National Endowment for the Humanities: Scholarly Editions and Translations
Active
- Assistance listing
- 45.040
- Grant awards
- 25 $6,948,591 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 59-0200-0-1-503
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The National Endowment for the Humanities is funding collaborative teams editing, annotating, and translating foundational humanities texts through the Scholarly Editions and Translations program (CFDA 45.040), with the most recent award issued January 1, 2026, and an active solicitation (20260916-RQ) due September 16, 2026.
The program funds scholarly editions and translations that make historical records, literary writings, and musical scores accessible to scholars and the general public through print, digital, or hybrid formats. All outputs must include new scholarly material such as introductions and annotations. Recent awards span diverse subjects: digitizing Jane Addams' papers (1931–1934), completing critical editions of founding-era correspondence from the Adams Papers Editorial Project, producing a forty-volume series of American music scholarship, translating sixteenth-century Jewish writings about the Americas, editing medieval French literature, translating late medieval Italian merchant texts with cartographic interfaces, recovering early Yiddish women writers, publishing Akkadian ritual texts from ancient Mesopotamia, and transcribing and annotating Dakota-language historical newspapers. Awards typically fund projects spanning two to three years.
NEH is the sole funder under this program. The portfolio comprises 25 Project Grants totaling $6.9 million obligated between October 2021 and January 2026. Award volume has fluctuated—2 awards in 2022, 6 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 2 in 2026—suggesting active but variable pipeline. Recent individual awards range from roughly $65 thousand to $450 thousand, with most clustered between $200 thousand and $400 thousand.
Eligibility extends to U.S. public and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (including institutions of higher education), state and local governments, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments. The current open solicitation (due September 16, 2026) limits competition to projects on American history and culture or Western civilization. NEH conducts peer review and makes final funding decisions through the Chair, with decisions typically rendered 9–12 months after application deadline. Recipients may request one-year extensions thirty days prior to end of performance period.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Scholarly Editions and Translations program supports collaborative teams who are editing, annotating, and translating foundational texts and documents that are vital to generating new scholarship in the humanities. Project outputs are publication
- Description
These awards make important materials available to scholars and the general public, including historical records, literary writings, and musical scores. Editions and translations may be print, digital, or a combination of both, but all editions and translations must contain additional and new scholarly material such as introductions and annotations.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
U.S. public and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (including institutions of higher education), state and local governments, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
See Review Criteria in the relevant Notice of Funding Opportunity.
- Award procedure
NEH staff review all applications for eligibility, completeness, and responsiveness. The agency then conducts a peer review process for all applications that pass this initial screening. Peer reviewers are experts in their fields with knowledge and expertise relevant to the activities that the program supports. NEH instructs peer reviewers to evaluate applications according to established review criteria. Peer reviewers must comply with federal ethics rules governing conflicts of interest. NEH program officers supplement the peer reviewers' comments to address matters of fact or significant points that the peer reviewers have overlooked. They then make funding recommendations to the National Council on the Humanities. The National Council meets at least twice each year to review applications and advise the NEH Chair. By law, the Chair has the sole authority to make final funding decisions.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Approximately 9-12 months after the application deadline.
- Renewals
Recipient may request a one-year extension 30 days prior to the end of the period of performance.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarly Editions and Translations | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 25 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Notre Dame DU Lac | $688,315 | 10% |
| 2 | University Of Mass At Boston | $599,470 | 9% |
| 3 | California Institute Of Technology | $450,000 | 6% |
| 4 | The Corporation Of Gonzaga University | $422,668 | 6% |
| 5 | New York University | $399,752 | 6% |
| 6 | Trinity University | $396,848 | 6% |
| 7 | Ramapo College Of New Jersey | $372,455 | 5% |
| 8 | Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia | $361,150 | 5% |
| 9 | University Of Mary Washington | $351,830 | 5% |
| 10 | Duke University | $300,000 | 4% |
10 of 22 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $134,162 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 45.040?
Assistance Listing 45.040 is National Endowment for the Humanities: Scholarly Editions and Translations, a federal grant program run by National Endowment for the Humanities.
What is the CFDA number for National Endowment for the Humanities: Scholarly Editions and Translations?
Its CFDA number is 45.040: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 45.040 awarded?
25 grant awards under 45.040 have obligated $6,948,591 in federal funds to 22 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 45.040?
The recipients obligated the most under National Endowment for the Humanities: Scholarly Editions and Translations are University Of Notre Dame DU Lac ($688,315), University Of Mass At Boston ($599,470) and California Institute Of Technology ($450,000).
Are there open grant opportunities under 45.040?
No opportunity listed under 45.040 is open now. The latest, Scholarly Editions and Translations, was posted on June 30, 2026.
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