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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Funding Opportunity Title: Collaborative Research

Funding Opportunity Number: 20211201-RZ

Funding Opportunity Type: New

Federal Assistance Listing Number: 45.161

Application Deadlines:

December 1, 2021

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NEH will not grant deadline extensions for lack of registration.

Registration in all systems, including SAM.gov and Grants.gov, may take up to 1 month to complete.

Division of Research Programs Telephone: 202-606-8200 Email: collaborative@neh.gov Federal Relay: 800-877-8399

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Executive Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Collaborative Research program. The purpose of this program is to support groups of two or more scholars seeking to increase humanistic knowledge through convenings, research, manuscript preparation for collaborative publications, and the creation of scholarly digital projects. The collaborative work can take place within a single field of study or across disciplines. Partnerships with researchers from the natural and social sciences are encouraged, but all collaborative projects must address significant humanities research questions.

Funding Opportunity Title Collaborative Research Funding Opportunity Number 20211201-RZ Federal Assistance Listing Number

45.161

Application Deadline December 1, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Anticipated Announcement August 2022 Anticipated Funding Approximately $2,500,000 Estimated Number and Type of Awards

Approximately 20 grant(s)

Award Amount Planning International Collaboration: up to $25,000 Conference: up to $100,000 Manuscript Preparation: up to $250,000 Scholarly Digital Projects: up to $250,000

Cost Sharing/Match Required No Period of Performance Planning International Collaboration: six to twelve months

Conference: up to two years Manuscript Preparation: one to three years Scholarly Digital Projects: one to three years

Projects must have a start date no earlier than October 1, 2022, and no later than September 1, 2023.

Eligible Applicants U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, public and 501(c)(3) accredited institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.

See C. Eligibility Information for additional information.

Program Resource Page https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants

Pre-Application Webinar September 21, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Published August 31, 2021 https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzIyMjhiODctMzkzZS00ZDIxLTgxZTctNmZiZmQ3ODdkMjNh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2293b06459-c77d-44b6-af7f-e813cddcdcc3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c28732c8-4f7c-4e70-80c8-c7aabe211764%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d&btype=a&role=a

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Table of Contents

A. Program Description

1. Purpose

2. Background

B. Federal Award Information

1. Type of Application and Award

2. Summary of Funding

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

2. Cost Sharing

3. Other Eligibility Information

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Application Package

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management

4. Submission Dates and Times

5. Intergovernmental Review

6. Funding Restrictions

E. Application Review Information

1. Review Criteria

2. Review and Selection Process

3. Assessment of Risk and Other Pre-Award Activities

4. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

F. Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

3. Reporting

G. Agency Contacts

H. Other Information

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A. Program Description

1. Purpose This notice solicits applications for the Collaborative Research program from the Division of Research Programs.

The Collaborative Research program aims to advance humanistic knowledge through collaboration between two or more scholars. The program encourages projects that propose diverse approaches to topics, incorporate multiple points of view, explore new avenues of inquiry in the humanities, and lead to manuscripts for print publication or to scholarly digital products.

The program allows projects that propose research in a single field of study, as well as interdisciplinary work. Projects that include partnerships with researchers from the natural and social sciences are encouraged but must pursue a humanistic research agenda. Collaborations among different types of institutions are welcome. For example, research universities might partner with teaching colleges, libraries, museums, or independent research institutions. NEH encourages applications from Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.

Scholars may be drawn from one or more institutions. International collaborations are encouraged, but projects must maintain an equitable balance between scholars at U.S.

institutions and non-U.S. institutions (see C3. Other Eligibility Information).

Applicants must propose tangible and sustainable outcomes as the end goal of the project, even if completion lies beyond the period of performance of the award. Such outcomes may include, but are not limited to, co-authored or multi-authored books; born-digital publications; themed issues of peer-reviewed journals; a series of peer-reviewed articles in academic journals or articles in general audience publications or both; and open-access scholarly digital projects. All project outcomes must address at least one stated humanities research question and must convey interpretive humanities work. Applicants must present a plan to disseminate the project’s results.

Funding is available for sustained activities conducted by the collaborators during the period of performance. Allowable costs include, but are not limited to, salary replacement; compensation of collaborators, consultants, and research assistants; fringe benefits; and travel, lodging, and per diem costs for workshop and conference participants.

Unallowable activities are described in D6. Funding Restrictions.

See E1. Review Criteria for review criteria.

Funding categories The Collaborative Research program comprises four funding categories that support different types of collaborative projects and projects at different stages of development: Planning International Collaboration, Conference, Manuscript Preparation, and Scholarly Digital Projects. Proposals must identify only one project category for funding, even if that project is part of a complex research agenda that includes other project types. Follow-up applications for subsequent stages of the same project are permitted.

Recipients of Planning International Collaboration and Conference awards are encouraged to apply for Manuscript Preparation or Scholarly Digital Projects in future competitions; however, 20211201-RZ 2 the preparation of the new NEH application is not an allowable activity during Planning International Collaboration and Conference awards.

A Planning International Collaboration or Conference award is not a prerequisite for a Manuscript Preparation or Scholarly Digital Projects application. Collaborators who have completed planning and are ready to implement their print or digital projects may apply directly for one of these categories.

Planning International Collaboration Planning International Collaboration supports initial meetings to brainstorm, plan, and establish new scholarly collaborations; this category is intended for early-stage projects involving collaborators from the U.S. and one or more foreign countries. Collaborations must involve at least two scholars; an equitable balance must be maintained between U.S.-based and non-U.S.-based participants. Examples of funded activities include, but are not limited to, research time to correspond and exchange ideas through video conferencing; joint travel for collaborators to a relevant site, archive, library, or collection to investigate a project’s feasibility;

convening exploratory workshops or working group meetings for collaborators; and completing a written research and future publication plan.

Primary products for Planning International Collaboration awards include, but are not limited to, a written plan for collaborative research activities and future publication or digital scholarly projects; livestreamed or recorded video of workshops; web-posted papers; podcasts, blogs, and discussion boards.

Planning International Collaboration awards are up to $25,000 with a period of performance of between six and twelve months.

Conference The Conference category supports a single scholarly conference, symposium, or seminar that is open to members of an intellectual community broader than the invited attendees. The aim is to gather participants, virtually or in-person, to sharpen an already established collaborative research topic and plan subsequent print publications or scholarly digital projects.

NEH expects conferences to be widely advertised and include a variety of scholars representing diverse points of view. Typical funding requests include, but are not limited to, compensation for the organizing scholar(s); travel, per diem, accommodation, and honoraria for conference presenters; and costs related to the rental of a venue or audio-visual services. Attendance at the conference must be free of charge.

Primary products for Conference awards include, but are not limited to, livestreamed or recorded video of the conference; web-posted papers; preparation of conference papers for subsequent edited volumes or peer-reviewed articles; podcasts, blogs, and discussion boards.

The period of performance for hosting a scholarly conference, symposium, or seminar is one year or less. Applicants with plans to publish conference papers may request a period of performance of up to two years, with activities during the second year limited to the preparation and editing of conference papers.

Conference awards are up to $100,000 with a period of performance of up to two years, as limited above. If your period of performance includes partial years, you must prorate your request by month. You may not request more than $50,000 per year of the period of performance.

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Manuscript Preparation The Manuscript Preparation category supports the completion of collaborative manuscripts in preparation for print publication. Examples include, but are not limited to, co- or multi-authored monographs and edited volumes; a series of peer-reviewed articles; and themed issues of peer-reviewed journals. Typical funding requests include, but are not limited to, compensation for research and writing time; joint travel for collaborators to a relevant site, archive, library, or collection to conduct research; and compensation for consultants.

Submission to a publisher is expected by the end of the period of performance. NEH encourages award recipients to pursue publication that enables broad public access, insofar as the condition of the materials and intellectual property rights allow.

Manuscript Preparation awards are up to $250,000 with a period of performance of one to three years. You may request up to $100,000 per year for the first and second year and up to $50,000 for the third year. Applicants whose periods of performance include partial years must prorate their requests by month. For example, an applicant whose proposed period of performance is 18 months could request up to $150,000. An applicant whose proposed period of performance is 30 months could request up to $225,000.

Scholarly Digital Projects The Scholarly Digital Projects category supports the preparation of born-digital scholarly publications, resources, and tools. All projects must be conceived and executed to address at least one explicitly stated humanities research question. Projects must include humanities interpretation and serve an intellectual community beyond the collaborator group. Proposals may involve one or more lead scholars collaborating with digital humanities specialists, librarians, or archivists to prepare a digital publication or project using preexisting platforms, programs, or other technological infrastructure. Scholarly resources and tools include, but are not limited to, open-access databases, GIS mapping projects, and content-rich websites.

Applications in this category must present a long-term sustainability plan for the publication or project and discuss options for peer review. NEH encourages award recipients to pursue broad public access to the project, insofar as intellectual property rights allow. Typical funding requests include, but are not limited to, compensation for time to conduct research, write, and build the digital project; joint travel for collaborators to a relevant site, archive, library, or collection to conduct research; and compensation for consultants.

There are several other NEH programs which support digital projects. See Related funding opportunities to be sure you are proposing your project to the program for which it is most appropriate.

Scholarly Digital Projects awards are up to $250,000 with a period of performance of one to three years. You may request up to $100,000 per year for the first and second year and up to $50,000 for the third year. Applicants whose periods of performance include partial years must prorate their requests by month. For example, an applicant whose proposed period of performance is 18 months could request up to $150,000 for 18 months. An applicant whose proposed period of performance is 30 months could request up to $225,000 for 30 months.

2. Background This program is authorized by 20 U.S.C. §956, et seq. Awards are subject to 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Organizations (for grants and cooperative agreements issued December 26, 2014 or later).

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According to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, “The term ‘humanities’ includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology;

comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.”

Examples of NEH-funded projects may be found using the Funded Projects Query Form.

Learn more about NEH.

NEH Areas of Interest NEH is especially interested in supporting projects that advance humanities-related work in the following areas:

A More Perfect Union: Exploring America's Story and Commemorating its 250th Anniversary The task of building a more perfect Union rooted in the ideal of human equality falls to every generation of Americans, ours no less than our predecessors. The basic goals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness endure over time, even as the challenges change: from founding a nation out of colonies; to dismantling the institution of slavery; to prevailing through times of economic depression and war; to advancing civil rights for all; to strengthening our democratic institutions; to building a more inclusive and sustainable society.

NEH’s A More Perfect Union initiative encourages projects that explore, reflect on, and tell the stories of our quest for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society throughout our history.

NEH especially welcomes projects that bring the perspective of the humanities to questions of racial justice, gender equality, the evolution of the American landscape, as well as America’s place in the world. Projects that strengthen Americans’ knowledge of our principles of constitutional governance and democracy are strongly encouraged, as are projects that address the experiences of Native Americans and other under-represented communities. In addition, NEH welcomes projects that develop innovative approaches to sustaining the nation’s humanities infrastructure and preserving its historical record.

Protecting our Cultural Heritage In response to the destruction of cultural heritage materials worldwide, NEH encourages applications for projects that study, document, or create digital representations of lost or imperiled cultural heritage materials. Proposed projects should be based on scholarly work and follow standards and best practices. Projects must demonstrate the capacity to be sustained and must be widely accessible to the public. Learn more about Protecting our Cultural Heritage.

In addition, NEH especially encourages projects that include Native American organizations and communities as lead applicants and project partners.

B. Federal Award Information

1. Type of Application and Award NEH seeks new applications in response to this notice.

NEH will provide funding in the form of grants.

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2. Summary of Funding You may request up to $25,000 for Planning International Collaboration awards. The period of performance is six to twelve months.

You may request up to $100,000 for Conference awards. The period of performance is up to two years; you may not request more than $50,000 per year. If you are applying for partial years, you must prorate by month. For example, if you propose a period of performance of 18 months, you can request up to $75,000. If your project is limited to hosting a scholarly conference, symposium, or seminar, your period of performance will be one year or less. If your project also includes the publication of conference papers, you may request up to two years, with activities during the second year limited to the preparation and editing of conference papers for publication.

You may request up to $250,000 for Manuscript Preparation awards. The period of performance is one to three years. You may request up to $100,000 per year for the first and second year and up to $50,000 for the third year. Applicants whose periods of performance include partial years must prorate their requests by month. For example, if you propose a period of performance of 18 months, you can request up to $150,000. If you propose a period of performance of 30 months, you could request up to $225,000.

You may request up to $250,000 for Scholarly Digital Projects awards. The period of performance is one to three years. You may request up to $100,000 per year for the first and second year and up to $50,000 for the third year. Applicants whose periods of performance include partial years must prorate their requests by month. For example, if you propose a period of performance of 18 months, you can request up to $150,000. If you propose a period of performance of 30 months, you could request up to $225,000.

Projects must have a start date no earlier than October 1, 2022, and no later than September 1, 2023.

Approximately $2,500,000 is expected to be available to fund an estimated 20 recipients.

NEH will not determine the amount available until Congress enacts the final FY 2022 budget.

This notice is subject to the availability of appropriated funds, and is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become available for this purpose, applications can be processed and funds awarded in a timely manner.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, public and 501(c)(3) accredited institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.

An eligible entity may apply on behalf of a consortium of collaborating organizations. The lead applicant would be programmatically, legally, and fiscally responsible for the award.

A recipient must not function solely as a fiscal agent and must make substantive contributions to the success of the project.

Individuals and foreign and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply.

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2. Cost Sharing Cost sharing is not required in this program, unless federal matching funds are requested. Cost sharing or matching is the portion of the project costs not paid by NEH funds. Cost sharing will not be considered in the evaluation of applications. Learn about types of funds offered by NEH.

Required cost sharing includes third-party non-federal gift money that must be raised to release federal matching funds. Applicants requesting federal matching funds must raise dollar-for-dollar cash contributions from nonfederal third parties and have them certified by NEH before the funds are released (see the NEH Federal Matching Funds Guidelines). The full amount of federal matching funds may not be available for release in the first year of a multi-year period of performance. Federal matching funds are typically distributed on an annual basis over the life of the award.

Applicants may use voluntary cost sharing for projects in which the total costs exceed the amount awarded by NEH. Voluntary cost sharing consists of the cash contributions made to a project by the applicant, including unrecovered indirect costs, and by third parties as well as third-party in-kind contributions. Third-party in-kind contributions are non-cash contributions (such as property or services) that benefit the funded project, and are contributed by non-federal third parties, without charge, to the recipient of the federal award.

Recipients are responsible for maintaining auditable records of the source and use of cost sharing contributions. See 2 CFR §200.306.

3. Other Eligibility Information Eligible applicants may submit multiple applications for separate and distinct projects under this notice. However, an individual may not be the project director or co-project director on more than one application to the program per competition. See Designating project directors and co-directors for further restrictions.

Two or more applications for federal funding and/or approved federal award budgets are not permitted to include overlapping project costs. However, applicants may seek funding from other NEH programs for complementary aspects of the same overall project.

An applicant whose project has received a prior award from NEH may request support for a new or subsequent stage of that project. Such proposals will be judged by the same criteria as others in the current competition. Previously rejected applications may be revised and resubmitted.

NEH does not make awards to other federal entities or to applicants whose projects are so closely intertwined with a federal entity that the project takes on characteristics of the federal entity’s own authorized activities. This does not preclude applicants from using funds from, or sites and materials controlled by, other federal entities in their projects. Such resources may not be used as gifts to release NEH matching funds.

Recipients are prohibited from doing business with any organization or person (such as a collaborating scholar, key employee, subrecipient or contractor) if they have been debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency. For further information, refer to Article 29 Debarment and Suspension of the General Terms and Conditions for Awards.

NEH does not provide financial assistance to foreign institutions or organizations. Nevertheless, otherwise eligible American institutions may apply for collaborative projects involving U.S. and foreign organizations provided they do not use NEH funds for the purpose of issuing subawards to any foreign organization, as defined in 2 CFR §200.1 and 2 CFR §200.331(a). This limitation does not preclude American institutions from obtaining the services of foreign individuals and https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/types-funding https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/federal-matching-funds-guidelines https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=3aeab4e3a836f5b6807999701e518c94&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1306 https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/general-terms-and-conditions-awards-organizations-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-issued-december https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35fcd29238edd42c8b1f8b1628e39d47&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_11 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35fcd29238edd42c8b1f8b1628e39d47&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1331

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consultants to carry out various programmatic activities on a fee-for-service basis, as specified in 2 CFR §200.459; it also does not preclude vendor contracts such as in-country transportation services in accordance with 2 CFR §200.331(b). If you are interested in submitting an application for a project involving international collaboration, consult with program staff.

Applications that exceed the ceiling amount or established period of performance will be considered nonresponsive and will not be reviewed under this notice.

Applications must be received by the deadline. Late, incomplete, nonresponsive, or ineligible applications will not be considered for funding under this notice.

Applications that exceed specified page limits will not be reviewed. See the Application Components Table.

Designating project directors and co-directors

• Project directors must be scholars, not administrators. They must hold a terminal degree and demonstrate (through the publications, presentations, and other experience detailed in their resume) their ability to carry out the proposed project. Applicant institutions must designate an affiliated scholar as the project director. Collaborating scholars who may or may not be affiliated with the applicant institution can be designated as co-directors.

• All applications must include at least one collaborating scholar in addition to the project director.

• Members of the project team (including the project director) need not be U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, so long as the applicant institution is eligible. While international collaboration is required for Planning International Collaboration awards and encouraged for Conference, Manuscript Preparation, and Scholarly Digital Projects awards, projects must maintain an equitable balance between scholars at U.S.

institutions and scholars at non-U.S. institutions.

• Degree candidates must not be project directors, co-directors, or the sole collaborator.

They may, however, serve in other roles on the project team.

• An individual may serve as the project director or co-director of only one Collaborative Research award at a time.

• Project directors, co-directors, and collaborators of funded Collaborative Research applications must not hold concurrent full-time awards from the NEH Division of Research Programs—for example, an NEH Fellowship.

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Application Package This funding opportunity is available in Grants.gov under number 20211201-RZ. You can also find a link to the funding opportunity on the program resource page.

The application package for this funding opportunity can be found under the “Package” tab. It includes a series of required and conditionally required forms. You will upload additional application components into the Attachments Form.

You must apply electronically using Grants.gov Workspace or a Grants.gov system-to-system solution. A multistep registration process is required to submit your application. See D3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management.

To request a paper copy of this notice, contact collaborative@neh.gov.

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Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing can contact NEH via Federal Relay at 800-877-8399.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission Your application will include a narrative, budget, and other required forms and attachments. As indicated in the Application Components Table, forms will be completed within Grants.gov Workspace and other components will be uploaded into the Attachments Form.

You must submit all required attachments and conditionally required attachments relevant to your proposal. Applications missing any required documents or relevant conditionally required documents will be considered incomplete and will be rejected from further consideration.

Take note of the page limits and formatting instructions for each attachment. Applications that exceed page limits or violate format instructions will be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected from further consideration.

Grants.gov form/Attachment Naming convention Page limits

Notes

SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance - Short Organizational

Grants.gov form Required

Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs

Grants.gov form Required

Project/Performance Site(s) Location Form

Grants.gov form Required

Research and Related Budget Grants.gov form Required Attachments Form Grants.gov form Required Certification Regarding Lobbying Grants.gov form Conditionally required Standard Form-LLL “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities”

Grants.gov form Conditionally required

Attachment 1: Project team team.pdf 2 Required Attachment 2: Narrative narrative.pdf 12 Required Attachment 3: Work plan workplan.pdf 2 Required Attachment 4: Résumés for key personnel resumes.pdf 2 pages per résumé

Required

Attachment 5: Bibliography bibliography.pdf 3 Required Attachment 6: Appendices appendices.pdf 10 Required Attachment 7: Statement of funding received and requested fundingreceived.pdf 2 Conditionally required

Attachment 8: Federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement agreement.pdf Conditionally required

Attachment 9: Explanation of delinquent federal debt delinquentdebt.pdf Conditionally required

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Narrative Compose a narrative that provides a comprehensive description of your proposed project. Your narrative should be succinct, well organized, and free of technical terms and jargon so that peer reviewers can understand the proposed project.

You must limit the narrative to twelve single-spaced pages. All pages must have one-inch margins and use a font size no smaller than 11 point (Times New Roman is preferred).

Applications with narratives that do not follow this formatting or exceed twelve pages will not be reviewed.

Use the following section headings for your narrative. NEH has aligned each section of the narrative with a corresponding review criterion. Refer to E1. Review Criteria.

Project overview (about one paragraph) Identify the application’s funding category:

• Planning International Collaboration

• Conference

• Manuscript Preparation

• Scholarly Digital Projects

Provide a concise statement about your project written for a non-specialist audience. Describe the expected final outcome(s) of the project. Include a prospective completion date (this may be beyond the end date of the period of performance).

Significance and impact (about one page; corresponds primarily to review criterion 1. Significance) Provide a summary argument for your project’s significance for the humanities, broadly understood. Connect it to larger topics in the humanities beyond your specific field’s concerns.

Situate your project in the context of existing humanities discourse to highlight its contribution.

Describe the anticipated impact of your project’s proposed outcome(s) on the intended audience and on future scholarship.

Substance and context (about two pages; corresponds primarily to review criterion 1. Significance) Describe your project and its value to specific fields. Articulate your major research questions and the particular contributions the project will make to enhance knowledge and understanding in one or more areas of the humanities. Describe the scope of the research and the source materials. Discuss the relationship of the new research to published and ongoing work in the field by identifying related projects and including a brief bibliographical essay on the relevant literature. Provide a detailed bibliography of relevant primary and secondary sources as Attachment 5: Bibliography.

Methods and execution (about two pages; corresponds primarily to review criterion 2. Methods and execution) Describe the theoretical framework and research design of your project and explain why a collaborative approach is the best way to fulfill its larger goals. Discuss the rationale for choosing particular methods and how those methods address the stated research questions.

Note additional category-specific requirements below.

Planning International Collaboration applications: Describe the steps for developing the collaborative project and its final outcome(s). Relate the methods to the proposed

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activities. Explain the choice of U.S. and international collaborators. If you are proposing in-person meetings, such as exploratory workshops or other working groups, justify why in-person, as opposed to virtual, meetings are necessary. Describe how these convenings will be conducted and what they will achieve. Explain the goals of any proposed travel by project team members.

Conference applications: Describe the convening event and explain why that particular format (in-person or other) best serves the project’s goals. Explain how the event will lead to a tangible outcome such as a print or digital publication. Describe the venue and expected audience. Discuss how presenters and other participants were selected and how many have confirmed their participation. Describe the conference design and summarize the themes of sessions or topics of groups of papers. If funding is requested for the preparation of conference papers for publication during the year following the conference, explain the methods and activities to accomplish this.

Where appropriate, describe additional sponsorship, participant logistics, and advertising.

Include the URL for the meeting or conference website, if available.

Provide a list of speakers and invited participants, their paper titles or roles, and confirmation status with the draft agenda of the conference in Attachment 6: Appendices.

Manuscript Preparation applications: Describe how collaboration will take place and the division of labor to produce the planned manuscript. Discuss remaining research to be undertaken with and without travel by the collaborators. Justify why print publication is the best way to communicate the project’s results. Describe negotiations with prospective publishers and whether a formal agreement has been made. Provide a chapter outline with as much detail as possible to convey the content of the planned manuscript and explain how it will address the stated research questions. If the project involves materials under copyright, indicate your plans for securing the necessary permission to publish.

Scholarly Digital Projects applications: Describe how collaboration will take place and the division of labor to produce the planned digital publication or project. Discuss remaining research to be undertaken with and without travel by the collaborators. Justify why digital methods and a digital format are the best way to communicate the project’s results. Describe the organization and contents of the digital publication or project, providing screenshots or mock-ups, and URLs whenever possible (see Attachment 6: Appendices). Discuss the technology to be employed, keeping in mind that NEH views the use of open-source software as a key component in the broad distribution of exemplary digital scholarship in the humanities. If the project will not employ generally accessible open-source software, explain why. Where appropriate, provide information on pertinent technical standards and the use of best practices, such as Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)-conformant markup, data management, and digital preservation infrastructure and policies. Where applicable, identify institutional partners who will act as digital publishers or participate in building the digital project.

History of the project and its productivity (about one page; corresponds primarily to review criteria 1. Significance and 2. Methods and execution) Explain how the project began and its progress to date. Describe research or planning that has already been completed, and the resources or research facilities available. For new projects, explain the motivations for seeking the collaboration.

If the project has an active URL, provide it. Indicate major products to date—in print or digital form—with print runs or usage statistics. List full citations in the bibliography (Attachment 5).

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If you have previously received NEH funding for any phase of the proposed research project, discuss how the previously funded project met, or did not meet, its goals according to its original work plan.

If the application requests support for a specific part of a larger project, briefly describe the overall design of the whole project and clearly delineate the specific part intended for NEH funding through this application. See Related funding opportunities.

If work on the project will continue after the proposed period of performance, describe the work that will remain and mention, if possible, all probable sources of financial support. Provide a provisional plan for overall completion, including milestones with dates.

Collaboration (about two pages; corresponds primarily to review criterion 3.

Collaborating scholars) Without repeating information available in their résumés (Attachment 4), summarize the specific qualifications and responsibilities of the members of the collaborative project team (those named in Attachment 1). Describe team members’ contributions to the project and estimate how much time they will spend on it--for example, part-time during the academic year and full-time during the summer (also see budget justification). For project team members providing technical support, scientific and conservation work, or laboratory analysis, explain how their activities are important for achieving the project’s goals.

Work plan (about one page; corresponds primarily to review criterion 4.

Work plan and completion) Summarize your work plan. Provide an overview of what will be accomplished, identifying larger phases and milestones. Describe a set of activities for each phase and specify the project team members involved. For multi-institutional collaborative projects, discuss the distribution of responsibilities across each institution. Provide a detailed version of your work plan in Attachment 3.

Final product and dissemination (about one or two pages; corresponds primarily to review criterion 5. Outcomes and access) Address category-specific requirements below.

Planning International Collaboration applications: Describe how the expected results of the initial collaboration, workshops, or other working group meetings will be disseminated beyond the project team members (for example, public presentations, white papers, blog posts, etc.). Provide a plan for assessing the feasibility of the project. Describe the next steps to be taken, possible sources of future funding, and the anticipated outcome(s) of the project.

Conference applications: Describe how results of the meetings will be disseminated (for example, via livestreamed or recorded video of the convening, web-posted papers, podcasts, blogs, or discussion boards). Identify all future publication and dissemination goals and timelines, even those beyond the period of performance. If you requested a second year of funding for the preparation of papers for publication, provide information about the potential publication, including likely publisher and plans for peer-review and publicity. Supporting documents, including pertinent correspondence with publishers, can be included in Attachment 6: Appendices.

Manuscript Preparation applications: Describe how results of the project will be disseminated. Discuss plans for publication, peer-review, and publicity, as well as estimated prices. Supporting documents, including pertinent correspondence with publishers, can be included in Attachment 6: Appendices.

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Scholarly Digital Projects applications: Discuss the methods for disseminating the digital publication or scholarly resource and enhancing its discoverability. If applicable, provide projected usage statistics or subscription figures. NEH expects that any materials produced in digital form as a result of its awards will be maintained to ensure their long-term availability. To that end, describe how the project’s digital results will be maintained and supported beyond the period of performance. Describe the digital publisher or hosting institution’s ability to ensure sustained access to the project and its commitment to doing so.

Describe how the project will be sustained financially.

NARRATIVE GUIDANCE

NEH has aligned each section of the narrative with a corresponding review criterion. Use this crosswalk to ensure that you address all required criteria.

Narrative Section Review Criteria

Project overview Not applicable

Significance and impact 1. Significance

Substance and context 1. Significance

Methods and execution 2. Methods and execution

History of the project and its productivity

1. Significance

2. Methods and execution

Collaboration 3. Collaborating scholars

Work plan 4. Work plan and completion

Final product and dissemination 5. Outcomes and access

Research and Related Budget You must submit a project budget using the Research and Related Budget form included in the Grants.gov application package and attach a budget justification.

Complete a single detailed budget for the proposed period of performance. The form will generate a cumulative budget for the period of performance.

Required fields are indicated in yellow. Round to the nearest whole dollar amount in all dollar fields. The inclusion of a cost category on the Research and Related Budget does not automatically indicate that an expense is allowable in this program. See D6. Funding Restrictions for a list of unallowable costs. Carefully review these instructions to ensure that costs are not disallowed.

If you are requesting federal matching funds, your budget must reflect total project costs including the one-to-one required cost share for the federal matching funds. As an example, an applicant requesting $100,000 in outright funds and $20,000 in federal matching funds must submit a budget that includes $140,000 in total project costs ($100,000 in outright funds, $20,000 in federal matching funds, and $20,000 in required cost share to unlock the federal matching funds.) Refer to the NEH Federal Matching Funds Guidelines regarding the eligibility of gifts for matching purposes. The total federal matching funds and cost share should be equal to the amounts indicated on the Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs in the “Federal Matching” and “Cost Sharing” fields. Learn about types of funds offered by NEH.

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Do not include voluntary cost sharing on the Research and Related Budget form, but describe it in your budget justification.

All costs, whether supported by NEH funds or required cost sharing contributions (if applicable), must be reasonable, necessary to accomplish project objectives, allowable in terms of 2 CFR 200 Subpart E - Cost Principles, auditable, and incurred during the period of performance. All costs are subject to audit, record retention, and other requirements set forth in 2 CFR 200 Subpart F.

If you charge indirect costs to the project, ensure that expenses included in your organization's indirect cost pool are not charged to the project as direct costs. See H. Indirect Costs.

Introductory Fields If not pre-populated, indicate your organization’s unique entity identifier, the name of your organization, and the period of performance start and end dates. This should be the same as the information provided on your SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance - Short Organizational.

Check “project” for budget type.

A. Senior/Key Person Only key project personnel employed by the applicant institution should be included in Sections A. and B. of the Research and Related Budget form. Project team members who are playing a leadership role should be included under A. Senior/Key Person, while additional project team members should be included under B. Other Personnel. Depending on their role on the project, costs for other project team members who are not employed by the applicant institution may be included on the budget under F3. Consultant Services or F5.

Subawards/Consortium/Contractual Costs.

Enter the base salary (annual compensation) and identify the number of months the senior/key person will devote to the project in the applicable box (i.e., calendar, academic, summer). Use either calendar months or a combination of academic and summer months. Failure to include base salaries can result in a delay of the issuance of awards.

If level of effort will not change throughout the year, you may use only the calendar months column. If effort remains constant, but your institutional business process requires noting academic and summer months separately, you may use both columns. If effort varies between academic and summer months, leave the calendar months column blank and use only the academic and summer months columns. If your institution does not use a nine-month academic year or a three-month summer period, include your institution's definition of these terms in your budget justification.

Enter the requested salary and fringe benefits for each senior/key person. Per 2 CFR §200.431, fringe benefits are allowances and services provided by employers to their employees as compensation in addition to regular salaries and wages. Fringe benefits include, but are not limited to, the costs of leave (vacation, family-related, sick, or military), employee insurance, pensions, and unemployment benefit plans. The sum of requested salary and fringe benefits will be automatically calculated for each senior/key person.

Salaries and wages claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §§200.430 and .466. Fringe benefits claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §200.431.

The form can accommodate up to eight senior/key persons. If you are requesting funds for additional senior/key persons, list them in a separate document using the same format as the Research and Related Budget. Save the document as a PDF named additionalpersonnel.pdf and attach it under “Additional/Senior Key Persons” If applicable, enter the total funds requested for https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=3aeab4e3a836f5b6807999701e518c94&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5&sp2.1.200.e https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=236bb02f01d2e050f7a5b60c88a67066&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#sp2.1.200.e https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=686905e3d7f57006ca9c74e5515eea78&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#sp2.1.200.f https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35fcd29238edd42c8b1f8b1628e39d47&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1431 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35fcd29238edd42c8b1f8b1628e39d47&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1430 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35fcd29238edd42c8b1f8b1628e39d47&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1466 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35fcd29238edd42c8b1f8b1628e39d47&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1431

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personnel listed in the attachment in the "Total Funds requested for all Senior/Key Persons in the attached file" field.

B. Other Personnel For each project role described below, identify the number of personnel proposed, the total number of months, total salary, and total fringe benefits requested as described in A. Senior/Key Person. Totals will be automatically calculated.

Post-doctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduate students In your budget justification, list names, roles, associated months, and requested salary and fringe benefits for post-doctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

If applicable, include charges for tuition remission and other forms of compensation paid to students as, or in lieu of, salaries and wages.