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20230412-HB: Awards for Faculty

Closed Closed April 10, 2024 Opportunity 20230412-HB

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 2023.

National Endowment for the Humanities offered grants of up to $60,000 (at least $1) to individuals. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $1.2 million in total. Applications closed on April 10, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 18, 2023. 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
20250409-HBDecember 4, 2024Closed April 9, 2025Closed
20210414-HBJanuary 13, 2021Closed April 21, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedJanuary 11, 2023
DeadlineApril 10, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to individuals.

See C. Eligibility Information in the relevant Notice of Funding Opportunity.

More grants for individuals.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Awards for Faculty program. This program strengthens the humanities at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities by encouraging and expanding humanities research opportunities for individual faculty and staff members. Awards support individuals pursuing scholarly research that is of value to humanities scholars, students, and/or general audiences.

Category: Humanities.

Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends (45.160) awarded $46.7 million across 1,126 grant awards, an average of $41,482 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Firelight Media IncNew York2$2.0 million
Independent Television Service IncCalifornia1$1.7 million
Sundance InstituteUtah1$1.5 million
Association for Asian Studies, IncMichigan1$1.0 million
Oral History AssociationTennessee1$824,359

Top states: New York ($6.5 million), California ($6.3 million), Texas ($2.4 million), Massachusetts ($2.2 million), Michigan ($2.1 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 20230412-HB still open?

No. It closed on April 10, 2024.

Who can apply for Awards for Faculty?

National Endowment for the Humanities accepted applications from individuals. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Awards for Faculty?

Closed April 10, 2024. 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 $60,000 each. About $1.2 million in total across about 20 awards.

Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Firelight Media Inc, Independent Television Service Inc, Sundance Institute. The program made 1,126 awards worth $46.7 million in that time.