Closed · 20181205-RQ · CFDA 45.161 · Discretionary

Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Humanities, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$300K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 5, 2018
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $300,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 617 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities.

$1-$300K
award range
Closed
application status
45.161
CFDA program
617
other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities

Archived opportunity record

Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants is closed (last close December 5, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 45.161 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

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Closed December 5, 2018

Posted Oct 5 Closes Dec 5

Instrument

Grant

Description

Scholarly Editions and Translations grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts of value to the humanities that are currently inaccessible or available only in inadequate editions or transcriptions. Typically, the texts and documents are significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials; but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible. Projects must be undertaken by at least two scholars working collaboratively. These grants support sustained full-time or part-time activities during the periods of performance of one to three years. Projects should embody the best practices recommended by the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) or the Modern Language Association (MLA) Committee on Scholarly Editions. Translation projects must also explain the theory and method adopted for the particular work to be translated. Editions and translations produced with NEH support contain scholarly and critical apparatus appropriate to their subject matter and format. This usually means introductions and annotations that provide essential information about a text’s form, transmission, and historical and intellectual context. Proposals for editions of foreign language materials in the original language are eligible for funding, as well as proposals for editions of materials translated into English.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 9 doors

Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (9 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +5 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). Only 7 other National Endowment for the Humanities listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% 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
Code 21
Individuals

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.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 45.161

Promotion of the Humanities — Research Programs

National Endowment for the Humanities

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Agency Contact

If you have questions about the program, contact NEH's Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 and editions@neh.gov. editions@neh.gov

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What to do next

Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 45.161 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Promotion of the Humanities — Research Progra… 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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