Federal Humanities Grants

This funding opportunity is for individual U.S. citizens to design and create lifelike statues honoring notable Americans, celebrating the nation's heritage in preparation for its 250th anniversary.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies in enhancing public access to historical records through preservation, digitization, and improved discoverability of archival collections.

This funding opportunity supports training initiatives that equip scholars, humanities professionals, and advanced graduate students with advanced digital tools and methodologies to enhance their research in the humanities.

This funding opportunity supports professional development programs for higher education faculty and K-12 educators to deepen their understanding of the humanities through intensive study and collaboration.

This grant provides funding for workshops that help K-12 educators and higher education faculty enhance their teaching of American history and culture through direct engagement with historical sites and resources.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities to help cover costs associated with faculty members taking temporary leave for NEH fellowships, ensuring continuity in humanities research and instruction.

This grant provides financial support for U.S. scholars and researchers to conduct advanced social science research on Japan, encouraging engagement with Japanese-language sources and fostering scholarly exchange between the U.S. and Japan.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies in developing innovative digital tools and research methods that enhance humanities scholarship and public engagement.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and governments in creating engaging public programs that make humanities themes accessible to diverse audiences across the United States.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies in creating engaging media projects that explore humanities topics and reach broad audiences.

This grant provides financial support to independent research institutions, libraries, and museums to offer fellowships for advanced humanities research, fostering collaboration and access to unique resources for scholars.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to cultural institutions like museums and libraries to implement environmentally sustainable strategies for preserving their collections and improving storage conditions.

This funding opportunity supports state and local governments, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions in digitizing historically significant newspapers to enhance public access to cultural history.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small and mid-sized organizations, such as libraries and museums, to help them preserve and manage their humanities collections effectively.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies in conducting research on the value and impact of the humanities, including topics like public perception, education, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This funding opportunity supports organizations and tribal governments in providing essential reentry services to help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reintegrate into their communities and reduce the risk of reoffending.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state, local, and tribal governments, along with housing authorities, to improve housing access and services for individuals transitioning from incarceration, aiming to reduce recidivism and promote successful community reintegration.

This funding opportunity supports collaborations between criminal justice and mental health agencies to improve services for individuals with behavioral health disorders, aiming to reduce incarceration rates and enhance community safety.

This funding opportunity supports the establishment of research centers led by humanists to investigate the ethical, legal, and societal implications of artificial intelligence, encouraging collaboration among scholars and outreach to the public.

This program provides funding for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to collaboratively edit, annotate, and translate important humanities texts that are not well-represented, enhancing access to cultural materials and fostering new scholarship.