Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities
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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Starting February 21, 2022, you will be required to sign in to Grants.gov with Login.gov credentials. Create and link your account now.
Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at Tribal Colleges and Universities 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 2022 funding cycle.
Live Q&A Session: Click here to participate in a live Q&A session at 1 pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Or call in (audio only)
+1 202-600-8430, Meeting code 302-656-57#
Optional Draft Review: Submit a draft of your narrative to @email by March 28, 2022 to receive feedback from program officers before the final deadline.
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
Humanities Initiatives Notice of Funding Opportunity 2022 (PDF)
Humanities Initiatives Grants.gov application package
Program Resources
Humanities Initiatives Frequently Asked Questions, 2022 (PDF)
Recent Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities Awards
Sample Application Narratives
Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Dakota Language and Literature
Haskell Indian Nations University, Summer Bridge Program in Literature
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Weaving Our History: Voices of Wisdom and Memory
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.