NEH offers grants in the following categories:

An alphabetical listing of grant programs and deadlines is also available.

Guidelines: To obtain application materials, click on the name of the grant program.

Forms: Links to the forms you will need to complete an application are noted at the beginning of each guideline. In order to download all of the necessary materials, you will need to have the free Adobe Reader installed.

** - Effective May 2008, the Challenge Grants program, including Digital Humanities Challenge Grants, will have only one application deadline a year in May. We the People Challenge Grants, a separate program, will continue to have an annual application deadline in February.

** - Effective May 2008, the Challenge Grants program, including Digital Humanities Challenge Grants, will have only one application deadline a year in May. We the People Challenge Grants, a separate program, will continue to have an annual application deadline in February.

* - The Research and Development Grant program is now part of the Humanities Collections and Resources program. For preservation and access projects that focus on research and development, please consult the new guidelines for Humanities Collections and Resources that will become available in spring of 2008.

*** - The program for Preservation and Access Grants for Stabilizing Humanities Collections has been suspended; the October 1, 2008, deadline is canceled.