Federal Humanities Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state and local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofits for the rehabilitation of historic properties in rural communities, promoting economic development and cultural preservation.

This program provides annual matching funds to state and territorial historic preservation offices to support the preservation and recognition of historic properties across the United States.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to federally recognized Tribal Historic Preservation Offices to help them preserve and protect historic properties on tribal lands.

This grant provides funding for U.S.-based nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to create reliable editions and translations of important humanities texts, enhancing access and scholarship in American history.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that preserve and enhance access to historical materials related to America's founding era, aimed at nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government entities.

This funding opportunity provides $25,000 to nonprofit organizations and local governments for arts projects that celebrate notable figures in American history as part of the 250th anniversary of American Independence.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that preserve and enhance access to cultural and paleontological resources on public lands, targeting state and local governments, educational institutions, tribal organizations, and nonprofit groups.

This funding opportunity supports individual authors, including academics and journalists, in creating well-researched nonfiction books for a general audience, particularly those exploring themes related to American history and culture.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for Kuwaiti non-profits, educational institutions, and individuals to create projects that strengthen cultural and educational ties between the United States and Kuwait.

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 established researchers with a Ph.D. to conduct innovative archaeological studies that enhance our understanding of past human behavior and cultural practices.

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 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 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 competition provides funding to community organizations, governments, and academic institutions to develop innovative solutions that improve access to legal services for rural residents facing significant barriers to justice.

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 educational institutions in creating public exhibitions and programs that explore key themes of American history and culture, engaging diverse audiences through humanities scholarship.