by encouraging programs that deliberately disseminate practical knowledge and reusable methodologies beyond a single campus or local audience.
These grants are intended to fund institutes that function as structured learning experiences, typically combining intensive instruction with hands-on practice. Programs can be organized as a one-time institute or offered multiple times to reach different cohorts or audiences. NEH allows considerable flexibility in format and scheduling: an institute might last only a few days (including options spread across multiple locations) or run as long as six weeks at a single site. NEH also anticipates that institutes can be timed to match real academic and professional rhythms, such as being held in the summer, during the academic year, or positioned before or after major scholarly conferences and recurring disciplinary meetings. Regardless of the calendar or delivery model, the expectation is that the institute's length and structure should be sufficient for a full, thorough treatment of the chosen advanced topic, rather than a superficial overview.
The program is grounded in the idea that complex data now plays a role in humanities scholarship that rivals traditional source materials. The opportunity description highlights how datasets in the humanities can take many forms, including large-scale digitized historical records, high-resolution image collections, and multimedia archives. It also emphasizes why this moment matters: data creation and preservation have accelerated due to cheaper mass storage and large-scale initiatives to digitize and publish cultural content. At the same time, improved networking, more sophisticated analytical software, and new platforms for collaboration are changing how researchers access, interpret, and work with these materials. In practical terms, NEH is looking to support training that helps humanities scholars confidently incorporate these advances into their workflows, whether that means learning new computational methods, adopting emerging digital tools, or developing collaborative practices appropriate for data-driven humanities research.
Key administrative details from the opportunity listing include the funding instrument (a discretionary grant) and a maximum award amount of up to $250,000. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). The agency is NEH, the CFDA number is 45.169, and the listed opportunity number is 20160315 HT. The posting date was February 5, 2016, and the closing date for that cycle was March 15, 2016.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as support for advanced, well-scoped digital humanities training institutes that can meaningfully raise the level of technical and methodological capacity among humanities scholars, while also spreading that expertise broadly across regions, institutions, and disciplinary communities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NEH "Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities" grant?
This National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant supports the design and delivery of advanced digital humanities training institutes. The institutes are structured learning experiences intended to help humanities scholars and advanced graduate students broaden and deepen their digital humanities expertise so they can use digital technology more effectively in humanities research and teaching.
What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The central goal is to build advanced digital humanities capacity among participants. NEH also emphasizes expanding access to advanced tools, methods, and technical approaches across the wider humanities community by encouraging institutes to share practical knowledge and reusable methodologies beyond a single campus or local audience.
Who is the intended audience for the institutes?
The institutes are aimed at humanities scholars and advanced graduate students in the United States.
What kinds of programs does NEH want to fund under this opportunity?
NEH intends to fund institutes that operate as structured learning experiences, typically combining intensive instruction with hands-on practice. Programs may be offered once or run multiple times to serve different cohorts or audiences.
Does the institute have to be national in scope?
The opportunity supports national or regional (multi-state) training programs. NEH also encourages deliberate dissemination of practical knowledge and reusable methodologies beyond a single institution or local community.
How long can an institute last?
NEH allows flexibility in institute duration. An institute may last only a few days (including formats spread across multiple locations) or run as long as six weeks at a single site.
Can the institute be held in multiple locations?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly notes options that may be spread across multiple locations, including shorter formats lasting a few days.
When can an institute be scheduled?
NEH anticipates that institutes can be scheduled to align with academic and professional rhythms. Examples mentioned include summer offerings, programs during the academic year, or sessions positioned before or after major scholarly conferences and recurring disciplinary meetings.
Does NEH expect a particular instructional approach?
The opportunity describes institutes as structured learning experiences that typically combine intensive instruction with hands-on practice. Regardless of format or calendar, the length and structure should be sufficient to provide a full, thorough treatment of the selected advanced topic rather than a superficial overview.
What kinds of topics or content areas fit this program?
The focus is on advanced topics in the digital humanities that help participants incorporate digital technology into humanities research and teaching. The description highlights data-driven humanities work and training in computational methods, emerging digital tools, and collaborative practices suitable for working with complex humanities datasets.
Why does NEH emphasize data and digital methods in the humanities?
The program is grounded in the idea that complex data now plays a role in humanities scholarship that rivals traditional source materials. The opportunity notes that datasets can include large-scale digitized historical records, high-resolution image collections, and multimedia archives, and that advances in storage, digitization initiatives, networking, analytical software, and collaboration platforms are changing how researchers access and interpret cultural materials.
What does NEH mean by "deliberately disseminate" knowledge beyond a single campus?
Based on the opportunity description, NEH is looking for institutes that share practical knowledge and reusable methodologies broadly, expanding access to advanced tools and approaches across regions, institutions, and disciplinary communities rather than limiting benefits to a local or single-campus audience.
Can the institute be offered more than once?
Yes. The program allows institutes to be organized as a one-time offering or delivered multiple times to reach different cohorts or audiences.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument listed is a discretionary grant.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount listed is up to $250,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include: state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories).
Which federal agency administers this program?
The administering agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 45.169.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number listed is 20160315 HT.
What were the posting date and closing date for the listed cycle?
The posting date was February 5, 2016, and the closing date for that cycle was March 15, 2016.
What is NEH ultimately trying to achieve through these institutes?
NEH is aiming to support advanced, well-scoped digital humanities training that meaningfully raises technical and methodological capacity among humanities scholars and advanced graduate students, while also spreading expertise broadly across regions, institutions, and disciplinary communities.
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