Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges
Community colleges play a crucial role in the educational growth of their students and the vibrancy of their communities. Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at community colleges by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills.
Past recipients have brought in experts to help infuse state history into humanities courses; expanded the teaching of Asian American studies through a Faculty Development Institute and monthly Colloquium; redesigned courses to engage in a veterans-focused partnership with a local museum and library; and created a repository of curricular materials related to interdisciplinary examinations of the Salish Sea.
By supporting projects like these, Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges grants can help institutions better serve current students and position themselves to build on success for the future.
NEH welcomes applications for projects that would take between one and three years to complete, and projects of varying scope and duration are judged equally.
Recorded Webinar: Available here by February 6, 2025.
Live Q&A: Register here to participate in a live Q&A session at 2:00 pm Eastern on March 4, 2025.
Optional Draft Review: Submit your materials as attachments to @email by 11:59 pm Eastern on March 25, 2025 to receive feedback from NEH staff.
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Application Instructions
Read the Notice of Funding Opportunity 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
Notice of Funding Opportunity 2025 (PDF)
Grants.gov application package
Program Resources
Frequently Asked Questions, 2025 (PDF)
Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for NEH Grant Proposals
Sample Application Narratives
Helena College, A Bridge to College Humanities: Local Culture and History Through Film
Trocaire College, Community and Mission: Building a New Applied Ethics Minor
When you are ready to apply, register for an account with SAM.gov and Grants.gov; both are required. If you already have completed the registrations, make sure they are current.
Follow the instructions outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity and Grants.gov.
You will receive a confirmation from Grants.gov when you’ve successfully submitted your application. Subsequently, you will receive up to five more notices confirming different stages in the application process. Verify that you have received all confirmations. Note that email filters may send these messages to your spam or junk folder.
