Closed · 20190515-PE · CFDA 45.149 · Discretionary

Preservation and Access Education and Training

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

$1-$350K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 15, 2019
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Preservation and Access Education and Training is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $350,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 617 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities.

$1-$350K
award range
Closed
application status
45.149
CFDA program
617
other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities

Archived opportunity record

Preservation and Access Education and Training is closed (last close May 15, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 45.149 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 May 15, 2019

Posted Mar 27 Closes May 15

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Preservation and Access Education and Training program supports the development of knowledge and skills among professionals responsible for preserving and establishing access to humanities collections. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture collections, electronic records, and digital objects. The challenge of preserving and making accessible such large and diverse holdings is enormous, and the need for knowledgeable staff is significant and ongoing. Preservation and Access Education and Training grants are awarded to organizations that offer national, regional, or statewide education and training programs across the pedagogical landscape and at all stages of development. Grants aim to help the staff of cultural institutions, large and small, obtain the knowledge and skills needed to serve as effective stewards of humanities collections. Grants support projects that prepare the next generation of preservation professionals, as well as projects that introduce heritage practitioners to new information and advances in preservation and access practices.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors

Preservation and Access Education and Training 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.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 45.149

Promotion of the Humanities — Public Engagement

National Endowment for the Humanities

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Agency Contact

Preservation and Access Education and Training Division of Preservation and Access National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov preservation@neh.gov

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What to do next

Preservation and Access Education and Training is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 45.149 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Promotion of the Humanities — Public Engageme… 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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