Opportunity Information: Apply for 20100316 BI
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- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Landmarks Workshops for Community College Faculty" 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 Feb 22, 2010 and posted on Dec 15, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 16, 2010. (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 $180,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Private institutions of higher education Special district governments State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Landmarks Workshops for Community College Faculty grant opportunity, offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), funds weeklong, residential professional development workshops designed specifically for a national audience of community college educators. The core idea is to use historically significant places as the primary classroom, pairing on-site learning with close engagement in the humanities. Rather than focusing on abstract instruction alone, these workshops are built around direct interaction with historic landscapes, buildings, archives, artifacts, and other place-based resources that can illuminate major themes in American history and culture.
Programmatically, NEH expects applicants to design a series of one-week workshops held at or near sites that have clear importance to American history and cultural life. The announcement highlights examples such as presidential residences or libraries, colonial-era settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, parks and preserves, and locations tied to key economic, social, political, constitutional, and cultural developments. Sites associated with major writers, artists, and musicians are also explicitly encouraged. A strong application needs to do more than name a recognizable place; it must make a convincing case for why the site or set of sites is historically significant, what on-the-ground materials and collections participants will be able to use (for example, archival holdings, museum collections, built environments, or curated interpretive resources), and how the location itself will deepen participants' understanding of the workshop’s humanities themes.
The goals of the program are threefold. First, it aims to increase participants knowledge and appreciation of subjects, ideas, and places that are significant to American history and culture. Second, it seeks to strengthen faculty expertise in how to interpret historic sites and effectively incorporate material culture and archival resources into teaching. Third, it is meant to help historic and cultural organizations expand their ability to offer professional development at greater scale and quality, effectively building capacity for sustained educational programming connected to public history and place-based humanities learning.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant program under CFDA 45.163 (Promotion of the Humanities - Professional Development). The maximum award amount listed is $180,000, with no stated minimum award floor, and NEH anticipated making about 30 awards. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching funds. Eligible applicants included a wide range of public and nonprofit entities, such as federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state and local governments (including counties, cities or townships, special districts, and states), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions).
Key dates in the published notice were a posted date of December 15, 2009, and an application deadline of March 16, 2010, with the opportunity archived on April 15, 2010. The administering agency was the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional guidance, the announcement pointed applicants to the program information page at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html and provided NEH Division of Education Programs contact details, including the email address landmarks@neh.gov and phone number 202-606-8463.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Landmarks Workshops for Community College Faculty grant?
The Landmarks Workshops for Community College Faculty grant is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding opportunity that supports weeklong, residential professional development workshops for a national audience of community college educators. The workshops use historically significant places as the main classroom and emphasize hands-on engagement with humanities resources connected to American history and culture.
Who administers this grant program?
The administering agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
What kinds of activities does the grant fund?
The grant funds a series of one-week, residential workshops held at or near historically significant sites. The workshop design is expected to pair on-site learning with close engagement in the humanities through direct interaction with place-based resources such as historic landscapes, buildings, archives, artifacts, museum collections, and interpretive materials.
Who is the intended audience for the workshops?
The workshops are designed specifically for a national audience of community college educators.
What is the core educational approach of these workshops?
The core approach is place-based humanities learning, using historically significant locations as the primary classroom. Instead of relying on abstract instruction alone, participants learn through on-the-ground exploration of sites and close use of related archival, material culture, and interpretive resources.
What kinds of sites are appropriate for a workshop location?
NEH highlights sites with clear importance to American history and cultural life. Examples mentioned include presidential residences or libraries, colonial-era settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, parks and preserves, and locations tied to key economic, social, political, constitutional, and cultural developments. Sites associated with major writers, artists, and musicians are also explicitly encouraged.
Is it enough to choose a well-known landmark?
No. The opportunity emphasizes that a strong application should do more than name a recognizable place. Applicants are expected to make a convincing case for the site’s historical significance, identify what on-site materials and collections participants will use (such as archival holdings, museum collections, built environments, or curated interpretive resources), and explain how the location will deepen understanding of the workshop’s humanities themes.
What types of humanities resources should participants engage with during the workshop?
The announcement describes resources such as historic landscapes, buildings, archives, artifacts, museum collections, built environments, and curated interpretive resources. The key idea is that the site and its associated collections/materials should directly support the workshop’s humanities themes.
What are the main goals of the program?
The program has three stated goals: (1) increase participants’ knowledge and appreciation of subjects, ideas, and places significant to American history and culture; (2) strengthen faculty expertise in interpreting historic sites and incorporating material culture and archival resources into teaching; and (3) help historic and cultural organizations expand their ability to offer professional development at greater scale and quality, building capacity for sustained educational programming tied to public history and place-based humanities learning.
What is the CFDA number and program type?
This is a discretionary grant program under CFDA 45.163, titled Promotion of the Humanities - Professional Development.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum listed award amount is $180,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor is stated in the information provided.
How many awards did NEH anticipate making?
NEH anticipated making about 30 awards.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states that cost sharing or matching funds were not required.
Which organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included a range of public and nonprofit entities, including: federally recognized Native American tribal governments; state and local governments (including counties, cities or townships, special districts, and states); public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions).
Are tribal governments eligible applicants?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are listed as eligible applicants.
Are state and local governments eligible to apply?
Yes. State and local governments are included, with examples such as counties, cities or townships, special districts, and states.
Are colleges and universities eligible applicants?
Yes. Both public/state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are included as eligible applicants.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions) are listed as eligible applicants.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The posted date was December 15, 2009. The application deadline was March 16, 2010. The opportunity was archived on April 15, 2010.
Where can applicants find the program information page?
The announcement referenced the program information page at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html.
How can someone contact NEH about this program?
The notice provided NEH Division of Education Programs contact information: email landmarks@neh.gov and phone 202-606-8463.
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