Opportunity Information: Apply for 20100701 PR
Apply for 20100701 PR
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Preservation and Access Research and Development Grants" 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 Mar 26, 2010 and posted on Mar 26, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 1, 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 $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation and Access Research and Development Grants program funds projects that tackle major, field-wide problems in preserving humanities collections and improving how people can find, use, and learn from them. The focus is on research and development work that moves preservation and access forward in practical ways, especially where current approaches are not keeping up with fragile physical materials, aging analog formats, or digital content that can quickly become unreadable due to changing technology. In other words, the program is meant for projects that do more than carry out routine preservation or digitization; it supports efforts that test, prove, and share better methods that others in the humanities can adopt.
Projects are expected to start with a clearly defined challenge, then propose a thoughtful plan for developing and testing procedures or solutions. Applicants are also expected to explain how they will evaluate whether their approach works and how they will share results so the broader humanities community can benefit. A key requirement is that the outcomes must serve the needs of a significant segment of humanists, meaning the work should be broadly useful beyond a single institution or a narrow user group.
NEH identifies several types of eligible work. This includes developing or refining technical standards, best practices, and tools that improve preservation and access for humanities materials. It also includes investigating scientific and technical methods that can more effectively preserve collections, such as improved treatments, storage approaches, or environmental strategies. Another eligible area is experimenting with new ways to provide digital access to materials that are difficult to digitize with standard methods, which can involve innovative capture techniques, improved description and discovery, or new delivery models that make hard-to-access content usable for research and teaching.
Within that broad scope, NEH especially encourages proposals in three priority areas. The first is digital preservation, particularly strategies for preserving born-digital humanities materials that have no analog equivalent and are at risk due to software, hardware, and format obsolescence. The second is recorded sound and moving image collections, emphasizing both preservation and increased access to the twentieth-century historical record stored on tapes, discs, film, and other time-based media. The third is preventive conservation, focused on sustainable strategies that slow deterioration and reduce risk across collections through improved environments, handling, storage, and overall preservation planning rather than item-by-item intervention alone.
This is a discretionary grant program (CFDA 45.149, Division of Preservation and Access). At the time of the posted announcement, NEH anticipated making about 20 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $350,000 and no stated minimum award amount (floor listed as $0). Cost sharing or matching funds are not required. The opportunity was posted March 26, 2010, with an application deadline of July 1, 2010, and an archive date of July 31, 2010.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations and government entities: nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) nonprofits and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), public and private institutions of higher education, and state, county, city/township, special district, and federally recognized tribal governments. Additional program details were provided through NEH at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/PARD.html, and the listed contact for access issues and questions was the NEH Preservation and Access Research and Development program (preservation@neh.gov, 202-606-8570).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NEH Preservation and Access Research and Development Grants program?
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation and Access Research and Development Grants program supports projects that address major, field-wide challenges in preserving humanities collections and improving how people can find, use, and learn from them. The emphasis is on research and development (R&D) that advances preservation and access in practical, shareable ways.
What kinds of problems is this program designed to tackle?
The program focuses on preservation and access issues where current approaches are not keeping pace with fragile physical materials, aging analog formats, or digital content that can become unreadable as technology changes. It is intended for work that improves methods and approaches for the wider humanities community.
Is this grant meant for routine preservation or standard digitization projects?
No. The program is not meant to simply carry out routine preservation or straightforward digitization. It supports projects that develop, test, prove, and share better methods, tools, standards, or practices that others can adopt.
What is expected in a competitive project proposal?
Projects are expected to begin with a clearly defined challenge and present a thoughtful plan to develop and test procedures or solutions. Applicants are also expected to explain how they will evaluate whether the approach works and how they will share results so a broader humanities audience can benefit.
What does NEH mean by outcomes that serve a "significant segment of humanists"?
NEH requires that outcomes be broadly useful beyond a single institution or a narrow user group. The project should produce results, methods, or resources that can help a meaningful portion of the humanities community.
What types of activities are eligible under this program?
NEH identifies several eligible activity types, including: developing or refining technical standards, best practices, and tools; investigating scientific and technical methods for more effective preservation (such as treatments, storage approaches, or environmental strategies); and experimenting with new approaches to digital access for materials that are difficult to digitize using standard methods (including innovative capture, improved description and discovery, or new delivery models).
What are the priority areas NEH especially encourages?
NEH especially encourages proposals in three areas: (1) digital preservation, particularly for born-digital humanities materials at risk from obsolescence; (2) recorded sound and moving image collections, emphasizing preservation and increased access to twentieth-century materials on time-based media like tapes, discs, and film; and (3) preventive conservation, emphasizing sustainable strategies that slow deterioration and reduce risk across collections through improved environments, handling, storage, and preservation planning.
What does "digital preservation" mean in the context of this grant?
Within this program, digital preservation is highlighted as strategies for preserving born-digital humanities materials that have no analog equivalent and are threatened by software, hardware, and format obsolescence.
What does the program say about recorded sound and moving image collections?
The program emphasizes both preservation and increased access to twentieth-century historical records stored on time-based media, including tapes, discs, film, and related formats.
What is "preventive conservation" as described in the announcement?
Preventive conservation is described as sustainable, collection-wide strategies to slow deterioration and reduce risk. It focuses on improved environments, handling, storage, and overall preservation planning rather than relying only on item-by-item treatment.
How much funding is available per award?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) listed is $350,000. No minimum award amount is stated (the floor is listed as $0).
How many awards did NEH expect to make?
At the time of the posted announcement, NEH anticipated making about 20 awards.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this opportunity.
What is the CFDA number and program division for this opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant program identified as CFDA 45.149 within NEH's Division of Preservation and Access.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), public and private institutions of higher education, and government entities including state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and federally recognized tribal governments.
When was this opportunity posted and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was posted on March 26, 2010. The application deadline was July 1, 2010. The archive date was July 31, 2010.
Where can applicants find additional program details?
Additional program details were provided by NEH at: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/PARD.html
Who can be contacted for questions or access issues?
The listed contact was the NEH Preservation and Access Research and Development program: preservation@neh.gov or 202-606-8570.
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