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20220719-PW: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources

Closed Closed July 19, 2022 Opportunity 20220719-PW

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Endowment for the Humanities notices from 2022.

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 19, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 26, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

National Endowment for the Humanities has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
20240716-PWApril 1, 2024Closed July 16, 2024Closed
20230718-PWMarch 21, 2023Closed July 18, 2023Closed
20210715-PWMarch 25, 2021Closed July 15, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedApril 7, 2022
DeadlineJuly 19, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

All 8 applicant types the notice lists

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Is this a realistic fit?

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. This program supports projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. It strengthens efforts to extend the reach of humanities collections and make their intellectual content widely accessible. Awards also support the creation of reference resources that facilitate the 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.

Category: Humanities.

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

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (45.149) awarded $116 million across 762 grant awards, an average of $151,885 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Michigan State University FoundationMichigan8$2.1 million
Iowa Department of Cultural AffairsIowa1$2.0 million
Foundation for Advancement in ConservationDistrict of Columbia8$1.8 million
State Historical Society of IowaIowa1$1.7 million
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia7$1.7 million

Top states: New York ($14.1 million), California ($11.2 million), Pennsylvania ($5.7 million), Virginia ($5.2 million), Massachusetts ($5.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is 20220719-PW still open?

No. It closed on July 19, 2022.

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 19, 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 $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.

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