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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Funding Opportunity Title:

Landmarks of American History and Culture

Funding Opportunity Number: 20210309-BH

Funding Opportunity Type: New

Federal Assistance Listing Number: 45.163

Application Due Date: March 9, 2021

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Division of Education Programs Telephone: 202-606-8500 Email: landmarks@neh.gov

TTY: 800-877-8399

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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 purpose of this program is to support a series of one-week workshops for K-12 educators across the nation to enhance and strengthen humanities teaching at the K-12 level.

Funding Opportunity Title: Landmarks of American History and Culture Funding Opportunity Number: 20210309-BH Federal Assistance Listing Number (CFDA):

45.163

Application Due Date: March 9, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Anticipated Announcement: August 2021 Anticipated Total Annual Available FY 21 Funding:

Approximately $3,000,000 (based on three-year average for 2018-2020)

Estimated Number and Type of Awards:

Approximately 14 grants (based on three-year average for 2018-2020)

Funding Range: Up to $190,000 Cost Sharing/Match Required: No Period of Performance: 24 months starting October 1, 2021 and ending

September 30, 2023.

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

See C. Eligibility Information.

Program Resource Page: https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/landmarks-american-history-and-culture-workshops-school-teachers

Pre-Application Webinar A pre-recorded technical assistance webinar will be posted to the program resource page by January 15, 2021.

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Table of Contents

A. Program Description

1. Purpose

2. Background

B. Federal Award Information

1. Type of Application and Award

2. Summary of Funding

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

2. Cost Sharing

3. Other Eligibility Information

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Application Package

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management

4. Submission Dates and Times

5. Intergovernmental Review

6. Funding Restrictions

E. Application Review Information

1. Review Criteria

2. Review and Selection Process

3. Assessment of Risk and Other Pre-Award Activities

4. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

F. Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

3. Reporting

G. Agency Contacts

H. Other Information

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A. Program Description

1. Purpose This notice solicits applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture program from the Division of Education Programs.

The Landmarks of American History and Culture program (Landmarks) supports a series of one-week workshops for K-12 educators across the nation to enhance and strengthen humanities-based experiential learning at the K-12 level.

The program defines a landmark as a site of historic importance within the United States and its territories. Landmarks could include historic homes, museums, presidential libraries, and sites commemorating historic events and eras, as well as literary, artistic, or architectural achievements. Projects explore the significance of place within the study of culture and history, and are often situated in public spaces and neighborhoods, major waterways, national parks, or other locations of historic and cultural importance.

Project Scope Projects employ a place-based approach to the study of humanities and are designed to offer educators a unique and compelling opportunity to deepen and expand their knowledge of the diverse histories, cultures, traditions, languages, and perspectives of the American people.

Landmarks projects: (1) engage participants in a deep study of the relationship between place and central themes in American history and culture, including government, literature, the arts, architecture, archaeology, and related subjects; (2) explore how time and place can be investigated using scholarship and methodologies relevant to the study and practice of public humanities and experiential learning; and (3) provide participants with opportunities to examine and create materials for K-12 learning environments.

Project Audience Each Landmarks workshop must accommodate thirty-six participants and must be offered twice during the summer (for a total of seventy-two participants). The content, presenters, site visits, activities, and readings should be substantially the same for each week. Workshops may be hosted by institutions such as community colleges, universities, four-year colleges, learned societies, libraries or other repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, professional associations, and schools or school systems. Host institutions provide facilities and arrange for accommodations for participants, who receive a stipend. NEH expects host institutions to furnish facilities conducive to scholarly engagement with topics and sites.

Landmarks workshops offer participants:

• enhanced knowledge of content through rigorous humanistic inquiry and pedagogical strategies relevant to the subject area and project theme

• essential source materials, including but not limited to primary texts, documents, oral histories, artifacts, and archival resources

• learning opportunities through a variety of media and modes of engagement including visits to museums, archives, or other sites; walking tours; and public performances

• new ways to approach their K-12-level humanities curricula as well as state or subject-specific standards, where applicable

• a community of inquiry that encourages dialogue and the exchange of ideas

• a team of humanities scholars, including faculty with significant K-12 experience, who contribute to all phases of the project

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• opportunities to examine and design implementation strategies, curricular integration, and digital resources and tools for their respective learning environments

• projects targeted at one or more of the following grade levels: K-5, 6-8, and/or 9-12

Applicants should make a convincing case for the historical significance and use of the Landmarks site(s), the material resources available for use, the ways in which the workshop will enhance K-12 curricula, and how the project outcomes and related creative endeavors will be disseminated beyond the participant audience. Topics should speak to the role of humanities-based experiential learning in the 21st-century classroom.

Applicants should consider the dates of the proposed workshops, taking into consideration the K-12 academic calendar and beginning no earlier than the third week of June and ending before the second week of August. At least one of the two workshops supported by the grant should be held in July.

Project Requirements At least one faculty or staff member with a background or significant experience in K-12 education, such as teacher educators, curriculum developers, or museum educators must be involved in the planning and facilitating of the project. Experienced educators who participated in previous versions of the project or the project director could serve as the education expert.

The K-12 expert’s role during the project is to facilitate the incorporation of workshop content into classroom teaching and experiential learning strategies in relevant and creative ways.

Projects with a single director must provide for a suitable replacement director should the original director become unable to lead the project. This person should be a project scholar already familiar with the program.

Recipients will be required to create a project website and employ strategies that 1) support participant recruitment, 2) provide intellectual and practical resources for participants, and 3) extend the reach of the project. In addition to building a robust application pool and communicating with participants, the digital outreach and strategies should help increase the project’s impact through a specific program of dissemination beyond the participant audience.

Dissemination plans could include, for example, an online resource center with collections of materials concerning the particular landmark and broader place-based teaching methods;

digital media materials, including podcasts or webinars; collaboration with local, regional/state, or national partners; work with group(s) of teachers within school districts; or multi-platform, year-round engagement such as presentations for the public, professional development for area educators or delivered in an online setting, and public dialogues or symposia.

Successful applicants will be expected to submit a white paper that documents the project, including lessons learned and the results of the project outreach and dissemination, so that others can benefit. This white paper will be posted on the NEH website, and project directors will be encouraged to disseminate the white paper among their peers.

Unallowable activities are described in 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).

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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 NEH, 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 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.

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

B. Federal Award Information

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

NEH will provide funding in the form of grants.

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2. Summary of Funding Over the past three competitions, the average annual funding for this program totaled $3,000,000 for an average of 14 recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $190,000.

NEH will not determine the amount available until Congress has enacted the final FY 2022 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 24 months, with a start date of October 1, 2021 and an end date of September 30, 2023.

C. Eligibility Information

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

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

2. Cost Sharing Cost sharing is not required in this program, unless federal matching funds are requested.

Applicants may 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.

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.

When federal matching funds are requested, the recipient must raise dollar-for-dollar cash contributions from nonfederal third parties and have them certified by NEH before the funds are released (see NEH’s Federal Matching Funds Guidelines). The full amount of federal matching funds may not be available for release in the first year of a multi-year period of performance.

Federal matching funds are typically distributed on an annual basis over the life of the award.

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

3. Other Eligibility Information Eligible applicants may submit multiple applications for separate and distinct projects under this announcement.

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humanities topic, focus theme, and faculty team) in consecutive years. Applications submitted in consecutive years must be for projects that are substantially different from the previously awarded project. For example, institutions that led a Landmarks workshop during summer 2020 on “Emily Dickinson and the U.S. Civil War” would be eligible to apply for a summer 2021 Landmarks institute with a project that instead focuses on “Emily Dickinson and Romanticism.”

Landmarks and sites may be repeated, but different humanities theme(s) for the new project are required. Project directors who are unsure about the applicability of this policy should consult with program staff.

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

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 §200.1 and 2 CFR §200.331 (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, nonresponsive, or ineligible applications will not be considered for funding under this notice.

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

Proposed workshops that do not include the required number of participants or that take place outside of the U.S. and its territories will not go forward for review under this announcement.

Participant Eligibility NEH Landmarks workshops are designed primarily for full- or part-time K-12 educators who teach in public, charter, independent, and religiously affiliated schools, or as home schooling parents. Project directors may admit a limited number of educators who work outside the K-12 classroom and who can demonstrate that participation will advance project goals and enhance their own professional work. At least three spaces per workshop session or six spaces total for the entire program must be reserved for teachers who are new to the profession (five or fewer years teaching experience).

U.S. citizens, whether they reside inside or outside the United States, are eligible to apply.

Foreign nationals who have been living in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the application deadline are also eligible. Foreign nationals teaching at non- U.S. chartered institutions are not eligible to apply.

Participants may not be delinquent in the repayment of federal debt (e.g. taxes, student loans, child support payments, and delinquent payroll taxes for household or other employees).

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Individuals may not apply to participate if they have been debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency. See F2 Administrative and National Policy Requirements.

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Application Package You must apply electronically through Grants.gov, using either Workspace or your organization's system-to-system software. Use the Standard Form 424 - Short Organizational (SF-424 Short) application package associated with the funding opportunity, and follow the instructions provided by Grants.gov unless otherwise noted below. The Grants.gov registration process is described in D3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management.

The application package is available in Grants.gov. A link to the application package can be found on the program resource page.

To request a paper copy of this announcement, contact landmarks@neh.gov. 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, budget, 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 fifteen 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 E1. Review Criteria for full descriptions.

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

Nature of the request In the opening paragraph, clearly explain the project’s purpose and desired outcomes, duration, site-based focus, and intended audience. Indicate if this is a new project or how many times it has been offered previously. Indicate if the project is intended primarily for educators of grades/grade levels K-5, 6-8, 9-12, or a combination thereof.

Project development (only for previously offered projects) In no more than two paragraphs, explain how your experience with a previous NEH summer project (or projects) has shaped the project currently being proposed. This section should address salient feedback from participants and identify changes to the project scope, team, scholarship, scheduling, or other matters that demonstrate steps taken to improve the project.

It should also indicate plans for dissemination that will significantly increase the project’s reach and impact beyond the participant audience. Detail these alterations as appropriate in the relevant section(s) of the narrative.

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Intellectual content and significance (corresponds to Review Criterion 1) Describe the chosen landmark(s) and how it (they) constitute(s) a compelling opportunity for engaging with American history and culture. Articulate the relationship between the chosen site(s) and the topic of the workshop; the archival, material, and digital resources available for use on site; and the ways in which the structure and context of the site(s) (for example, a site’s geography, topography, or architecture) will support the objectives of the project.

Relevance and applicability for the K-12 curricula (corresponds to Review Criterion 2) Articulate how the project would contribute to teaching at the intended K-12 level(s). Describe how the proposed topics and landmarks align with or amplify subjects or areas of study and how the materials presented in the workshop would enhance content development and advance the participants’ understanding of American history, literature, culture, and/or place-based teaching in the learning of the humanities. Explain how workshop content would translate into experiential learning or other classroom or site-specific practices. Identify specific links between the proposed topic and its current treatment in existing curricula.

Program of study (corresponds to Review Criterion 3) Describe the structure of the workshop and how its subject matter will unfold; include topics, themes, presentations, questions, and viewpoints to be engaged; identify core readings, technological tools, databases, multimedia resources, and other methodologies, including pedagogical approaches to be engaged with during the workshops.

Explain how readings and discussion will allow for diverse viewpoints and how directors and visiting faculty (if any) will cultivate a climate of respect and collegiality.

If continuing education units (CEUs) or in-service credit will be offered through the program, provide details.

Project team and participation (corresponds to Review Criterion 4) Identify and describe the role and responsibilities of principal humanities and education faculty (including the replacement project director), visiting lecturers, and other workshop staff, in compliance with the requirements set forth in A1. Purpose. Describe how principal and visiting faculty will illuminate the topics and readings of the workshop and discuss how participants will contribute to the intellectual life of the project (for example, by leading sessions, participating in sustained discussions, and undertaking individual projects at their respective institutions, working with educators, and/or the public). Include résumés of the project faculty and the replacement project director and their letters of commitment in Attachment 4 and Attachment 5.

If applicable, discuss how your experience directing previous Landmarks workshops or comparable programs has shaped the project currently being proposed. Include participant evaluations from the most recent iteration of your NEH summer program (Landmarks workshop or Summer Seminar or Institute) in Attachment 6.

Audience (corresponds to Review Criterion 2) Describe the anticipated audience for the workshop, including the desired mix of disciplines, grade levels, and veteran vs. new teachers (those serving five or fewer years).

Project impact and dissemination (corresponds to Review Criterion 5) Describe the goals and key components of your project website and the personnel and activities required to create and maintain it. Describe your plans to recruit a robust pool of applicants for

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the workshop, how you will communicate with participants before and after the program, and how you will share the summer output with participants and others.

Describe plans for disseminating, sustaining, and expanding the project. Present a specific program of dissemination to extend the reach of the project beyond the workshop audience and two week-long sessions. You may consider offering additional professional development opportunities in person or using an online platform, public lectures and discussions, curricular development projects, digital media projects, etc. after your institute concludes.

Institutional context (corresponds to Review Criterion 6) Discuss the institution’s intellectual and physical capacities for hosting the project. Be specific about the material, archival, and digital assets as well as scholarly facilities relevant to the workshop on site. Provide details about the availability, quality, and costs of housing. Describe the options for meals and any other relevant experiences participants may access during the program.

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 Nature of the request Not applicable Project development Not applicable Intellectual content and significance 1. Intellectual significance of the proposed topic and landmark(s) Relevance and applicability for the K- 12 curricula

2. Impact on teaching and classroom application

Program of study 3. Program of study Project team and participation 4. Project team Audience 2. Impact on teaching and classroom application Project impact and dissemination 5. Project impact and dissemination Institutional context 6. Institutional context

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 detailed budget for the period of performance requested. 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.

Applicants requesting federal matching funds must submit a budget reflecting total project costs that include the one-to-one required cost share for the federal matching funds. As an example, an applicant requesting $1500,000 in outright funds and $40,000 in federal matching funds must submit a budget that includes $230,000 in total project costs.

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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 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 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.

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 list 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 terms in L. Budget Justification.

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 be automatically calculated for each senior/key person.

Commonly, the budget includes a percentage of academic year or annual institutional base salary (IBS) for those faculty members participating in the project. IBS is defined as the annual compensation paid by an institution of higher education (IHE) for an individual’s appointment, whether that individual’s time is spent on research, instruction, administration, or other activities. Charges to all federal awards, including NEH grants, should not exceed the proportionate share of the IBS. Such amounts may be used to release faculty members from normal duties for a specified amount of time not to exceed one course per quarter or semester.

See 2 CFR §200.430 for regulations regarding extra service pay, intra-IHE consulting, and charges for work during periods not included in the base salary period. In no case, however, may this award support replacement teachers or pay faculty members for performing their regular duties.

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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. Attach only one PDF file named additionalpersonnel.pdf. 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.

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

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 benefits requested as described in 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 L. Budget Justification.

As a matter of programmatic policy, tuition remission is not allowable.

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 (see 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 integral to a project or activity.

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.

4. The costs are not also recovered as indirect costs.

Requests for direct charging for secretarial/clerical personnel (i.e., administrative and clerical staff) must be appropriately justified in 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 L. Budget Justification.

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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 F. Other Direct Costs.

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 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 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. Attach only one PDF file named additionalequipment.pdf. In this attachment, specify 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.

D. Travel Enter the total funds requested for both domestic (local and long-distance) and foreign travel.

In 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.

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 §200.475, and foreign travel must comply with article 10 of the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Organizations.

Include funds for the project director(s) to attend a two-day meeting at NEH’s offices in Washington, D.C. in October 2021.

Travel to regularly occurring professional meetings is not supported with NEH funds. Foreign travel is not permitted in this program.

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

Participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements using their stipends. See Participant/Trainee Support Costs.

E. Participant/Trainee Support Costs Per 2 CFR §200.1, 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, the primary purpose of which is the dissemination of technical information beyond the non-federal entity and is necessary and reasonable for successful performance under the federal award.

NEH expects recipients to make provision for suitable housing for participants at reasonable rates. Reservations for housing, travel and services arranged either by the applicant organization or by participants must be made on a refundable basis. Any arrangements made on a non-refundable basis are at the risk of the recipient or the participants if the services must be cancelled for any reason.

Justify participant support costs in 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 Stipends are intended to compensate participants for their time commitment and to defray the costs of participation in the workshop, which may include expenses such as travel, lodging, and meals (for in-person workshops), and technical support (for virtual workshops). Stipend amounts are determined by NEH based on the format of the workshop. Participants enrolled in in-person workshops are to receive a stipend of $1,300. Participants in virtual workshops are to receive a stipend of $650. For workshops that include a combination of in-person and virtual sessions, use the in-person stipend rate.

Participants are expected to remain during the entire period of the workshop and to participate in its work on a full-time basis. If a participant is obliged through special circumstances to depart before the end of the seminar or institute, it shall be the recipient institution's responsibility to see that only a pro rata share of the stipend is received or that the appropriate pro rata share of the stipend is returned if the participant has already received the full stipend.

3. Travel Leave this field blank. Participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements using their stipends.

4. Subsistence Meals for participants are allowable only if vendors are inaccessible during the scheduled program, such as during a field trip at a remote location.

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5. Other Describe any other participant 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 costs described. Do not include staff costs.

Number of Participants/Trainees List the number of required participants (72).

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 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 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 L. Budget Justification.

3. Consultant Services List the total funds requested for all consultant services. Identify the following items in 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 they will perform.

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 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 L. Budget Justification organized using the same categories present on the Research and Related budget.

If there is more than one subrecipient, each must be justified separately in the budget justification. See 2 CFR §§200.331 and 332 for additional information.

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Per 2 CFR §§200.1 and 331 (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 §200.1) or payments to an individual that is a beneficiary of a federal program.