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National Endowment for the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities offers the programs listed below, some with dated deadlines still ahead.

Type

Federal agency

Country

United States

Region

United States (national)

Sectors

Arts, culture and heritage Nonprofits and charities Research and science Education and training Student funding and scholarships

Typical award

$10,000 to $3,000,000 per award (median published maximum: $100,000 to $500,000)
From the programs that publish per-award amounts.

Website

neh.gov ↗
Source: Federal Register agencies API

Public contact

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Sources

Grants.gov XML extract; SAM.gov Assistance Listings; GrantSift hand-checked programs; Federal Register agencies API (Federal Register profile)

Upcoming deadlines

• 9 December 2026 · Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes
• 15 December 2026 · Collections Stewardship
• 16 December 2026 · Public Humanities Projects
• 13 January 2027 · National Digital Newspaper Program

See all deadlines in the calendar

Programs from this funder

• Awards for Faculty United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Awards for Faculty Institutional Support - HBCUs and TCUs United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Collaborative Research United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Collections Stewardship United States (federal) · Closes 15 December 2026
• Cultural and Community Resilience United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Dialogues on the Experience of War United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Digital Projects for the Public United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Fellowships United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Humanities Collections and Reference Resources United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Humanities Connections United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Humanities Initiatives United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Landmarks of American History and Culture United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes United States (federal) · Closes 9 December 2026
• Media Projects United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• National Digital Newspaper Program United States (federal) · Closes 13 January 2027
• National Endowment for the Humanities: Collaborative Research (Assistance Listing 45.035) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• National Endowment for the Humanities: Endowments for Advancing the Humanities (Assistance Listing 45.043) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• National Endowment for the Humanities: Media Projects (Assistance Listing 45.036) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• National Endowment for the Humanities: Public Humanities Projects (Assistance Listing 45.041) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• National Endowment for the Humanities: Scholarly Editions and Translations (Assistance Listing 45.040) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• National Garden of American Heroes: Statues (Assistance Listing 45.034) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Preservation and Access Education and Training United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants (Assistance Listing 45.130) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (Assistance Listing 45.149) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership (Assistance Listing 45.129) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends (Assistance Listing 45.160) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development (Assistance Listing 45.163) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (Assistance Listing 45.164) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Promotion of the Humanities Research (Assistance Listing 45.161) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development (Assistance Listing 45.162) United States (federal) · Dates vary
• Public Humanities Projects United States (federal) · Closes 16 December 2026
• Public Impact Projects at Smaller Organizations United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Public Scholars United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Research and Development United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Scholarly Editions and Translations United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Summer Stipends United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
• National Endowment for the Humanities grants United States · Dates vary

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