# Humanities Collections and Reference Resources

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/20210715-pw-humanities-collections-and-reference-resources/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332366

> National Endowment for the Humanities offered grants of up to $350,000 (at least $1) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 35 awards worth $7.5 million in total. Applications closed on July 15, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 20210715-PW |
| Agency | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 15, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $350,000 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 35 |
| Total funding | $7.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 45.149 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program. 41TThe purpose of this program is to 41Tsupport projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. This program strengthens efforts to extend the life of humanities collections and make their intellectual content widely accessible, often through the use of digital technology. Awards are also made to create various reference resources that facilitate use of cultural materials, from works that provide basic information quickly to tools that synthesize and codify knowledge of a subject for in-depth investigation.

## Questions people ask

### Is 20210715-PW still open?

No. It closed on July 15, 2021.

### Who can apply for Humanities Collections and Reference Resources?

National Endowment for the Humanities accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

### What is the deadline for Humanities Collections and Reference Resources?

Closed July 15, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $350,000 each. About $7.5 million in total across about 35 awards.

### Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Michigan State University Foundation, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation. The program made 762 awards worth $116 million in that time.