# Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/20220517-cha-infrastructure-and-capacity-building-challenge-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338665

> National Endowment for the Humanities offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $1) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $6.5 million in total. Applications closed on October 5, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 20220517-CHA |
| Agency | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 5, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | $6.5 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 45.130 |

## 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) Office of Challenge Grants is accepting applications for the Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants program. Capital Projects support the design, purchase, construction, restoration, or renovation of facilities for humanities activities. Digital Infrastructure projects support the maintenance, modernization, and sustainability of existing digital scholarly projects and platforms. For both Capital Projects and Digital Infrastructure, expenditures must be shown to bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly.

## Questions people ask

### Is 20220517-CHA still open?

No. It closed on October 5, 2022.

### Who can apply for Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants?

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

### What is the deadline for Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants?

Closed October 5, 2022. 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 $1.0 million each. About $6.5 million in total across about 15 awards.

### Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were New York Public Radio, Montana Historical Society, Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. The program made 193 awards worth $49.4 million in that time.