Opportunity Information: Apply for 20110301 BI
Apply for 20110301 BI
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Landmarks of American History Community College Teachers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.163 Promotion of the HumanitiesProfessional Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 4, 2011 and posted on Jan 4, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 1, 2011. (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 $160,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments State governments County governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Landmarks of American History and Culture: Community College Teachers grant is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) opportunity that funds organizations to run academically intensive, one-week, residential workshops for a national audience of community college educators. The central idea is to use historically significant places as the classroom, pairing on-site study with serious humanities scholarship so that faculty deepen their understanding of major themes in American history and culture and then bring that expertise back into their teaching.
Workshops supported by this program are built around direct engagement with historic sites and the kinds of sources those sites make possible: primary documents, archival and material culture collections, and the scholarly literature that interprets them. NEH expects proposals to show that the chosen location is not just a backdrop but an essential teaching tool. Applicants are asked to make a strong case for why the site or set of sites matters historically, what tangible resources participants will be able to use there (archives, artifacts, buildings, landscapes, exhibitions, or specialized collections), and how the setting will strengthen the workshop's intellectual agenda. Typical settings include places such as presidential homes or libraries, colonial settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, parks and preserves, locations tied to constitutional and political developments, and sites associated with influential writers, artists, or musicians.
The program emphasizes both content mastery and professional practice. Its stated goals include expanding participants' knowledge and appreciation of significant American subjects and places through structured readings and site-based study; creating a community of inquiry that models civil, thoughtful, evidence-based discussion; helping community college faculty become more skilled in interpreting and using historic and cultural sites, along with archival and material resources, as teaching tools; and encouraging historic and cultural sites to build greater capacity for professional development programming at a larger scale. In other words, the grant is as much about strengthening teaching and pedagogy as it is about enriching subject-matter expertise.
NEH makes clear that Landmarks workshops are meant to be academically rigorous. Competitive projects incorporate key primary sources and major scholarly works and are led by qualified experts, with leading scholars serving as lecturers and/or seminar leaders. The expectation is that participants do more than attend lectures and tours; they should leave with demonstrable outcomes. As described in the announcement, participants are expected to apply what they learn by producing something substantive, such as a research paper or course materials that translate the workshop content into classroom-ready instruction.
A wide range of institutions and organizations are eligible to host these workshops, reflecting the program's interest in partnerships between educators and cultural or research institutions. Potential hosts include community colleges and other institutions of higher education, as well as learned societies, libraries and repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, and professional associations. NEH expects host institutions to provide facilities suitable for research, discussion, and sustained interaction among participants, consistent with the program's residential, cohort-based design. Housing must be arranged by the host, but the participants typically pay for lodging using stipends provided as part of the workshop grant, so proposals need to reflect realistic and workable lodging plans.
From the funding and administrative details provided, this opportunity is a discretionary grant under CFDA 45.163 (Promotion of the Humanities - Professional Development). NEH anticipated making about 30 awards under this announcement, with an award ceiling of $160,000 and no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state and local governments (including counties and cities/townships), special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits that are not institutions of higher education. The specific posting referenced was dated January 4, 2011, with an application deadline of March 1, 2011 (archived March 31, 2011), and the sponsoring agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For official guidance and application requirements, the announcement points to NEH's program page (http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html) and provides a direct contact in NEH's Division of Education Programs for access issues or questions: Landmarks of American History and Culture, Room 302, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506; 202-606-8463; landmarks@neh.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Landmarks of American History and Culture - Community College Teachers
What is the Landmarks of American History and Culture: Community College Teachers grant?
This is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant opportunity that funds organizations to run academically intensive, one-week, residential workshops for a national audience of community college educators. The workshops use historically significant places as a primary teaching tool, combining site-based learning with rigorous humanities scholarship.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program is designed to deepen community college educators' understanding of major themes in American history and culture through direct engagement with historic places and related sources, and to help participants bring that enhanced expertise back into their teaching.
What kind of activities are funded through this grant?
Funded projects are one-week, residential workshops that feature on-site study at historically significant places, structured readings, engagement with primary sources and scholarly literature, and sustained discussion among participants. NEH expects academically rigorous content rather than primarily tour-based programming.
How long are the workshops expected to be?
The opportunity supports one-week residential workshops.
Who is the intended audience for the workshops?
The workshops are intended for a national audience of community college educators.
What does NEH mean by using "historically significant places as the classroom"?
NEH expects the selected site or set of sites to be essential to the workshop's intellectual agenda. The location should enable meaningful learning through resources available there, such as archives, artifacts, buildings, landscapes, exhibitions, specialized collections, and other site-specific materials.
What types of sites are considered appropriate settings for a Landmarks workshop?
Typical settings include presidential homes or libraries, colonial settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, parks and preserves, locations tied to constitutional and political developments, and sites associated with influential writers, artists, or musicians.
What kinds of sources are participants expected to work with during the workshop?
Workshops are built around direct engagement with sources made possible by the site, including primary documents, archival collections, material culture collections, and the scholarly literature that interprets them.
How should applicants justify their chosen location?
Proposals are expected to make a strong case for why the site matters historically, what tangible resources participants will use there (for example, archives, artifacts, buildings, landscapes, exhibitions, or specialized collections), and how the setting strengthens the workshop's intellectual agenda.
What are the program's stated goals?
Stated goals include: (1) expanding participants' knowledge and appreciation of significant American subjects and places through readings and site-based study; (2) creating a community of inquiry that models civil, thoughtful, evidence-based discussion; (3) helping community college faculty become more skilled in interpreting and using historic and cultural sites, along with archival and material resources, as teaching tools; and (4) encouraging historic and cultural sites to build greater capacity for professional development programming at larger scale.
Is the program more focused on content or teaching practice?
It emphasizes both. The announcement describes the grant as supporting content mastery and professional practice, strengthening pedagogy while also enriching subject-matter expertise.
How academically rigorous do the workshops need to be?
NEH states that Landmarks workshops are meant to be academically rigorous. Competitive projects incorporate key primary sources and major scholarly works and are led by qualified experts, including leading scholars serving as lecturers and/or seminar leaders.
Who is expected to lead the workshops?
Workshops should be led by qualified experts, with leading scholars serving as lecturers and/or seminar leaders, as described in the announcement.
Are participants expected to produce any deliverables?
Yes. NEH indicates that participants should leave with demonstrable outcomes and are expected to apply what they learn by producing something substantive, such as a research paper or course materials that translate workshop content into classroom-ready instruction.
What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply to host a workshop?
Potential hosts include community colleges and other institutions of higher education, learned societies, libraries and repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, and professional associations.
Which applicant types are explicitly listed as eligible in the funding details?
The announcement lists the following as eligible applicants: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; state and local governments (including counties and cities/townships); special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; and eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits that are not institutions of higher education.
Does the program encourage partnerships?
Yes. The program is described as reflecting an interest in partnerships between educators and cultural or research institutions, consistent with the range of eligible host organizations.
What facilities and format expectations apply to host institutions?
NEH expects host institutions to provide facilities suitable for research, discussion, and sustained interaction among participants, aligned with the program's residential, cohort-based design.
Who is responsible for arranging housing for participants?
Housing must be arranged by the host institution as part of the residential design.
Do participants pay for lodging themselves?
Typically, participants pay for lodging using stipends provided as part of the workshop grant. Proposals therefore need to reflect realistic and workable lodging plans.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant under CFDA 45.163, Promotion of the Humanities - Professional Development.
How many awards did NEH anticipate making?
NEH anticipated making about 30 awards under the announcement.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling listed is $160,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What were the key dates listed for the referenced posting?
The posting referenced was dated January 4, 2011, with an application deadline of March 1, 2011, and it was archived March 31, 2011.
Which agency sponsors this grant program?
The sponsoring agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Where can applicants find official guidance and application requirements?
The announcement directs applicants to NEH's program page at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html for official guidance and application requirements.
Who can be contacted for access issues or questions?
The announcement provides this contact within NEH's Division of Education Programs: Landmarks of American History and Culture, Room 302, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506; 202-606-8463; landmarks@neh.gov.
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