Opportunity Information: Apply for 20130501 PR
Apply for 20130501 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" 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 Feb 6, 2013 and posted on Feb 6, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 1, 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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments Private institutions of higher education State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than 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 City or township governments County governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Preservation and Access Research and Development grant opportunity, offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through its Division of Preservation and Access, funds research-driven projects aimed at solving significant, field-wide problems in the preservation of and access to humanities collections. The program is designed for work that goes beyond routine preservation or digitization activities and instead focuses on developing, testing, and evaluating new or improved methods, tools, workflows, standards, or approaches that can be adopted broadly by libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations. A core expectation is that the project outcomes will be useful to a substantial community of humanists, not just a single institution or a narrow user group.
The main challenges the program targets include safeguarding materials that are essential to the nation’s cultural heritage across many formats and risk profiles. This can involve fragile physical items such as manuscripts, paper-based archives, and artifacts that degrade over time, as well as time-based and media collections like analog audio and video recordings that may be chemically unstable or dependent on obsolete playback equipment. The opportunity also explicitly covers digital preservation concerns, including the ongoing risk of technological obsolescence affecting digital files, software-dependent content, and complex digital assets. Alongside preservation, the program supports work that improves how people find and use humanities materials, such as advancing methods for searching, discovery, analysis, and access that can unlock collections and make them more meaningfully usable for scholarship and teaching.
Applicants are expected to present their work as a clear research and development effort. That means defining a specific, well-scoped problem; explaining why it matters to the humanities community; and describing the procedures they will use to explore and test potential solutions. Competitive proposals typically spell out what will be built or investigated, how the work will be carried out, what success will look like, and how results will be measured. Equally important is a plan for evaluation and for disseminating findings, since the program is oriented toward knowledge-sharing and practical impact across the cultural heritage sector. Dissemination can include documentation, reports, presentations, publications, training materials, open tools, or other outputs that help others replicate, adapt, or build upon the results.
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 20130501-PR; CFDA 45.149, Promotion of the Humanities) is a discretionary grant program with an award ceiling of $400,000 and no stated award floor. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed for this announcement. Eligible applicants span a wide set of public and private entities, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state and local governments (city/township, county, and special district 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 noted category excluding institutions of higher education when describing nonprofit eligibility).
Key dates for the referenced cycle include a posted date of February 6, 2013, with an application deadline (closing date) of May 1, 2013, and an archive date of May 31, 2013. Additional program details were provided through NEH’s website at the time of the announcement. For direct questions, the program contact was Preservation and Access Research and Development, Room 411, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506; phone 202-606-8570; email preservation@neh.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Preservation and Access Research and Development grant?
The Preservation and Access Research and Development grant is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding opportunity offered through NEH's Division of Preservation and Access. It supports research-driven projects that address significant, field-wide challenges related to preserving and improving access to humanities collections.
What kinds of projects does this program fund?
This program funds research and development efforts that go beyond routine preservation or digitization. Supported projects focus on developing, testing, and evaluating new or improved methods, tools, workflows, standards, or approaches that can be adopted broadly by libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations.
Does the program fund routine preservation or digitization work?
The program is designed for work that goes beyond routine preservation or digitization activities. Proposals are expected to be framed as research and development, with a clear problem statement and a plan to explore and test solutions.
What is the core expectation for project outcomes?
A core expectation is that project outcomes will be useful to a substantial community of humanists and cultural heritage professionals, rather than serving only a single institution or a narrow user group.
What preservation challenges does the program aim to address?
The program targets major challenges in safeguarding materials essential to the nation's cultural heritage across many formats and risk profiles, including fragile physical materials, time-based media, and complex digital assets that face technological obsolescence.
What kinds of physical collections are included in the program's scope?
The scope includes fragile physical items such as manuscripts, paper-based archives, and artifacts that degrade over time.
Are analog audio and video collections covered?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes time-based and media collections such as analog audio and video recordings, which may be chemically unstable or dependent on obsolete playback equipment.
Does the grant cover digital preservation issues?
Yes. The program explicitly covers digital preservation concerns, including risks from technological obsolescence affecting digital files, software-dependent content, and complex digital assets.
Does the program support improving access and discovery, not just preservation?
Yes. Alongside preservation, the program supports work that improves how people find and use humanities materials, including methods for searching, discovery, analysis, and access that make collections more meaningfully usable for scholarship and teaching.
What does NEH mean by a "research and development" project in this program?
Applicants are expected to define a specific, well-scoped problem; explain why it matters to the humanities community; and describe procedures to explore and test potential solutions. Competitive proposals typically specify what will be built or investigated, how the work will be carried out, what success will look like, and how results will be measured.
How important are evaluation and dissemination plans?
They are a key part of the program. Proposals are expected to include plans for evaluation and for disseminating findings, reflecting the program's emphasis on knowledge-sharing and practical impact across the cultural heritage sector.
What kinds of dissemination outputs are mentioned for this program?
Dissemination can include documentation, reports, presentations, publications, training materials, open tools, or other outputs that help others replicate, adapt, or build upon the results.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 20130501-PR.
What is the CFDA number and program title associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA is 45.149, Promotion of the Humanities.
Is this a discretionary grant program?
Yes. This opportunity is described as a discretionary grant program.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $400,000.
Is there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
No award floor is stated in the provided announcement.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states that there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and private entities, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments; state and local governments (including city/township, county, and special district governments); public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (with the noted nonprofit category excluding institutions of higher education when describing nonprofit eligibility).
What were the key dates for the referenced cycle?
For the referenced cycle, the posted date was February 6, 2013; the application deadline (closing date) was May 1, 2013; and the archive date was May 31, 2013.
Where could applicants find additional program details?
Additional program details were provided through NEH's website at the time of the announcement.
Who is the program contact for questions?
The program contact listed was Preservation and Access Research and Development, Room 411, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506; phone 202-606-8570; email preservation@neh.gov.
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