Funding Opportunity for

Organizations

Awards for Faculty Institutional Support – HBCUs and TCUs

Maximum award amount

$2,500 per month (fixed rate full-time equivalent), up to $30,000 (dependent on the NEH Awards for Faculty fellow’s work plan and period of performance)

Expected Output

The hiring of replacement instructors to teach specific humanities courses; stipends for faculty or staff (other than the Awards for Faculty fellow) for additional teaching or administrative responsibilities during the period of performance; the hiring of replacement staff for administrative duties in support of the humanities (such as undergraduate advising or chairing of a department).  

Period of performance

Up to 24 months

The Awards for Faculty Institutional Support – HBCUs and TCUs Program is a limited competition designed to support institutions that have one or more faculty or staff member(s) who have been awarded one of the following NEH awards for individuals in federal fiscal year 2025:    

This program strengthens the capacity of HBCUs and TCUs to support humanities research on their campuses by providing funding to offset costs associated with the Awards for Faculty fellow’s temporary leave or reduced course load. Funds may be used to hire replacement instructors for humanities courses that the Awards for Faculty fellow would normally teach. If the fellow’s regular duties include administrative roles for which they receive a course release (such as undergraduate advising or chairing a humanities department), funds may also be used to offset those costs. 

This program utilizes a streamlined application process. There are two proposal deadlines per year: February 3, 2025 and May 1, 2025. 

NEH will provide funding at a fixed rate of $2,500 per month (full-time equivalent), up to $30,000. The fixed rate is pro-rated to correspond to the Awards for Faculty fellow’s NEH period of performance and regular institutional load.  

Next

Application Instructions

Step 1 Review your application package

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

Grants.gov application package

FAQs 2025

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for NEH Grant Proposals

Step 2 Register for a SAM number and an account on Grants.gov

Confirm that your SAM registration is current and verify your access to Grants.gov. If you have not already done so, you will be required to create a Login.gov user account to register and log in to SAM and Grants.gov. Login.gov is a secure sign in service used by the public to sign in to participating government agencies. Create and link your account now.

Step 3 Complete your application package

Follow the instructions outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity and in the Grants.gov instructions.

Step 4 Confirm receipt of your application package

It is your responsibility to confirm that Grants.gov and subsequently NEH have received your application. Check your Grants.gov application status. eGMS, NEH’s online grant management system, will send you an automatically generated email upon receipt of your proposal.