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Notice of Funding Opportunity

Landmarks of American History and Culture

Funding Opportunity Number: 20250212-BH-BG

Funding Opportunity Type: New

Federal Assistance Listing Number: 45.163

Application Deadline: February 12, 2025

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.

Ensure your SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations and passwords are current.

It may take several weeks to register with SAM.gov and Grants.gov.

NEH will not grant deadline extensions for lack of registration.

Division of Education Programs Email: landmarks@neh.gov

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Executive Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture program. The program supports a series of one-week residential, virtual, and combined format workshops across the nation to enhance how K-12 educators and higher education faculty and humanities professionals incorporate place-based approaches to humanities teaching and scholarship.

Funding Opportunity Title Landmarks of American History and Culture Funding Opportunity Number 20250212-BH-BG Federal Assistance Listing Number 45.163 Deadline for Optional Draft January 6, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Application Deadline February 12, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Anticipated Award Announcement August 2025 Anticipated FY 2025 Funding Approximately $2,500,000 Estimated Number and Type of Awards Approximately 15 grants Award Amounts Up to $190,000 Cost Sharing/Match Required No Period of Performance The period of performance is 15 months starting

October 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.

Eligible Applicants • nonprofit organizations recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

• accredited institutions of higher education (public or nonprofit)

• state and local governments and their agencies

• federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

See C. Eligibility Information for additional information.

Program Resource Page K-12 Educators:

Landmarks of American History and Culture for K-12 Educators (neh.gov) Higher Education:

Landmarks of American History and Culture for Higher Education (neh.gov)

Pre-Application Webinar A pre-recorded webinar will be posted to the program resource pages linked above by November 6, 2024.

Live Q&A session December 5, 2024, at 12:00 pm Eastern Time Click to join Microsoft Teams Dial in by phone +1 202-600-8430, 608181964#

Published Modified

October 23, 2024 February 7, 2025: A2. Background, and D6.

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Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................ i Table of Contents ................................................................................................... ii 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 Landmarks of American History and Culture (Landmarks) program for K-12 Educators and Landmarks for Higher Education that will take place in 2026. The program supports a series of one-week residential, virtual, and combined format workshops across the nation that enhance how K-12 educators and higher education faculty and humanities professionals incorporate place-based approaches to humanities teaching and scholarship.

Landmarks workshops situate the study of topics and themes in the humanities within sites, areas, or regions of historic and cultural significance to expand participants’ knowledge of and approaches to teaching diverse histories, cultures, and perspectives in the United States and its jurisdictions.

Landmarks workshops:

• offer participants enhanced knowledge of content through humanistic inquiry, experiential learning, discussions, readings, lectures, meetings with community members, and multimedia presentations

• include place-based learning activities, such as visits to museums, libraries, archives, markers, sites, monuments, memorials, national parks, cultural organizations, historic homes and buildings, walking tours, and public performances

• consider how monuments, markers, and memorials interpret events, eras, individuals, and/or groups at national, regional, and local levels

• examine the significance of memory, unmarked sites of cultural and historical significance, and change over time in a place or region

• explore physical, natural, and/or cultural landscapes while studying art history, literature, environmental humanities, geohumanities, public history, architecture, and related fields

• engage in the design of public humanities and experiential learning activities such as collecting oral histories, working with digital mapping resources, and developing collaborations with community members or local organizations

Project Design Landmarks workshops designed for K-12 educators must include two separate sessions of five to seven days each for two different groups of participants (week one and week two).

Landmarks workshops designed for higher education faculty, advanced graduate students, and humanities professionals can include two separate sessions of five to seven days for two different groups of participants (week one and week two) or one session of eight to ten days for one group of participants.

The content, presenters, site visits, activities, and readings should be substantively the same for each session.

You must select one of the following formats:

• Residential: All participants attend for the duration of the workshop at the host site.

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• Virtual: All participants attend for the duration of the workshop using an online platform. This can include synchronous and asynchronous sessions.

• Combined Format: All participants attend a portion of the workshop virtually and a portion of the workshop at the host site. Virtual and residential portions occur at different times, but all participants must attend the same format simultaneously.

Asynchronous and/or synchronous sessions can be held before and/or after the residential portion of the program.

Given the importance of immersive study to Landmarks workshops, you should consider the variety of academic-year calendars when you schedule your workshops. Landmarks residential workshops are typically offered between the last week of June through the second week of August. If you propose activities outside the summer season, you may consider asynchronous and synchronous sessions before and/or after the summer program.

NEH has scheduled required meetings, participant application deadlines, and reporting dates.

See Attachment 3: Work plan for specific dates you should consider when designing the project schedule and work plan.

Institutional Resources The following types of institutions may host and/or be involved in Landmarks workshops:

• institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations

• museums, historic preservation sites and societies, and libraries or other repositories

• centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, and professional associations

• schools or school systems

Federal regulations require that all NEH-funded projects be accessible to a diverse group of participants in alignment with the requirements of Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Host institutions are expected to provide reasonable accommodations for project team members, participants, presenters, and institution staff when facilitating residential and virtual program activities and visiting sites during the workshop.

Landmarks workshops with a virtual component must include suitable digital resources, such as online meeting spaces, access to research collections, databases, technical capacity, and content management systems.

Project Audience You must design your Landmarks workshops and recruitment plan for a national audience of participants from across humanities disciplines and professions who work in K-12 education, post-secondary education, and/or at humanities organizations. You must identify a primary audience for your workshop of either K-12 educators or higher education faculty and/or humanities professionals.

Workshops for K-12 educators

• include full- or part-time educators who work in public, charter, independent, and/or religiously affiliated schools, or as home schooling educators.

• host 30-36 participants per week-long session for a total of 60-72 participants per workshop (week one and week two).

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• reserve 20% of the available spots for educators who are new to the profession (five years or fewer of teaching experience).

• You may also admit individuals whose work lies outside classroom teaching but is directly related to humanities education (e.g., librarians, curriculum consultants, museum educators).

See C3. Participant eligibility for additional information.

Workshops for higher education faculty and/or humanities professionals

• include full- or part-time faculty who teach undergraduate students at two and four-year public or private institutions of higher education and/or whose work lies outside of undergraduate teaching but is directly related to the humanities (e.g., librarians, archivists, etc.); and/or

• include full- or part-time humanities professionals associated with museums, historical societies, historic and cultural sites, libraries, archives, or who work as independent scholars.

• host two separate week-long sessions for 20-24 participants per session (for a total of 40- 48 participants) or one session of eight-ten days for 25-30 participants.

• reserve 20% of the available workshop spots for early career faculty (three or fewer years as higher education faculty), humanities professionals, and/or non-tenure track faculty.

• reserve 10% of the available workshop spots for advanced graduate students (individuals who have reached candidacy in a doctoral program or are in the final year of a terminal degree program).

See C3. Participant eligibility for additional information.

Project Team The project team includes the following roles:

Project director or co-directors (required)

• typically work across a range of disciplines, such as history, literature, anthropology, art history, teacher education, public history, and museum studies.

• do not need to possess a terminal degree or be affiliated with an institution of higher education.

• must be present and cannot assume any other commitments during each week of the workshop.

Replacement director(s) (required)

• must be qualified and capable of assuming leadership of the project should a project director become unable to fulfill their role.

• must be a co-director or project team member who is already familiar with the project.

Your application must identify who will serve as the replacement project director(s) and include a letter of commitment noting acceptance of this responsibility.

Institutional grant administrator (required)

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• the designated representative of the applicant institution with authority to act on the organization’s behalf in matters related to the administration of NEH awards.

Responsibilities include accountability for both the appropriate use of funds and the performance of the NEH-supported project or activities as specified in the approved application and in compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 and the terms and conditions of the award. The project director(s) may not serve as the institutional grant administrator.

K-12 education specialist(s) (required for K-12 workshops)

• K-12 educator workshops must identify at least one person with significant experience in K-12 education to contribute to the planning of the sessions and facilitate the incorporation of content and experiential learning strategies into classroom teaching in relevant and creative ways during the workshop. This person might be a teacher education faculty, a curriculum developer, museum educator, or an educator with experience facilitating professional development.

• A K-12 education specialist can serve as the co-project director and/or the replacement director.

Project faculty and academic staff (recommended)

• library or museum personnel, tour guides, independent scholars, and academic faculty from institutions other than the host institution may be invited to present or co-facilitate sessions.

• experts in specific pedagogical approaches, archival research, field research, digital mapping, or other methods appropriate to the project

• members of cultural or community organizations, professional societies, or other external collaborators relevant to the project

• a member of the project team should have online teaching experience and/or familiarity working with online instructional platforms, if you are proposing an online component

Project Website If NEH selects your project for funding, you must create a project website that supports participant recruitment and the application process, provides intellectual and practical resources for participants, and serves as a resource for participants beyond the conclusion of the workshop. Project websites must meet the minimum requirements outlined under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Project websites must be ready to accept participant applications by December 2025.

See D6. Funding Restrictions for unallowable activities. Applications unrelated to the purpose of this program or that include unallowable costs or activities may be judged nonresponsive and returned without review.

See E1. Review Criteria for the standards NEH will use to evaluate applications under this notice.

Program Outputs and Outcomes The output of a Landmarks for K-12 educators award must be two sessions of one-week workshops for 60-72 K-12 educators.

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The output of a Landmarks for higher education faculty can be two sessions of one-week workshops for 40-48 participants or one eight to ten day workshop for 25-30 higher education faculty or humanities professionals.

The outcome of a Landmarks project will be to expand participants’ knowledge of and approaches to teaching diverse histories, cultures, and perspectives in the United States and its jurisdictions.

In Attachment 3: Work Plan you will describe what the results of your project will be by identifying the project output. If you receive an award, NEH will assess your performance based on the outputs you identify in the proposal against what you describe in your performance report. See F3. Reporting.

2. Background NEH offers this funding opportunity under the authority of 20 U.S.C. § 956. 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 January 1, 2022 or later).

Under Section 3(a) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, “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.”

Use the Funded Projects Query Form to find examples of NEH-supported projects.

Learn more about NEH.

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.

2. Summary of Funding

Award amounts You may request up to $190,000. This includes the sum of direct and indirect costs.

NEH anticipates awarding approximately $2,500,000 among an estimated 15 recipients.

NEH will award successful applicants outright funds, which are not contingent on additional funding from other sources.

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NEH will not determine the exact amount available for funding until Congress makes official appropriations for FY 2025. NEH will issue awards subject to the availability of appropriated funds. NEH is publishing this notice as a contingency to ensure that NEH can process applications and issue awards in a timely manner, should sufficient funds become available.

Period of performance The period of performance is 15 months, with a start date of October 1, 2025, and an end date of December 31, 2026.

The period of performance is the time during which you may incur expenses to carry out the work under the award. It must start on the first day of the month and end on the last day of the month.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants To be eligible to apply, your organization must be established in the United States or its jurisdictions as one of the following:

• a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

• an accredited institution of higher education (public or nonprofit)

• a state or local government or one of their agencies

• a federally recognized Native American Tribal government

Individuals and other organizations, including foreign and for-profit entities, are ineligible.

If your organization is eligible, you may apply on behalf of a consortium of collaborating organizations. If NEH selects your proposal for funding, you will be programmatically, legally, and fiscally responsible for the award.

The recipient may not function solely as a fiscal agent but should make substantive contributions to the success of the project.

See C3. Other Eligibility Information for participant eligibility.

2. Cost Sharing NEH does not require cost sharing in this program.

Cost sharing refers to project costs that are covered with non-NEH funds. You may contribute voluntary cost share if the total project costs exceed the amount awarded by NEH. Voluntary cost share includes:

• cash contributions made to the project by you or a third party

• your unrecovered indirect costs

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Do not include voluntary cost share on your Research and Related Budget. The Research and Related Budget should only include funds you are requesting from NEH. You may describe voluntary cost share in your budget justification

Peer reviewers will not consider any voluntary cost share in their evaluation of applications.

You must maintain auditable records of the source and use of cost share. See 2 CFR § 200.306.

Learn about types of funds NEH offers.

3. Other Eligibility Information An institution may submit multiple applications for separate and distinct projects under this notice. An individual may not serve as project director for multiple proposed projects under this notice.

If you previously received an NEH Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminar award, you must address additional questions included in Attachment 1: Narrative and you must include unedited participant evaluations from your most recent Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminar project in Attachment 6: Program Evaluations.

You are considered a returning applicant if the project director or co-project directors have been previously awarded under the Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminars program. If you previously received an NEH Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminars award, you must address additional questions included in section D2, and you must include complete and unedited participant evaluations from your most recent Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminars program.

You may revise and resubmit previously rejected applications. Submissions are subject to the application requirements and review criteria of the current competition.

Per 2 CFR § 200.403(f), you must not include the same project costs in more than one application for federal funding or approved federal award budget. If one application to NEH is pending, a second application for the same project costs, even if to a different program, may be ruled ineligible. However, you may submit multiple proposals for complementary aspects of the same overall project. If you are submitting complementary proposals to other NEH programs or government agencies, specify when and to whom in the Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs. NEH may disallow costs or reject applications that include overlapping project costs. An individual’s level of effort cannot exceed 100% across multiple active federally funded awards.

NEH does not issue awards to other federal entities. If your project is so closely intertwined with a federal entity that the project takes on characteristics of the federal entity’s own authorized activities, it is ineligible. You may use funds from, or sites and materials controlled by, other federal entities in your project.

NEH does not provide financial assistance to foreign institutions or organizations. If you are an eligible domestic entity, you may apply for collaborative projects involving foreign organizations provided you do not use NEH funds for the purpose of issuing subawards to any foreign organization, as defined in 2 CFR §§ 200.1 and .331(a). You may obtain the services of foreign individuals and consultants to carry out programmatic activities on a fee-for-service basis, as specified in 2 CFR § 200.459. You may obtain goods and services from foreign vendors, such as in-country transportation services, in accordance with 2 CFR § 200.331(b). If you plan to submit 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/types-funding https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-E/subject-group-ECFRea20080eff2ea53/section-200.403 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=b76712a585433486e57dafcd521c952e&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1331 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=35fcd29238edd42c8b1f8b1628e39d47&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1459 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=b76712a585433486e57dafcd521c952e&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1331

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an application involving international collaboration, contact program staff at landmarks@neh.gov.

NEH will not review proposed projects that take place outside of the U.S. and its jurisdictions.

Except for the rare cases covered by its late submission policy, NEH will not consider applications submitted after the deadline.

NEH will not consider incomplete, nonresponsive, ineligible, or incorrectly submitted applications for funding.

NEH will not consider applications that exceed mandatory page limits or deviate from formatting instructions. See the Application Components Table.

Participant eligibility Landmarks workshop participants must be:

• United States citizens, including those teaching abroad at U.S. chartered institutions and schools operated by the federal government;

• residents of U.S. jurisdictions; or

• foreign nationals who have been residing in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline.

The following are not eligible to participate in NEH funded workshops:

• foreign nationals teaching abroad

• individuals who are related to the project director(s)

• individuals who are affiliated with the applicant institution

• individuals who have been taught or advised in an academic capacity by the project director(s)

• individuals who have attended a previous NEH professional development project

(Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminar) led by the project director(s)

• individuals who are delinquent in the repayment of federal debt (e.g., taxes, student loans, child support payments, and delinquent payroll taxes for household or other employees)

• individuals who have been debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency

NEH does not require participants to have an advanced degree.

The OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR Parts 180 and 3369 apply to this award. Recipients must comply, and must require subrecipients to comply, with Subpart C of these regulations.

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Application Package You must apply using Grants.gov Workspace or a Grants.gov system-to-system solution. You can find this funding opportunity in Grants.gov under number 20250212-BH-BG. There are also mailto:landmarks@neh.gov https://www.neh.gov/grants/policy-on-late-submissions https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-I/part-180 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXIII/part-3369 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-I/part-180/subpart-C

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links on the program resource pages for Landmarks for K-12 Educators and Landmarks for Higher Education and Humanities Professionals.

This funding opportunity includes two application packages, which you can find under the “Package” tab. Select the appropriate one based upon your project type.

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Each package includes a series of required and conditionally required forms. You will upload additional application components using the Attachments Form.

You must complete a multistep registration process prior to submitting your application. See D3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management.

Contact landmarks@neh.gov to request a paper copy of this notice.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission Your application will include a narrative, budget, and other forms and attachments. You will complete the forms within Grants.gov Workspace and upload other components into the Attachments Form. See the Application Component Table.

Application formatting Your application attachments must be PDFs and conform to the following formatting requirements, unless otherwise indicated:

• pages no larger than standard letter (8 ½" x 11”)

• at least one-inch margins on all sides for all pages

• a font no smaller than 11 points

In addition, NEH encourages you to format your attachments consistent with the following:

• single-spacing

• a readable font such as Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, or Times New Roman

• any standard citation style (include citations in page counts)

Application Component Table NEH has assigned each application component one of the following designations:

• Required: You must submit this component.

• Conditionally required: You must submit this component if your proposal meets the specified conditions.

• Conditionally required for recipients: You are encouraged but not required to submit this component when you apply. You must submit it if you receive an award if your proposal meets the specified conditions.

NEH will not review applications missing any required documents or relevant conditionally required documents.

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Do not include attachments other than those listed in the table in this notice. If you do, NEH will reject your application.

In addition, NEH has established page limits for some application components:

• Mandatory: You must not exceed the page limit.

• Suggested: NEH encourages, but does not require, you to abide by the page limit.

Note page limits and formatting instructions in this notice. NEH will not review applications that exceed mandatory page limits or deviate from formatting instructions.

Application Component File Name Designation Page limit Attachments 1: Narrative narrative.pdf Required 10/12 pages

See narrative instructions (mandatory)

2: Program schedule and resource list schedule.pdf Required

3: Work plan workplan.pdf Required 2 pages (suggested)

4: Biographies and résumés resumes.pdf Required 2 pages per résumé or biography (suggested)

5: Letters of commitment letters.pdf Required 6: Program evaluations evaluations.pdf Required for previously funded projects

7: Subrecipient budget(s) subrecipient.pdf Conditionally required

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

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

Grants.gov forms SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance - Short Organizational

Required

Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs

Required

Project/Performance Site(s) Location Form

Required

Research and Related Budget and Budget Justification

Required

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Attachments Form Required Certification Regarding Lobbying

Conditionally

Standard Form-LLL “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities”

Conditionally

Application Components: Attachments Each attachment must be a single PDF file. See the Attachments Form instructions for further guidance about file requirements. Read those instructions carefully, as Grants.gov will not accept files that do not meet the requirements.

Attachment 1: Narrative (required) Compose 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.

• If you have not been previously funded in this program, you must limit your narrative to ten pages.

• If you have previously received a Landmarks award, you must limit your narrative to twelve pages.

Do not include an executive summary, cover page, or table of contents. You may include images, charts, diagrams, bibliographies, footnotes, or endnotes if they fit within the page limit.

Organize your narrative using the following headings. Each section aligns with one or more review criteria NEH will use to evaluate your proposal.

Nature of the request Provide a one-paragraph summary at the start of your application that includes:

• the project title, its thematic or topical focus, the place-based focus, the workshop format (residential, virtual, or combined), specific dates for each session of the workshop (week one and week two), and the total number of participants.

• if this is a new project or, if applicable, how many times you have offered it previously.

• For K-12: While projects must be open to all eligible applicants, you can indicate if the workshop would appeal to educators in more specific grade-level bands such as K-5, 6-8, 9-12, or a combination thereof.

• For higher education and/or humanities professionals: While projects must be open to all eligible applicants, you can indicate if the workshop would appeal to participants in more specific areas of study and/or professions.

Intellectual content and place-based significance (aligns with review criterion 1)

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• Describe how the historical and cultural significance of chosen landmarks, sites, areas, and/or regions constitutes a compelling opportunity for engaging with questions, topics, and themes in the humanities.

• Explain how the combination of scholarship and place-based experiences would address diverse viewpoints in the related humanities topics of study.

• For previously funded projects: Based on participant evaluations, describe revisions to scholarship and site-based experiences based on the most recent iteration of the project.

Program of study (aligns with review criterion 2)

• Articulate the sequencing of the workshop sessions with attention to examples that illustrate the relationship between place-based experiences and the humanities content, themes, concepts, questions, and/or skills that participants would engage with during the workshop.

• Include how project team members, invited presenters, and the K-12 specialist(s) (for K- 12 projects only) would address a variety of themes and perspectives to illustrate the relationship between the place-based experiences and the scholarship, speakers, archives, digital media, and/or other materials that participants would work with during the project.

• Describe how participants would have opportunities throughout the workshop to reflect on their learning and work collaboratively to develop place-based materials, methods, and/or activities to be applied to humanities teaching and scholarship.

• Where relevant, explain how project staff members with online teaching experience and/or familiarity working with online platforms for the purpose of instruction will contribute to the sessions.

• For previously funded projects: Based on participant evaluations, describe revisions to the project team, presenters, and project sequence based on the most recent iteration of the project.

Project recruitment and communication (aligns with review criterion 3)

• Articulate how you will recruit a robust and diverse applicant pool from across the nation, including how the project team would use digital, print, and/or social media to advertise to a wide audience.

• Identify the project team members responsible for reviewing applications and the replacement project director.

• Discuss how you would use the project website and/or other platforms to communicate with participants before the workshops begin and conduct follow up with participants after the workshops concludes.

• For previously funded projects: Based on participant evaluations, describe revisions to the recruitment and communication plans based on the most recent iteration of the project.

Institutional context (aligns with review criterion 4)

• Discuss the institution’s capacity to host a Landmarks project and provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equitable participant access and involvement.

• Identify relevant material and digital assets available at the host institution, partner organizations, and related project sites.

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• Where relevant, describe the availability, accessibility, quality, and costs of lodging, meals, and transportation options, including considerations for special dietary and travel needs.

• For previously funded projects: Based on participant evaluations, describe revisions to accessibility and resource availability based on the most recent iteration of the project.

Name the file narrative.pdf.

Narrative Guidance

Each section of the narrative aligns with corresponding review criteria. Use the crosswalk to ensure you address all criteria.

Narrative Section Review Criteria

Nature of the request Not applicable

Intellectual content and place-based significance

1. Intellectual content and place-based significance

Program of study 2. Program of study

Project recruitment and communication

3. Project recruitment and communication

Institutional context 4. Institutional context

Attachment 2: Program schedule and resource list (required) A Landmarks workshop for K-12 educators must include two separate sessions of five to seven days each for two different groups of participants.

A Landmarks workshop for higher education faculty can include two separate sessions of five to seven days each for two different groups of participants or one session of eight to ten days for one group of participants.

The content, presenters, site visits, activities, and readings should be substantively the same for each session.

Provide a detailed schedule for the sessions that includes:

• a daily sequence for activities including when and how each day will begin and end, and meals and breaks.

• the places participants will visit (including anticipated travel time for residential programs) and the activities they will participate in at those sites

• the resources, readings, and other materials that participants are likely to use

• the speakers that participants will work with and the topic(s) for their presentations

• questions to frame sessions and organize discussion activities

• sessions for participants to reflect on their experiences

• sessions for participants to develop materials or plan activities for their own teaching and scholarship

Provide a resource list that:

bookmark://_5._Project_recruitment/ bookmark://_6._Institutional_context/

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• includes texts and other materials participants would work with before and/or during their workshop. The list may include books, articles, primary sources, films, videos, worksheets, and other materials.

• aligns with the materials identified in the program of study and schedule, including if you would require participants to complete any readings before the start of their workshop.

Name the file schedule.pdf.

Attachment 3: Work plan (required) The output of a Landmarks award for programs designed for K-12 educators must be two sessions of one-week workshops for 60-72 K-12 educators.

An output of a Landmarks award for programs designed for higher education faculty can be two sessions of one-week workshops for 40-48 participants or one eight to ten day workshop for 25- 30 higher education faculty or humanities professionals.

Describe the activities or steps that your project team will use during the period of performance to achieve each of the proposed project objectives and NEH requirements. Provide a detailed timeline that addresses:

• planning and design meetings

• the distribution of responsibilities across the project team

• advertising and recruitment

• planning with staff at sites (i.e., memorial sites, museums, etc.)

• communication with presenters

• arrangements for lodging, meals, and transportation

• communication with participants

• reporting requirements

• other key components of running the project

Your work plan should reflect major activities described in your narrative, including the NEH required project dates provided below, SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance - Short Organizational and the Research and Related Budget.

Your work plan should include the following NEH required dates:

October 2025: mandatory virtual project team meeting with NEH

December 2025: project websites go live, participant applications open

February 2026: mandatory virtual project team meeting with NEH

March 2026: participant application deadline, review of applications, and selection of participants

April 2026: selected applicants are notified; participants have two weeks to accept or decline

June 2026: Participant Selection Report submitted to NEH

April 2027: final reports submitted to NEH bookmark://_SF-424_Application_for/ bookmark://_SF-424_Application_for/ bookmark://_ii.__Research/

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Name the file workplan.pdf.

Attachment 4: Biographies and résumés (required) Include a curriculum vitae, résumé, or professional biography (suggested length of two pages per person) for the following members of the project team:

• project director

• codirector(s), if relevant

• replacement director

• education specialist, if relevant

• key presenters

• community partners and site-based collaborators

• other project personnel (e.g., faculty, staff, technological experts), if relevant

Name the file resumes.pdf.

Attachment 5: Letters of commitment (required) Include letters or email messages from:

• the project team faculty (other than the project director)

• co-project director(s) not employed by the applicant institution

• the potential replacement director(s)

• the education specialist(s), where required

• relevant leadership at the host institution (i.e., president, provost, dean, executive director, etc.), confirming the institution’s commitment to the project and ensuring that relevant offices will provide timely and effective support

• invited presenters, site-based collaborators, and other consultants scheduled to participate in the workshop

Elected government officials, NEH staff, and current members of NEH’s National Council on the Humanities may not serve as letter writers. Tribal leaders writing in their capacity as institutional leaders of a Tribal college or university are exempt from this restriction.

Name the file letters.pdf.

Attachment 6: Program evaluations (required for previously funded projects) Include all participant evaluations from the most recent iteration of your NEH Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminar workshop. Evaluations must include responses to the NEH required questions and cannot be edited or submitted in a format that replaces the original evaluations received from past participants.

Name the file evaluations.pdf.

Attachment 7: Subrecipient budget(s) (conditionally required) If your project includes subawards, you must provide a separate Research and Related Budget and budget justification for each subrecipient.

https://www.neh.gov/about/national-council-on-the-humanities https://www.neh.gov/about/national-council-on-the-humanities

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Download a fillable PDF of the Research and Related Budget form from the NEH website for each subrecipient. You must open and complete this form in Adobe Reader 8.0 or higher rather than in your web browser.

Prepare a budget and budget justification for each subrecipient using the same instructions in this notice, with a few exceptions:

• Enter the subrecipient’s Unique Entity Identifier, organization name, and period of performance start and end date (these fields will not prepopulate).

• For “budget type,” check “Subaward/Consortium.”

If your subrecipients have a federally negotiated indirect cost rate, you must honor it. If they do not have a federally negotiated indirect cost rate, they may negotiate a rate with you consistent with 2 CFR § 200.414 or use the de minimis rate.

Rather than attaching related documents (budget justification, additional personnel, additional equipment) to the form itself, you will separately convert each document into a PDF and combine all subrecipients’ budget forms and related documents into a single document. Do not attach portfolios containing multiple PDFs.

NEH cannot accept security-enhanced PDFs (e.g., XFA files, PDFs that include password-protection, encryption, digital signatures). Remove these features (or “flatten” these files) before merging them into a single PDF and uploading it to the Attachments Form.

Name the file subrecipient.pdf.

Attachment 8: Federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (conditionally required) If your organization is claiming indirect costs and has a current federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, provide a copy of the agreement. If applicable, provide the indirect cost rate agreements for subrecipients claiming indirect costs. If you and your subrecipients are requesting the de minimis rate, you do not need to submit this attachment.

Name the file agreement.pdf.

Attachment 9: Explanation of delinquent federal debt (conditionally required for recipients) If your organization is delinquent in the repayment of any federal debt, explain why. Provide evidence that you have entered into a repayment agreement with the Internal Revenue Service, if applicable, and that you are current on all payments due. Examples of relevant debt include delinquent payroll or other taxes, audit disallowances, and benefit overpayments. See OMB Circular A-129.

Name the file delinquentdebt.pdf.

https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/RR_Budget10_3_0-V3.0.pdf https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=d22b09774a679ad264cf0098635dabb8&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1414 https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/circulars_a129_rev2013 https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/circulars_a129_rev2013

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Application Components: Grants.gov Forms

SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance – Short Organizational (Grants.gov form) This form requests basic information about your institution, the proposed project, and key contacts. Items 1, 2, and 4 will be automatically filled in; leave item 3 blank.

5. Applicant Information a-d. Provide your organization’s legal name, address, and web address. Select the applicant type that best describes your organization from the drop-down menu.

e-f. Provide your organization’s employer/taxpayer identification number (EIN/TIN), and Unique Entity Identifier assigned by the System for Award Management. If you do not know your identifier, contact your grant administrator or chief financial officer. See D3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management.

g. Provide your congressional district with your two-character state abbreviation followed by your three-character district number. For example, if your institution is located in the 5th congressional district of Alabama, enter “AL-005.” If your institution is in a state or U.S.

jurisdiction that does not have districts, enter “000” in place of the district number. If your institution is outside the U.S., enter “00-000.”

6. Project Information

a. Provide your project’s title. It should be brief (no more than 125 characters, including spaces), descriptive of the project, and easily understood by the general public. If NEH funds your project, the agency may retitle your project for clarity in internal and external communications, including the public announcement of awards. Regardless, you may use your preferred title when carrying out the project.

b. Provide a brief description of your project (no more than 1,000 characters, including spaces).

You should write the description for a nonspecialist audience, clearly stating the importance of the proposed work and its relation to larger issues in the humanities. This description will appear on the cover sheet of your application and will serve as a project abstract during the review process. If funded, this description will also appear in NEH’s database of funded projects.

c. State your project’s period of performance start and end dates. The period of performance for this award is October 1, 2025-December 31, 2026. See B2. Summary of Funding.

7. Project Director Provide the project director’s name, title, and contact information. The project director is responsible for the programmatic aspects and day-to-day management of the proposed project.

You must notify the NEH Office of Grant Management immediately if you need to change project directors.

If the project director is not employed by the applicant organization, you must have a formal written agreement with the project director that specifies an official relationship between the parties even if the relationship does not involve a salary or other form of remuneration.

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