Closed · 20230809-RA · CFDA 45.161 · Discretionary

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions

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

$1-$565K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 14, 2024
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $565,000 across 10 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-$565K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
45.161
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research I… is closed (last close August 14, 2024). 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

Application window closed

Closed August 14, 2024

Posted May 30 Closes Aug 14

Est. Total Funding

$1,900,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions program. 42TThis program 42Tsupports institutions that provide fellowships devoted to advanced study and research in the humanities in the United States and abroad, foster communities of intellectual exchange among participating scholars, and provide access to resources that might otherwise not be available to fellows.

Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research I… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (6 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). Only 6 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 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions fpiri@neh.gov

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What to do next

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research I… 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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