Closed · 20221102-ASA-ASB · CFDA 45.162 · Discretionary

Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education

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

$1-$60K
Award range
Closed
Status
November 2, 2022
Close date
25
Expected awards

The verdict

Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $60,000 across 25 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-$60K
award range
Closed
application status
25
expected awards
45.162
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education is closed (last close November 2, 2022). The parent program page for CFDA 45.162 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 November 2, 2022

Posted Sep 2 Closes Nov 2

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

25

Instrument

Grant

Description

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education program. This program supports the exploration and development of small projects that would benefit underserved populations through the teaching and study of the humanities at small to medium sized institutions of higher education. Eligible applicants include two- and four-year institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations whose work advances the humanities at these institutions and among their faculty and students.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). 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 15 other National Endowment for the Humanities listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 618).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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 45.162

NEH Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers

National Endowment for the Humanities

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Agency Contact

Division of Education Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-2324 spotlight@neh.gov

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What to do next

Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 45.162 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • NEH Seminars and Institutes for School Teache… 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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