Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges
Division of Education Programs
THE DEADLINE FOR THIS CYCLE HAS PASSED.
Updated guidelines will be posted in advance of the next deadline. In the meantime, please use these guidelines to get a sense of what is involved in assembling an application.
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Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at community colleges by developing new humanities programs, resources (including those in digital format), or courses, or by enhancing existing ones.
Projects must be organized around a core topic or set of themes drawn from such areas of study in the humanities as history, philosophy, religion, literature, and composition and writing skills.
NEH welcomes applications for projects that are modest in scope, duration, and budget, as well as applications for expansive, long-term projects.
The recorded webinar below provides examples and explanation in support of the Notice of Funding Opportunity guidelines for the 2021 funding cycle.
Optional Draft Review: Submit a draft of your narrative to @email by April 8, 2021 to receive feedback from program officers before the final deadline.
Begin by reading the Notice of Funding Opportunity and studying the application. The files are linked below. You want to ensure you understand all the expectations and restrictions for projects delivered under this program and are prepared to write the most effective application.
Application Materials
Humanities Initiatives Notice of Funding Opportunity 2021 (PDF)
Humanities Initiative Grants.gov application package
Program Resources
Humanities Initiatives Frequently Asked Questions, 2021 (PDF)
List of recent grants in this program
Sample Application Narratives
Helena College, A Bridge to College Humanities: Local Culture and History Through Film
East Los Angeles College, War Without / War Within: An Interdisciplinary Humanities Curriculum
Trocaire College, Community and Mission: Building a New Applied Ethics Minor
As soon as you know you're ready to apply for this grant, make sure you register for a D-U-N-S number and for an account with SAM.gov and Grants.gov, as this is required for the application process. If you already have already completed the required registrations, make sure they are up-to-date.
Be sure to follow the instructions outlined in the notice of funding opportunity and Grants.gov instructions.
You will receive a confirmation from Grants.gov when you've successfully submitted your application.
After you submit your application, Grants.gov will send you up to five e-mail messages confirming receipt of your application. These messages represent different stages in the application acceptance process. You should verify that you have received all confirmation messages. Please note that email filters may send these messages to your spam or junk folder.