Closed · 20200511-AH-GA-HC-RJ-PB · CFDA 45.149;45.161;45.162;45.164;45.169 · Discretionary

NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations

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

$1-$300K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 11, 2020
Close date
600
Expected awards

The verdict

NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $300,000 across 600 expected awards. 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
600
expected awards
45.149;45.161;45.162;45.164;45.169
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations is closed (last close May 11, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 11, 2020

Posted Apr 20 Closes May 11

Est. Total Funding

$35,000,000

Expected Awards

600

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act recognizes that the nonprofit humanities sector is an essential component of America’s economic and civic life. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has received supplemental funding to provide emergency relief to institutions and organizations working in the humanities that have been affected by the coronavirus. In keeping with Congress’s intent in enacting the CARES Act, proposed short-term projects should emphasize retaining or hiring humanities staff. NEH invites applications from eligible organizations seeking support for at-risk humanities positions and projects that have been impacted by the coronavirus. Through this funding opportunity, NEH will award grants to museums, libraries and archives, historic sites, independent research institutions, professional organizations, colleges and universities, and other cultural organizations across the country to help these entities continue to advance their mission during the interruption of their operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors

NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations 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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Agency Contact

For project focusing on education, contact the Division of Education Programs at education@neh.gov. For projects focused on public programming, contact the Division of Public Programs at publicpgms@neh.gov. For projects focusing on digital humanities, contact the Office of Digital Humanities at odh@neh.gov. For projects focusing on scholarly research, contact the Division of Research Programs at research@neh.gov. For projects focusing on preservation and access, contact the Division of Preservation and Access at preservation@neh.gov. questions@neh.gov

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What to do next

NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
  • Look up CFDA 45.149;45.161;45.162;45.164;45.169 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • National Endowment for the Humanities lists 617 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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