Closed · 20170809-GW · CFDA 45.164 · Discretionary
Public Humanities Projects
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Humanities, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 9, 2017
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Public Humanities Projects is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $1,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 617 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities.
- $1-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 45.164
- CFDA program
- 617
- other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities
Archived opportunity record
Public Humanities Projects is closed (last close August 9, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 45.164 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Endowment for the Humanities still indexes 617 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 9, 2017
Instrument
Grant
Description
Public Humanities Projects grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history, or to address challenging issues in contemporary life. NEH encourages projects that involve members of the public in collaboration with humanities scholars or that invite contributions from the community in the development and delivery of humanities programming. This grant program supports a variety of forms of audience engagement. Applications should follow the parameters set out below for one of the following three formats: • Community Conversations: This format supports one- to two-year-long series of community-wide public discussions that bring together a diverse group of residents to address important topics relevant to their town or city, guided by the perspectives of the humanities. Applicants must demonstrate prior experience conducting public and nonpartisan dialogues about important topics. • Exhibitions: This format supports permanent exhibitions that will be on view for at least three years, or travelling exhibitions that will be available to public audiences in at least two venues in the United States (including the originating location). • Historic Places: This format supports the interpretation of historic sites, houses, neighborhoods, and regions, which might include living history presentations, guided tours, exhibitions, and public programs. NEH encourages projects that explore humanities ideas through multiple formats. Proposed projects may include complementary components: for example, a museum exhibition might be accompanied by a website, mobile app, or discussion programs. Your application must identify one primary format for your project and follow the application instructions for that format.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors
Public Humanities Projects bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Endowment for the Humanities book (234 peers, 38% of 618).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Promotion of the Humanities — Preservation and Access
National Endowment for the Humanities
Agency Contact
Division of Public Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8269 publicpgms@neh.gov publicpgms@neh.gov
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What to do next
Public Humanities Projects is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 45.164 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Promotion of the Humanities — Preservation an… indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- National Endowment for the Humanities lists 617 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
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