The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting grant applications from Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages, regional and village corporations, and non-profit organizations that serve primarily Native Hawaiians, to support museum activities. These activities will enhance learning in families and communities, sustain cultural heritage,

build 21st-century skills, or encourage civic engagement.

Sandra Narva, 202-653-4634 or snarva@imls.gov

 

National Leadership Grants enable libraries and museums to help people gain the knowledge that enhances their engagement in community, work, family, and society. Projects should enable libraries and museums to address current problems in creative ways, develop and test innovative solutions, and expand the boundaries within which cultural heritage institutions operate. Categories include Advancing Learning Communities, Building Digital Resources, Research and Demonstration, and Partnerships with Museums.

 

Martha Crawley, 202-653-4667 or mcrawley@imls.gov

Special Project grants support a variety of public humanities program formats, including public discussion forums, hands-on learning experiences, discussion series based on reading or film-viewing, multi-faceted conferences, or symposia. Small exhibitions or interpretive publications might serve as common texts for such programs.

Peter Scott, 202-606-8446 or pscott@neh.gov

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Description:  Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants should result in plans, prototypes, or proofs of concept for long-term digital humanities projects prior to implementation. These grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods up to eighteen months. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; and technical support and services. Up to 20% of the total grant may be used for the acquisition of computing hardware and software. All grantees will communicate the results of their work to appropriate scholarly and public audiences. Applications may be submitted by individuals or institutions. In either case, the application should describe the concept or problem to be addressed, the plan of work, the experience of the project team as it relates to the plan, and the intended outcomes of both the start-up project and the long-term project that it would initiate.

 

202-606-8401 or dhi@neh.gov

These grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities support collaborations among libraries, museums, archives, universities, and other cultural organizations.

202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov

These grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities will result in plans, prototypes, or proofs of concept for long-term digital humanities projects prior to implementation.

202-606-8401 or dhi@neh.gov

The National Endowment for the Humanities funds planning grants support the refinement of the content and approach of projects prior to implementation. Public humanities programs promote lifelong learning in history, literature, comparative religion, and philosophy.

Division of Public Programs, 202-606-8269

Consultation grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanitieshelp museums and libraries develop a new public humanities project or chart a new interpretive direction of an existing program. They support the costs of conferring with a team of advisers to help identify key humanities themes and questions during the early stages of a project's development.

Division of Public Programs, 202-606-8269