Funding Opportunity for

Organizations

Fellowships Open Book Program

Maximum award amount

$6,600 (fixed amount)

Expected Output

Digital Resource or Publication

Period of performance

12 months

Applicants to NEH for awards with expected issuance dates on or after October 1, 2024, should be aware of revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) effective from that date. All NEH awards issued on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the revised regulations. You may incorporate these changes into your applications now.

Additional information is available at https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/2024-Revisions-to-2-CFR-200

The Fellowships Open Book Program is a limited competition designed to make outstanding humanities books digitally available to a wide audience. By taking advantage of low-cost e-book technology, the program will allow teachers, students, scholars, and the public to read humanities books that can be downloaded or redistributed for no charge.

 Fellowships

  • Increase in amount of award to $6,600
  • Inclusion of certain Division of Education grant programs
  • Clarification of the payment process for awardees

View all e-books funded through the Fellowships Open Book Program.

Not sure whether an author is an NEH award recipient? Search NEH’s Funded Projects Database.

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Application Materials

Program Resources

Sample Application Materials

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