Opportunity Information: Apply for 20150625 PR
Apply for 20150625 PR
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "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 Mar 4, 2015 and posted on Mar 4, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 25, 2015. (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.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education 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 City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Research and Development grant program is a discretionary funding opportunity designed to support projects that tackle major, field-wide problems in preserving humanities collections and improving access to them. The focus is on developing new knowledge, methods, tools, or approaches that help cultural heritage organizations and researchers protect and use materials that are significant to the nation's cultural record. This can include everything from highly fragile artifacts and manuscripts to analog audio or video recordings, as well as born-digital and digitized materials that face ongoing risks like format decay, inadequate metadata, and rapid technological obsolescence.
A central goal of this program is to push beyond routine preservation or digitization work and instead encourage innovative solutions to complex challenges. On the preservation side, that may mean exploring better techniques for stabilizing or conserving vulnerable physical materials, improving environmental or storage strategies, or creating more reliable workflows for caring for at-risk audio-visual media and digital files over the long term. On the access side, the program emphasizes advanced ways of organizing and making collections usable, such as improved discovery systems, enhanced searching and retrieval, better descriptive practices, or new methods that allow scholars, teachers, and the public to find and work with humanities resources more effectively.
NEH makes clear that strong projects often require interdisciplinary collaboration, since preservation and access problems frequently sit at the intersection of the humanities, conservation, library and archival practice, and technical disciplines. Competitive proposals commonly bring together teams that include humanities scholars and cultural heritage professionals alongside experts in areas like information science, computer science, and relevant natural sciences. Regardless of the technical approach, applicants are expected to show a direct and credible connection to humanities needs, explaining how the project will ultimately benefit the broader cultural heritage community and support humanities research, teaching, exhibitions, or public programming.
For this specific opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 20150625 PR), awards range from $1 up to a ceiling of $350,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on March 4, 2015, with an application closing date of June 25, 2015. Eligible applicants include a wide set of U.S. entities and governments, including private and public institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education in that category), and various government bodies such as city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The program is administered by NEH's Division of Preservation and Access under CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities).
Additional details and official guidance were provided through NEH at http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/research and development. For assistance, the listing provides NEH Research and Development contact information at the National Endowment for the Humanities, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20506, phone 202-606-8570, and email preservation@neh.gov.
NEH Research and Development Grants (Funding Opportunity Number 20150625 PR) - FAQs
1) What is the NEH Research and Development grant program?
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Research and Development grant program is a discretionary funding opportunity that supports projects addressing major, field-wide challenges in preserving humanities collections and improving access to them.
2) What kinds of problems is this program intended to solve?
The program is aimed at complex, broadly relevant preservation and access problems affecting humanities collections, such as long-term risks from format decay, inadequate metadata, and rapid technological obsolescence.
3) What is the main goal of the program?
A central goal is to move beyond routine preservation or digitization work and encourage innovative solutions, including developing new knowledge, methods, tools, or approaches that help protect and increase usability of humanities materials.
4) What types of collections or materials can be addressed?
Projects may address a wide range of humanities materials, including highly fragile artifacts and manuscripts, analog audio or video recordings, and born-digital or digitized materials.
5) What preservation topics does the program emphasize?
On the preservation side, NEH highlights work such as exploring improved stabilization or conservation techniques for vulnerable physical materials, improving environmental or storage strategies, and creating more reliable workflows for long-term care of at-risk audiovisual media and digital files.
6) What access topics does the program emphasize?
On the access side, NEH emphasizes advanced approaches to organizing and making collections usable, including improved discovery systems, enhanced searching and retrieval, better descriptive practices, and new methods that help scholars, teachers, and the public find and work with humanities resources more effectively.
7) Does the program fund routine digitization or standard preservation work?
The program is specifically oriented toward innovative solutions rather than routine preservation or digitization activities. Projects are expected to tackle complex challenges and develop or advance new approaches that can benefit the wider field.
8) Who is the intended beneficiary of funded work?
Applicants are expected to show how the project will benefit the broader cultural heritage community and support humanities research, teaching, exhibitions, or public programming.
9) How important is the humanities connection in a technical project?
Regardless of the technical approach, proposals are expected to demonstrate a direct and credible connection to humanities needs and explain how the results will support humanities use and stewardship of cultural heritage materials.
10) Is interdisciplinary collaboration encouraged?
Yes. NEH indicates that strong projects often require interdisciplinary collaboration because preservation and access issues frequently sit at the intersection of the humanities, conservation, library and archival practice, and technical disciplines.
11) What kinds of team expertise might be competitive for this program?
Competitive proposals commonly include teams that combine humanities scholars and cultural heritage professionals with experts in fields such as information science, computer science, and relevant natural sciences.
12) What is the funding opportunity number for this specific listing?
The funding opportunity number provided is 20150625 PR.
13) What is the award amount range and maximum?
Awards range from $1 up to a ceiling of $350,000.
14) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The listing states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
15) When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on March 4, 2015, and the application closing date was June 25, 2015.
16) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include a broad range of U.S. entities and governments, including private and public institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education in that category), and government bodies such as city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
17) What NEH office administers this program?
The program is administered by NEH's Division of Preservation and Access.
18) What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 45.149, Promotion of the Humanities.
19) Where can applicants find official guidance and additional details?
Official guidance is provided by NEH at: http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/research and development
20) Who should be contacted for assistance with this opportunity?
NEH Research and Development contact information is provided as follows: National Endowment for the Humanities, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20506; phone 202-606-8570; email preservation@neh.gov.
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