# Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development (45.163)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/45-163-promotion-of-the-humanities-professional-development/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development is run by National Endowment for the Humanities. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $29.0 million in 206 grants, about $140,639 per award.

## Objectives

The Institutes program promotes better teaching and research in the humanities for higher education faculty and K-12 educators. The Landmarks of American History and Culture program promotes better teaching of American history and culture through intensive, place-based professional development for K-12 teachers at historical sites, colonial settlements, battlefields, artists' and writers' homes.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.8 million | 71 |
| 2022 | $7.3 million | 54 |
| 2023 | $7.7 million | 53 |
| 2024 | $6.8 million | 41 |
| 2025 | $242,317 | 5 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York | $577,300 |
| Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation | Wyoming | $567,516 |
| New York Historical Society | New York | $566,437 |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $558,607 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | Georgia | $540,015 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | Texas | $519,618 |
| Spring Hill College | Alabama | $455,774 |
| Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc. | Hawaii | $436,110 |
| Chicago Historical Society | Illinois | $414,392 |
| Sonoma State University | California | $412,388 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | California | $389,831 |
| Colgate University | New York | $389,532 |
| American Historical Association | District of Columbia | $385,880 |
| California State University, Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs Administration | California | $385,051 |
| Nobis Project, Inc. | Georgia | $381,908 |
| National Council for History Education, Inc. | Ohio | $380,000 |
| University System of New Hampshire | New Hampshire | $376,509 |
| Wing Luke Memorial Foundation | Washington | $366,157 |
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $362,904 |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $357,019 |