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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Funding Opportunity Title: Humanities Initiatives Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities

Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges

Funding Opportunity Number: 20200716-AA-AB-AC-AD-AE

Funding Opportunity Type: New

Federal Assistance Listing Number: 45.162

Application Due Date: July 16, 2020

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NEH will not grant deadline extensions for lack of registration.

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Executive Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the five Humanities Initiatives programs: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges. The purpose of these programs is to strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education by developing new humanities programs, resources (including those in digital format), or courses, or by enhancing existing ones.

Funding Opportunity Title: Humanities Initiatives Funding Opportunity Number: 20200716-AA-AB-AC-AD-AE Federal Assistance Listing Number

(CFDA):

45.162

Application Due Date: July 16, 2020, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Anticipated Announcement: December 2020 Anticipated Total Annual Available FY 21 Funding:

$3,000,000 (all five Humanities Initiatives programs combined)

Estimated Number and Type of Awards:

Up to 20 grants (all five Humanities Initiatives programs combined)

Funding Range: Up to $150,000 Cost Sharing/Match Required: No Period of Performance: One to three years, starting as early as February 1, 2021 Eligible Applicants: Each of the five Humanities Initiatives programs has distinct eligibility criteria. See Section C for additional information.

Program Resource Pages: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities https://www.neh.gov/program/humanities-initiatives-colleges-and-universities

Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-hispanic-serving-institutions

Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-historically-black-colleges-and-universities

Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-tribal-colleges-and-universities

Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-community-colleges

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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/Matching

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 five Humanities Initiatives programs:

• Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities;

• Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions;

• Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities;

• Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities; and

• Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges.

The purpose of these programs is to strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education by developing new humanities programs, resources (including those in digital format), or courses, or by enhancing existing ones.

Projects must be organized around a core topic or set of themes drawn from such areas of study in the humanities as history, philosophy, religion, literature, and composition and writing skills.

NEH welcomes applications for projects that are modest in scope, duration, and budget, as well as applications for expansive, long-term projects.

If applicable, projects may, but need not be, related to the cultural identity of the applicant institution. For example, it would be allowable for a Hispanic-Serving Institution to submit a proposal on ancient Greek drama.

The following is a partial list of activities the program may support:

• curricular planning and/or community and relationship building that support the institutional mission;

• bridge programs for freshmen, first-generation, at-risk, nontraditional, and/or secondary-school students;

• creation or revision of courses that focus on close reading, analytical writing, and/or effective speaking, including composition courses designed to help students write better;

• new or enhanced humanities programs, including new humanities majors, minors, certificates, or concentrations, honors programs, first-year seminars, culturally-relevant or place-based curricula, and capstone courses;

• creation of humanities-based curricular pathways towards graduation and/or transfer to four-year institutions, if applicable;

• opportunities for faculty members to study together, in order to improve their capacity to teach the humanities;

• creation or enhancement of humanities resources for the purpose of teaching, including oral histories, literature or film, teaching modules, or guidelines on how to use humanities resources in the classroom;

• development of curriculum-focused digital humanities projects, including podcasts, mapping tools, or digital resources for distance learning that can be used on- or off-line;

• partnerships and collaborative projects in the humanities (for example, dual-enrollment agreements in humanities-based courses for college or high-school students); and

• collaboration with regional museums, libraries, or historical societies to share resources for teaching and learning; or partnering with a school or school system to strengthen K- 12 pathways to higher education.

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Applicants are encouraged to read the sample project narratives of all five Humanities Initiatives programs, available on their respective program resource pages.

Unallowable activities are described in section D6. Funding Restrictions.

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).

According to the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, “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 previously funded projects may be found by using the NEH's Funded Projects Query Form available online at https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx.

To learn more about the National Endowment for the Humanities, visit https://www.neh.gov/about.

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

“A More Perfect Union”: NEH Special Initiative Advancing Civic Education and Commemorating the Nation’s 250th Anniversary As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, NEH encourages projects that promote a deeper understanding of American history and culture and that advance civic education and knowledge of our core principles of government. The agency-wide “A More Perfect Union” initiative will help Americans better understand the world’s oldest constitutional democracy and how our founding ideals are met in a modern, pluralistic society.

NEH welcomes consideration of diverse topics in American history, from Native American culture to rural life to the rise of the industrial city, from the Civil War to the Cold War to the Civil Rights movement, etc. We also seek projects that examine foundational documents in U.S.

history, as well as projects that examine historical objects, places, traditions, events, and individuals who collectively shaped our states and nation. Applications about the contributions of under-represented communities are highly encouraged.

Standing Together In recognition of the importance of the humanities both in helping Americans to understand the experiences of service members and in assisting veterans as they return to civilian life, NEH has launched a special initiative titled Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War. This special initiative draws on the power of the humanities 1) to support advanced https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=236bb02f01d2e050f7a5b60c88a67066&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=236bb02f01d2e050f7a5b60c88a67066&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=236bb02f01d2e050f7a5b60c88a67066&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5 https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/general-terms-and-conditions-awards-organizations-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-issued-december https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/general-terms-and-conditions-awards-organizations-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-issued-december https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx https://www.neh.gov/about https://www.neh.gov/250 https://www.neh.gov/grants/standing-together https://www.neh.gov/grants/standing-together

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research in the humanities that explores war and its aftermath; 2) to promote discussion and deepened understanding of the experiences of those Americans affiliated with the armed services, whether active duty or veterans; and 3) to support returning veterans and their families.

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.

B. Federal Award Information

1. Type of Application and Award Type of applications sought: new.

NEH will provide funding in the form of grants.

2. Summary of Funding Approximately $3,000,000 is expected to be available to fund 20 recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $150,000.

The actual amount available will not be determined until enactment of the final FY 2021 federal budget. This program notice is subject to the appropriation of 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.

The period of performance is one to three years, with a start date as early as February 1, 2021.

Successful applicants will be awarded outright funds.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants The Humanities Initiatives programs are for U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private institutions of higher education. Each of the five programs has distinct eligibility criteria as outlined below.

Institutions may apply for more than one Humanities Initiatives program, but cannot submit the same proposal to more than one of the five HI programs. Applicant institutions that are eligible to submit a proposal to Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities, or Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges are encouraged to do so.

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

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Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private Hispanic-Serving Institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

To determine whether your institution is eligible, begin by consulting the most recent Eligibility Matrix, compiled by the Department of Education and available here. Scroll down to the middle of the webpage; then click on “Eligibility Matrix 2020.”

The Eligibility Matrix is a read-only Excel worksheet that lists data for all potentially eligible postsecondary institutions. First, locate your institution’s name in column A (“Institution Name”). Next, scroll across to look at column AS (“HSI Elig”). If the row for your institution in that column appears green and has a number 5 or 6, you are affiliated with an eligible institution.

Another way to establish the institution’s eligibility is by visiting the Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education Institutional Service website. Click on “Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution.” Then click on “Check Main Campus Eligibility.” Enter the name of your institution or OPE ID number. Select your institution and click on “View Eligibility.”

Finally, you may establish the institution’s eligibility with a 2019 or 2020 letter or other document from the Department of Education, certifying Title V eligibility. Attach a PDF of this as Attachment 8.

Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as defined by Executive Order 13532, are eligible to apply. Eligible institutions are those included in the Department of Education’s list of HBCUs.

Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities U.S. Tribal Colleges and Universities, as defined by Executive Order 13592, whether they are tribally controlled or a nonprofit with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, are eligible to apply. Eligible institutions are those recognized by the Department of Education and listed at http://www.aihec.org/who-we-serve/TCUmap.cfm.

Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private community colleges and post-secondary two-year institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

2. Cost Sharing Cost sharing is not required in this program. Applicants may, however, use voluntary cost sharing for projects in which the total costs exceed the amount awarded by NEH.

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.

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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 means the value of 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 cost sharing contributions. See 2 CFR §200.306 for additional information.

3. Other Eligibility Information Applicant institutions may submit applications for multiple separate and distinct projects under this announcement but may not submit multiple applications for the same project.

Collaboration with other organizations is welcome, but the project director must be currently employed by the applicant institution. Project directors may not simultaneously hold a full-time NEH individual award.

Two or more applications for federal funding and/or approved federal award budgets are not permitted to include overlapping project costs.

An institution whose project has received NEH support may apply for a new or subsequent stage of that project. These proposals receive no special consideration and will be judged by the same criteria as others in the current competition. In addition, these proposals must be substantially updated and must include a description of the new activities and a justification of the new budget.

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, however, be used as gifts to release NEH matching funds.

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 by 2 CFR §200.92 and 2 CFR §200.330(a). This limitation does not preclude American institutions from obtaining the services of foreign individuals and 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. If you are interested in submitting an application for a project involving international collaboration, please consult beforehand with the division staff.

All application materials must be received by the application deadline. Late, incomplete, 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.

D. Application and Submission Information

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application package associated with the funding opportunity, and follow the instructions provided by Grants.gov unless otherwise noted below.

The Humanities Initiatives notice of funding opportunity has five application packages available in Grants.gov, each associated with one of the Humanities Initiatives programs. Select the appropriate package based upon the program to which you are applying:

AA2020: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities AB2020: Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities AC2020: Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions AD2020: Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities AE2020: Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges

To request a paper copy of this announcement, please contact hi@neh.gov or 202-606-2334.

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

2. Content and Form of Application Submission Your application will consist of a narrative, and other required forms and components described below.

i. Project Narrative The narrative provides a comprehensive framework and description of all aspects of the proposed project. It should be succinct, self-explanatory, well organized, and free of technical terms and jargon so that peer reviewers can understand the proposed project.

You must limit the narrative to ten double-spaced pages with one-inch margins and a font size no smaller than twelve points.

NEH has aligned each section of the narrative with a corresponding review criterion. Refer to Section E1. Review Criteria for full descriptions.

Successful applications will contain the information below. Use the following section headings for the narrative.

Intellectual rationale (corresponds with review criterion “Intellectual quality”) Identify the core topic or set of themes that the project will address, and the intended audience that it will reach, including the estimated size of that audience (for example, the number of students and faculty members). Explain why the topic is important, and how the project will improve the quality of humanities teaching and learning at your institution.

Content and activities (corresponds with review criteria “Design quality” and “Feasibility”) Describe the project’s humanities content in detail, discussing the topics that will be explored.

Describe the project activities and the texts and resources to be used, and explain why they were chosen.

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Project personnel (corresponds with review criteria “Design quality” and “Feasibility”) Identify the project director(s), members of the project team, and any external contributors to the project, such as visiting scholars, and consultants participating in the project. Define their roles and state their qualifications.

Institutional context (corresponds with review criteria “Feasibility” and “Potential for significant impact”) Briefly situate the humanities at your institution. Describe its humanities programs, curricular history, students, faculty, and resources (for example, library, archival, or museum holdings) available for humanities study. Briefly show how the resources support the project.

Describe any previous efforts to address the objectives of the project. If the proposal is related to a project previously funded by NEH, describe how the current effort builds on past work.

If you plan to cooperate with other institutions and community partners, briefly describe their role and how the resources of the participating institution(s) support the project. Describe any previous collaboration with each of them.

Follow-up and dissemination (corresponds with review criterion “Potential for significant impact”) Describe the anticipated long-term impact of the project (including quantitative information, such as the expected increase in student enrollment) and any follow-up activities planned to take place after the period of performance. If digital materials will be developed, describe arrangements for maintaining them beyond the period of performance.

Show how you will disseminate project outcomes to a wider audience at or beyond your institution: for example, by sharing your curricular model with campus colleagues or with other faculty at a local/regional workshop, making a professional conference presentation, or publishing your findings in a digital or print format.

Evaluation (corresponds with review criterion “Design quality”) Explain how you will assess the project both during and after the period of performance. Define the benchmarks for evaluating ongoing activities and the criteria for assessing the outcomes of the project. Incorporate quantitative measures, such as the number of new or revised courses, student participation in new humanities majors or minors, extent of student engagement, enrollment data, and faculty development results.

External evaluation is not required for Humanities Initiatives projects.

NARRATIVE GUIDANCE

To ensure that you fully address the review criteria, this table provides a crosswalk between the narrative language and where each section falls within the review criteria.

Narrative Section Review Criteria

Intellectual rationale Intellectual quality

Content and activities Design quality and Feasibility

Project personnel Design quality and Feasibility

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Institutional context Feasibility and Potential for significant impact

Follow-up and dissemination Potential for significant impact Evaluation Design quality

ii. Research and Related Budget Applicants must submit a project budget using the Research and Related Budget Form found in the Grants.gov application package, and attach a Budget Justification in section L of this form.

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

Required fields are indicated in yellow. You must round to the nearest whole dollar amount in all dollar fields.

All of the items listed 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.

The inclusion of a cost category on the Research and Related Budget Form does not automatically indicate that an expense is allowable in this program. See section D6. Funding Restrictions for a list of unallowable costs. Carefully review these instructions to ensure that costs are not disallowed.

When indirect costs are charged to the project, ensure that expenses included in the organization's indirect cost pool are not charged to the project as direct costs. For further information, see Section H. Indirect Costs.

Introductory Fields If not pre-populated, indicate your organization’s D-U-N-S® number, the name of your organization, and the period of performance start and end dates. The period of performance start and end dates should be the same as your SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance - Short Organizational. Check “Project” for budget type.

Section A. Senior/Key Person Include the names of the project director and other senior/key persons who are employed by the applicant organization and who are involved in the project.

For each senior/key person, indicate their name and project role. Enter the 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.

If level of effort does not change throughout the year, you may use only the calendar months column. You may use both the academic and summer months columns if your institutional business process requires noting each separately even if effort remains constant. 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 9-month academic year or a 3-month summer period, indicate your institution's definition of these in Section L. Budget Justification.

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Regardless of the number of months being devoted to the project, indicate the salary and amount of fringe benefits being requested for the 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 automatically calculate for each senior/key person.

The form can accommodate up to eight senior/key persons. If you are requesting funds for more senior/key persons than the form allows, you must include an attachment listing the additional senior/key person(s) in the "Additional Senior/Key Persons" field. Use the same format as the budget form and include all the information identified in this section. If you have attached a file with additional senior/key persons, enter the total funds requested for everyone listed in the attachment in the "Total Funds requested for all Senior/Key Persons in the attached file" field.

All salaries and wages claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §§200.430 and 466. All fringe benefits claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §200.431.

As a matter of programmatic policy, the cost of replacement teachers or compensation for faculty members performing their regular duties is not allowed.

Do not list details of collaborators at other institutions or consultants here, as they will be included in Section F. Other Direct Costs.

Section B. Other Personnel For each project role category described below, identify the number of personnel proposed, the total number of months, the total salary, and total fringe requested as described in Section A.

Senior/Key Person. Totals will be automatically calculated.

Post-doctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduate students For all post-doctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduate students, individually list names, roles, associated months, and requested salary and fringe benefits in Section L. Budget Justification.

As a matter of programmatic policy, tuition remission is not allowable in the Humanities Initiatives programs.

Secretarial/Clerical In most circumstances, the salaries of administrative, secretarial, or clerical staff at educational institutions and nonprofit organizations are included as part of indirect costs (Section H.

Indirect Costs). However, examples of situations where direct charging of administrative or clerical staff salaries may be appropriate may be found at 2 CFR §200.413 (c).

Inclusion of such costs may be appropriate only if all of the following conditions are met:

1. Administrative or clerical services are directly involved in a project or activity (for example, a project coordinator)

2. Individuals involved can be specifically identified with the project or activity

3. Such costs are explicitly included in the budget or have prior written approval of the federal awarding agency

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Requests for direct charging for secretarial/clerical personnel (i.e., administrative and clerical staff) must be appropriately justified in Section L. Budget Justification. For all individuals classified as secretarial/clerical, provide a justification (in the Budget Justification) documenting how they meet all four conditions. NEH may request additional information for these positions in order to assess allowability.

Other Project Roles List any additional project role(s) in the blank(s) provided. Identify the number of each personnel proposed.

You may include up to six named roles. If you have more than six, you must combine project roles here and add an explanation about the named roles in Section L. Budget Justification.

All salaries and wages claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §§200.430 and 466. All fringe benefits claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §200.431.

Do not list details of collaborators at other institutions or consultants here, as they will be included in Section F. Other Direct Costs.

Section C. Equipment Description List each item of equipment to be purchased with federal funds and its estimated cost (including shipping and maintenance), and justify each in Section L. Budget Justification.

Equipment may be purchased for a project if an analysis demonstrates that purchasing is more economical and practical than leasing (equipment rental/user fees should be included in the budget in Section F. Other Direct Costs). Equipment is defined as nonexpendable personal property costing $5,000 or more and having a service life of more than one year (unless the organization has established a lower level). See 2 CFR §§200.313 and 439.

Consistent with Executive Order 13788 (“Buy American and Hire American”), recipients and subrecipients who purchase equipment and products costing $10,000 or more per unit with grant funds should purchase only American-made equipment and products. This encouragement does not apply to commercial information technology.

You may add up to ten equipment items to this list. If you request funds for more equipment than the form allows, you must include an attachment listing the additional equipment items in this "Additional Equipment" field. Enter the information in a separate file and attach it as a PDF. List each additional item and the funds requested for each individual item. If you have attached a file with additional equipment, enter the total funds requested for all the equipment listed in the attachment.

Total equipment costs will be automatically calculated based on the sum of the "Funds Requested" column and the "Total funds requested for all equipment listed in the attached file" field.

Section D. Travel Enter the total funds requested for both domestic (both local and long-distance) and foreign travel. In Section L. Budget Justification, include the purpose, destination, dates of travel (if known), and the names and number of travelers for each trip. If the dates of travel are not known, specify the estimated length of trip (e.g., 3 days). All trips—both foreign and domestic—must be justified individually.

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For local travel, outline the mileage rate, number of miles, reason for travel and staff member/consumers completing the travel. For long-distance travel, calculate per diem amounts for meals and lodging using written institutional policy. The lowest available commercial fares for coach or equivalent accommodations must be used. Any arrangements made on a non-refundable basis are at the risk of the recipient if the services must be cancelled for any reason. All travel costs claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §200.474, and foreign travel must comply with article 10 of the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Organizations.

NEH funds may not be used to support attendance at regularly-occurring professional meetings unless the purpose of attending is to disseminate project-related findings. The cost of travel associated with scholarly research unrelated to the project is not allowed.

Total travel costs will automatically calculate based on domestic and foreign travel costs. Travel to Canada and Mexico is considered foreign travel.

Section E. Participant/Trainee Support Costs Per 2 CFR §200.75, participant support costs are direct costs for expenses such as stipends, travel allowances, subsistence allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with conferences or training projects.

Per 2 CFR §200.432, a conference is defined as a meeting, retreat, seminar, symposium, workshop or event whose primary purpose is the dissemination of technical information beyond the non-federal entity and is necessary and reasonable for successful performance under the federal award.

Justify participant/trainee support costs in Section L. Budget Justification.

Total participant support costs will be automatically calculated based on the sum of the Funds Requested column.

1. Tuition/Fees/Health Insurance Leave this field blank.

2. Stipends List the total funds requested for Participant/Trainee stipends.

3. Travel List the total funds requested for Participant/Trainee travel. In Section L. Budget Justification, name the travelers (if possible) and reflect the travel expenses for each (e.g., roundtrip airfare, mileage or public transportation, related parking, etc.). Any arrangements made on a non-refundable basis are at the risk of the recipient or participant if the services must be cancelled for any reason.

4. Subsistence List the total funds requested for Participant/Trainee subsistence. Subsistence expenses include:

(a) lodging and service charges;

(b) meals, including taxes and tips; and

(c) incidental expenses (fees and tips given to porters, baggage carriers, hotel staff, etc.).

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5. Other Describe any other Participant/Trainee support costs (e.g., local ground transportation to various venues, admission fees, bottled water, etc.) and list the total funds requested for all other Participant/Trainee costs described.

Number of Participants/Trainees List the total number of proposed Participants/Trainees. The value of this field cannot exceed 999.

Section F. Other Direct Costs Total Other Direct Costs will be automatically calculated based on the sum of the Funds Requested column.

1. Materials and Supplies List the total funds requested for materials and supplies. Include the total funds requested for materials and supplies to be used in the project costing the lesser of the capitalization level established by the applicant or $5,000, regardless of the length of its useful life. See 2 CFR §§200.314 and 453.

In Section L. Budget Justification, indicate general categories, including an amount for each category. Categories with amounts less than $1,000 are not required to be itemized.

2. Publication Costs List the total funds requested for publication costs. The proposed budget may request funds for the costs of documenting, preparing, publishing, or otherwise making available to others, the findings and products of the work conducted under the award. Include supporting information in Section L. Budget Justification.

3. Consultant Services List the total funds requested for all consultant services. Identify the following items in Section L. Budget Justification, as applicable:

• each consultant, the services he/she will perform, total number of days, travel costs, and the total estimated costs; and

• persons who are confirmed to serve on external advisory committees to the project.

Describe the services to be performed.

All consultant fees claimed must be in compliance with 2 CFR §200.459.

4. Automated Data Processing (ADP)/Computer Services List the total funds requested for ADP/computer services. The cost of the applicant’s computer services, including computer-based retrieval of scientific, technical, and education information may be requested. In Section L. Budget Justification, include the established computer service rates at the proposing organization, if applicable. If such services are provided by a third-party, include them in line 5 Subawards/Consortium/Contractual Costs.

5. Subawards/Consortium/Contractual Costs List the total funds requested for project activities to be undertaken by third-party subrecipients. This includes subawards and other contractual costs proposed for the project. A complete itemization of the cost comprising the charge should be provided in Section L. Budget Justification organized using the same categories present on the Research and Related budget.

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If there is more than one subrecipient, each must be justified separately in the budget justification. See 2 CFR §§200.330 and 331 for additional information.

Per 2 CFR §§200.92 and 330(a), subaward means an award provided by a pass-through entity (the recipient) to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to carry out part of a federal award received by the pass-through entity. It does not include payments to a contractor (as defined in 2 CFR §200.23) or payments to an individual that is a beneficiary of a federal program. A subaward may be provided through any form of legal agreement, including an agreement that the pass-through entity considers a contract.

This line item should include both direct and indirect costs for all subrecipients. If a subrecipient is claiming indirect costs, include their federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement as part of Attachment 10: Federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement.

Contractual costs, as defined in 2 CFR §§200.22 and 330(b), are occasionally sufficiently high to warrant a categorical breakdown of costs. When this is the case, provide detailed information as part of Section L. Budget Justification.

6. Equipment or Facility Rental/User Fees List the total funds requested for equipment or facility rental/user fees. In Section L. Budget Justification, identify and justify each rental/user fee.

Applicants may charge depreciation in compliance with 2 CFR §200.436. If the equipment was purchased with federal funds under another award, user fees may be appropriate (see 2 CFR §200.313 (c)(2)). The applicant may not charge both depreciation and user fees.

Per 2 CFR §200.432, allowable conference costs may include rental of facilities. However, the rental of recreational facilities and costs related to social events such as banquets, receptions, and entertainment is not allowed.

The Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-391) states that federally funded meetings and conferences cannot be held in properties that do not comply with the law. The Act is applicable to all places of public accommodation affecting commerce, and requires that such properties are equipped with:

• hard-wired, single-station smoke detectors in each guestroom in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 72;

• an automatic sprinkler system, with a sprinkler head in each guest room in compliance with NFPA standards 13 or 13R. Properties three stories or lower in height are exempt from the sprinkler requirement.

Note: 'places of public accommodation affecting commerce' are inns, hotels, or other establishments not owned by the Federal Government that provides lodging to transient guests, except that such term does not include an establishment treated as an apartment building for purposes of any State or local law or regulation or an establishment located within a building that contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied as a residence by the proprietor of such establishment.

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is charged with carrying out FEMA's responsibilities with respect to the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990. In addition to compiling, maintaining, and publishing the National Master List, USFA is also responsible for taking steps to encourage states to promote the use of automatic sprinkler systems and automatic smoke detection systems.

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7. Alterations and Renovations Do not include any expenses under 7. Alterations and Renovations. Per 2 CFR §200.462, costs incurred for ordinary and normal rearrangement and alteration of facilities are allowable as indirect costs.

8-10. Other Include items not previously listed under other budget categories or in the indirect cost pool in lines 8-10. Use Section L. Budget Justification to further itemize and justify. “Miscellaneous” and “contingency” are not acceptable budget categories.

Per 2 CFR §200.432, allowable conference costs may…