NEH Humanities Initiatives are intended to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These grants may be used to enhance the humanities content of existing programs, develop new programs, or lay the foundation for more extensive endeavors in the future.
Each project must be organized around a core topic or set of themes.
Program Statistics
In the last five competitions the Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities program received an average of 23 applications per year. The program made an average of 3 awards per year, for a funding ratio of 13 percent.
The number of applications to an NEH grant program can vary widely from year to year, as can the funding ratio. Information about the average number of applications and awards in recent competitions is meant only to provide historical context for the current competition. Information on the number of applications and awards in individual competitions is available from hi@neh.gov [1].
Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8471 and hi@neh.gov [1]. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1‑866‑372‑2930.