Public Humanities Projects
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 20250813-BP-BR-GE-GG-GI
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Humanities
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- City/Township Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- State Governments
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is seeking applications for the Public Humanities Projects program, which supports projects that bring humanities scholarship to life for general audiences through in-person, hybrid, or virtual programming. The grant opportunity focuses on four specific thematic areas: American Military History and Valor, The American Dream and Economic Freedom, American Exceptionalism in World Affairs, and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Eligible applicants include special district governments, private and public higher education institutions, city/township governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, county governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and state governments. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history. The program offers two project categories (exhibitions and interpretive programs at historic sites) with two funding levels: planning and implementation. Evaluation will likely focus on the project's scholarly merit, public engagement potential, and alignment with the specified thematic areas. The application deadline is September 10, 2025, with anticipated award announcements in April 2026.
The grant provides two funding levels: planning grants up to $75,000 and implementation grants up to $750,000, with approximately $6,000,000 available for funding. Selected projects must start between May 1 and November 1, 2026, and are required to provide at least twenty hours of free public admission monthly during the project's performance period. Projects can be conducted through in-person, hybrid, or virtual programming, offering flexibility in implementation. The primary goal is to create humanities-focused programming that offers insights into significant American historical and cultural themes, with a particular emphasis on commemorative and interpretive approaches to national history.
Synopsis
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Public Humanities Projects program. This program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life through in-person exhibitions and historic site interpretations. Projects must focus on one of the following areas: American Military History and Valor, The American Dream and Economic Freedom, American Exceptionalism in World Affairs, or the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The program supports projects in two categories-exhibitions and interpretive programs at historic sites-and offers two funding levels (planning and implementation).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PHP 2025 NOFO.pdf |
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