NEH Grant
The Division of
Eligible activities
include:
·
arranging and describing archival and manuscript
collections;
·
cataloging collections of printed works, photographs,
recorded sound, moving images, art, and material culture;
·
providing conservation treatment for collections
(including mass deacidification);
·
digitizing collections;
·
preserving and improving access to born-digital
sources;
·
developing databases, virtual collections, or other
electronic resources to codify information on a subject or to provide integrated
access to selected humanities materials;
·
creating encyclopedias;
·
preparing linguistic tools, such as historical and
etymological dictionaries, corpora, and reference
grammars
·
developing tools for spatial analysis and representation
of humanities data, such as atlases and geographic information systems (GIS);
and
·
designing digital tools to facilitate use of humanities
resources.
The new guidelines, which
include sample proposal narratives, can be found
at:
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HCRR.html.
The application receipt
deadline of July 15, 2010
is for projects beginning May 2011. All applications to NEH must be submitted
electronically through Grants.gov; see guidelines for
details.
Prospective applicants
seeking further information are encouraged to contact the Division at
202-606-8570 or [log in to unmask]. Program staff will read draft proposals submitted
six weeks before the deadline.
Please note that the
Division is also accepting applications for two other grant categories, with
deadlines of July 1, 2010:
“Research and Development” and “Education & Training.” Details on these programs, as well as on
the full slate of funding opportunities in
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The National Endowment for
the Humanities is a grant-making agency of the United States (U.S.) federal
government that supports projects in the humanities.