Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
20250110-PF
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $420,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Humanities
Eligible applicants
  • County Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • State Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • City/Township Governments
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is offering the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) grant program. This opportunity supports environmentally sustainable preventive care strategies to reduce energy consumption, costs, and strengthen institutional resiliency against climate change-related disasters. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, accredited higher education institutions, state/local governments, and federally recognized Tribal governments. The application deadline is January 10, 2025, with award announcements expected in August 2025. Three funding levels are available: Planning grants up to $50,000 for 2 years, Implementation Level I grants up to $100,000 for 2 years, and Implementation Level II grants up to $350,000 for 3 years.

NEH anticipates awarding approximately $2 million among 15 recipients under this CFDA 45.149 - Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. Work will be performed at eligible institutions across the United States.

Synopsis

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program. This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions' ability to anticipate and respond to disasters.

Files

File Type Posted
SCHC NOFO 2025_101724.pdf PDF
SCHC NOFO 2025.pdf PDF

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