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America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants

Division of Public Programs

Receipt Deadline August 14, 2013 for Projects Beginning April 2014

Updated guidelines will be posted at least two months in advance of the deadline listed above.

In the meantime, please use the guidelines for the previous deadline, to get a sense of what is involved in assembling an application.

Brief Summary

America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations grants provide support for museums, libraries, historic places, and other organizations that produce public programs in the humanities.

Grants support the following formats:

  • exhibitions at museums, libraries, and other venues;
  • interpretations of historic places, sites, or regions;
  • book/film discussion programs; living history presentations; other face-to-face programs at libraries, community centers, and other public venues; and
  • interpretive websites.

Types of America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations awards

Implementation grants support final scholarly research and consultation, design development, production, and installation of a project for presentation to the public.

Program Statistics

In the last five competitions the America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants program received an average of 53 applications. The program made an average of nine awards per competition, for a funding ratio of 17 percent.

The number of applications to an NEH grant program can vary widely competition to competition, 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 publicpgms@neh.gov [1].

Questions?

Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Public Programs at 202-606-8269 or publicpgms@neh.gov [1]. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.

Guidelines Resources

Download Application Materials

  • America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants program guidelines (PDF) [2]
  • America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants Grants.gov application package [3]

Budget Resources

  • Budget Instructions, October 2011 (PDF) [4]
  • Sample budget, also known as budget template (PDF) [5]
  • Budget Form (MS Excel) [6]

Program Resources

  • America's Historical and Cultural Organizations Frequently Asked Questions, January 2013 (PDF) [7]
  • Grants.gov Instructions for Institutional Applicants, May 2013 (PDF) [8]
  • America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants awards, 2010-2012 [9]
  • DUNS Number Requirement [10]

Sample Application Narratives

  • American Library Association, Voices from the People (PDF) [11]
  • American Precision Museum, Machines and Machinists at Work (PDF) [12]
  • Children's Museum of Manhattan, Gods, Myths, and Mortals (PDF) [13]
  • National Constitution Center, Lincoln, the Constitution, and the Civil War (PDF) [14]
  • Oakland Museum, Gallery of California History (PDF) [15]

Source URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/americas-historical-and-cultural-organizations-implementation-grants

Links:
[1] mailto:publicpgms@neh.gov
[2] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/ahco-implementation-jan-9-2013.pdf
[3] http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFromFedgrants?opportunity=20130109-GE&agencycode=NEH
[4] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/budget-instructions-october-2011.pdf
[5] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/sample_budget_april_2012.pdf
[6] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/neh_budget_form_-_locked_formula_august_2012.xlsx
[7] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/ahco-faqs_january_2013.pdf
[8] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/grants-gov-instructions-institutions_may_2013.pdf
[9] https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx?q=1&a=0&n=0&o=0&k=0&f=0&s=0&p=1&pv=255&d=0&y=1&yf=2010&yt=2012&prd=0&cov=0&prz=0&pg=0&ob=year&or=DESC
[10] http://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/duns-number-requirement
[11] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/american_library_association_voices_from_the_writers_project_0.pdf
[12] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/american_precision_museum_machines_and_machinists_at_work.pdf
[13] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/childrens_museum_o_f_manhattan_gods_myths_and_mortals_0.pdf
[14] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/national_constitution_center_lincoln_the_constitution_and_the_civil_war_0.pdf
[15] http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/oakland_museum_gallery_of_california_history.pdf