Federal Humanities Grants

This grant provides funding for researchers with a Ph.D. to conduct fundamental studies in linguistics, focusing on language properties and processing, while encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and the documentation of endangered languages.

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.

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 is designed for alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to implement innovative community projects in France that promote U.S.-France cooperation on global challenges.

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 supports Kuwait-based non-profits, educational institutions, and individuals in creating cultural and educational programs that strengthen ties between the U.S. and Kuwait, with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and shared challenges.

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 U.S. and Japanese organizations in creating innovative projects that strengthen U.S.-Japan relations through public engagement in areas like security, democracy, and entrepreneurship.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in collaborative efforts to edit, annotate, and translate important humanities texts that are currently difficult to access or inadequately presented.

This grant provides funding for nonprofit organizations and accredited educational institutions to establish collaborative research centers that investigate the societal and cultural impacts of artificial intelligence in the United States.

This program provides funding to U.S.-based nonprofit publishers and accredited higher education institutions to create free digital editions of books based on research supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to empower women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts globally, particularly in countries experiencing conflict or political transition.

This funding opportunity supports projects that foster cultural, educational, economic, and environmental collaboration between the United States and New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau, targeting a diverse range of applicants including individuals, non-profits, and educational institutions.