NEH Grant Programs Humanities Initiatives at Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, Receipt Deadline: June 30, 2011
The deadline for this program has passed. Updated guidelines will be posted in advance of the next deadline. In the meantime, please use these guidelines to get a sense of what is involved in assembling an application.
Date posted: April 18, 2011
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 45.162
Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8463 and hi@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1‑866‑372‑2930.
Grant Program Description

NEH Humanities Initiatives are intended to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship at institutions with high Hispanic enrollment. These grants may be used to enhance the humanities content of existing programs, develop new programs, or lay the foundation for more extensive endeavors in the future.

Each project must be organized around a core topic or set of themes. For examples, see the sample project narratives, available under Program Resources in the sidebar to the right.
NEH Humanities Initiatives may
  • create opportunities for faculty members to study together while improving their capacity to teach the humanities;
  • help faculty members and administrators develop new humanities programs, which may include but are not limited to academic writing programs, foreign language programs, new humanities minors, first-year seminars, capstone courses, or summer bridge programs for at-risk high school students;
  • help institutions take advantage of humanities resources, especially in the digital humanities;
  • enhance or develop areas of basic need in an institution’s core humanities programs; or
  • build ties among faculty at more than one institution of higher learning; among college teachers, secondary school teachers, and students; or among faculty members at institutions of higher learning and their colleagues in museums, libraries, or other organizations such as historical and cultural societies.

Applications for projects in all humanities disciplines are welcome and will receive equal treatment in review.

For the 2011 competition, NEH is particularly interested in proposals in the following categories:

Applicants are encouraged to draw on the knowledge of outside scholars who may contribute expertise and fresh insights to the project.

Applicants are also encouraged to collaborate with other institutions to share resources and expand the project’s potential audience.

Grant funds may be used to pay for travel expenses and honoraria for guest scholars and visiting consultants, books and other materials, modest purchases of computer equipment and materials directly related to the project, logistical support, staff salaries during project pilot phases, and release time for the project director. Project participants should also be remunerated for their participation.

NEH Humanities Initiatives may not be used for
III. Award Information
Successful applicants for NEH Humanities Initiatives may be awarded up to $100,000.

The grant period may run between twelve and thirty-six months, depending on the project. Funds may be disbursed according to project needs.

Cost sharing
Cost sharing consists of the cash contributions made to a project by the applicant, third parties, and other federal agencies, as well as third party in-kind contributions, such as donated services and goods. Cost sharing is not required for Humanities Initiatives.
Eligibility

Any U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt college or university that is an Institution with High Hispanic Enrollment is eligible to apply. If you are uncertain about the status of your institution, please check the Department of Education’s list of Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment.

Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Collaboration with other organizations is welcome, but the project director must be from an eligible institution.
NEH generally does not award grants to other federal entities or to applicants whose projects are so closely intertwined with a federal entity that the project takes on characteristics of the federal entity’s own authorized activities. This does not preclude applicants from using grant funds from, or sites and materials controlled by, other federal entities in their projects.

Late, incomplete, or ineligible applications will not be reviewed.

Application and Submission Information
Application advice and proposal drafts

Applicants are encouraged to contact program officers who can offer advice about preparing the proposal, provide samples of previously funded projects, and review proposal drafts that are submitted at least four weeks before the deadline. Drafts should be submitted to hi@neh.gov. Responses to late-arriving drafts cannot be guaranteed.


In responding to drafts, staff may explain how the application review criteria apply to a proposal, note material that may be missing from the proposal draft, and anticipate the questions that panelists are likely to raise during the review process. These comments are not part of the formal review process and have no bearing on the final outcome of the proposal, but previous applicants have found them helpful in strengthening their applications.


Once an applicant formally submits an application, NEH will not comment on its status except with respect to issues of completeness and eligibility.


Sample project narratives of successful proposals are available under Program Resources in the sidebar on the first page of the guidelines. Please keep in mind that these are samples, not models. Each application must make its own case for funding.

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION

Applicants should begin by reviewing the evaluation criteria listed below in Section V.

The application should be clear, free of jargon, and accessible to nonspecialists. Applicants should refrain from proposing activities not supported by NEH.
In addition to the three forms described below (the Application forFederal Domestic Assistance Short Organizational or SF-424 Short, the Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs, and the Project/Performance Site Location(s) Form), your application should consist of the following five parts (attached via the Attachments Form):
  1. Table of contents
    Include all parts of the application, with page numbers. Pages should be numbered consecutively through all sections, including the appendices.
  2. Summary
    Provide a one-page, single-spaced summary of the narrative.
  3. Narrative
    The narrative is an extended discussion of the project’s content, activities, and intended audience. Limit the narrative to ten double-spaced pages with one-inch margins and a font size no smaller than twelve points. Use appendices to provide concise supplementary material that directly bears on the project. Include the following sections in the narrative.
    • Intellectual rationale
      Explain the central issue that the project will address, the audience it is intended to reach, and how it will improve the quality of humanities teaching and learning at the institution.
    • Content and design
      Describe the project’s humanities content in detail, discussing topics that will be explored. Describe all of the project activities and the texts to be used, and explain why they were chosen. Use an appendix to provide a work plan, schedule of activities, and list of readings for the project.
    • Institutional context
      Briefly describe (in one paragraph) how the project relates to the mission, curricular history, and students of the institution.
      Briefly describe (in another paragraph) the humanities programs and resources at your institution and those of collaborating institutions.

      Briefly show (in a third paragraph) how the resources (e.g., faculty, library, archival or museum holdings) of the participating institution(s) support the project, and describe any previous efforts to address the objectives of the project. If the proposal is related to a project previously funded by NEH, describe how the current effort builds on past work, and include, in an appendix, an evaluation of the initial project.

      If more than one institution is involved, describe any previous collaboration, and include in an appendix letters of commitment from each institution.
    • Follow-up and dissemination

      Describe the anticipated long-term impact of the project and any activities (e.g., workshops with colleagues, presentations at conferences, or dissemination of new curricula) planned after the grant period. If digital materials will be developed, describe arrangements for maintaining them after the end of the grant period.

    • Evaluation

      Include a specific internal evaluation plan that is appropriate to the project. Explain the benchmarks for evaluating the project while it is ongoing. Describe the anticipated impact and dissemination of the project and the criteria by which these will be measured. The plan should include an evaluation of the grant products and the success of dissemination efforts.

      Outside evaluation is not required for NEH Humanities Initiatives grants.
  4. Budget

    Using the instructions (4-page PDF), complete the budget spreadsheet (MS Excel format). A sample budget (4-page PDF), is also available. If you wish, you may attach separate pages with notes to explain any of the budget items in more detail. Applicants are advised to retain a copy of their budget form.

    The following is additional guidance for preparing your budget.
    • Item 1: Salaries and wages
      Include all project personnel employed by the applicant institution. Calculations for faculty compensation must conform to the policies of the institution. Commonly, the budget includes a percentage of academic year or annual salary for those faculty members participating in the project. Such amounts may be used to release faculty members from normal duties for a specified amount of time or, alternatively, to pay them for time that they devote to the project over and above their normal duties. In some cases, such as professional development activities conducted in the summer, a uniform stipend may be provided for faculty participation. In no case, however, may this grant support replacement teachers or pay faculty members for performing their regular duties. Compensation for support staff may be calculated as a percentage of salary or based on an hourly rate.
      Salary compensation for employees of colleges and universities should be shown in the project budget as follows:
      • For project directors during the academic year, release time normally should not exceed one course per quarter or semester.
      • For project directors during the summer, compensation is based on a percentage of the director’s academic year salary. For example, one month of full-time work would equal one-ninth or 11.1 percent of a nine-month academic year salary.
      • Faculty participants and any school teachers who may be involved in a workshop or who may have other responsibilities in the implementation of a project may receive stipends, typically $100 per day or $500 on completion of a week-long summer workshop, or as appropriate for other responsibilities in a project.
    • Item 2: Fringe benefits
      Fringe benefits may include contributions for social security, employee insurance, pension plans, etc. Only those benefits that are not included in an organization’s indirect-cost pool (discussed in item 8 below) may be shown as direct costs.
    • Item 3: Consultant fees
      List individuals contributing to the project as visiting lecturers or leaders of faculty study sessions. The honoraria for visiting faculty and other consultants range from $350 to $750 per person per day or up to a maximum of $3,750 per person per week, not including travel and subsistence costs. Travel and subsistence costs should be entered under budget Item 4.
    • Item 4: Travel

      Calculate travel and subsistence costs, including participant travel, in conformity with institutional policy. The lowest available commercial fares for coach or equivalent accommodations must be used.

      All project directors will attend a planning meeting at NEH’s offices in Washington, D.C. Directors should budget accordingly for a one-day meeting for the first year of the requested grant period.

    • Item 5: Supplies and materials
      List all purchases of consumable supplies, materials to be used in the project, and items of expendable equipment (i.e., equipment costing less than $5,000 and with an estimated useful life of less than one year) to be purchased with grant funds. Eligible items include supplies, such as computer and instructional materials, educational software, etc. Please note that costs for these items may be included only if they are not part of the indirect-cost pool (discussed in Item 8 below). See also the list of “Inadmissible Budget Items,” below.
    • Item 6: Services
      Services include the cost of duplication and printing, long-distance telephone charges and postage, rental of films and equipment, technical support, rental of buses and vans for site visits, and subcontracts of any kind. The costs of project activities to be undertaken by a third-party contractor should be included in this category as a single line item charge. A complete itemization of the cost comprising the charge should be appended to the budget. If there is more than one contractor, each must be budgeted separately on the form, with itemization appended to the budget. If you plan to cooperate with another institution, the grants office of the applicant institution may wish to consult with the Office of Grant Management.
    • Item 7: Other costs
      Include purchases of permanent equipment (having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more) and stipends for any project participants not employed by the applicant institution. (Reminder: consultant fees are entered under budget Item 3.)
    • Item 8: Indirect costs (overhead)
      These are costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives and therefore cannot be readily identified with a specific project or activity of an organization. Typical examples of indirect costs are the salaries of executive officers, the costs of operating and maintaining facilities, local telephone service, office supplies, and accounting and legal services.

      Indirect costs are computed by applying a federally negotiated indirect-cost rate to a distribution base (usually the direct costs of the project). If your institution already has a federally negotiated indirect-cost rate, please indicate on the budget form the rate, the base, the name of the federal agency with which the agreement was negotiated, and the date of the agreement.

      Organizations that wish to include overhead charges in the budget but do not have a current federally negotiated indirect-cost rate or have not submitted a pending indirect-cost proposal to a federal agency may choose one of the following options:

      • NEH will not require the formal negotiation of an indirect-cost rate, provided that the charge for indirect costs does not exceed 12 percent of direct costs, less distorting items (including but not limited to capital expenditures, participant stipends, fellowships, and the portion of each individual subgrant or subcontract in excess of $25,000). This option is not available to sponsorship (umbrella) organizations. Applicants who choose this option should understand that they must maintain documentation to support overhead charges claimed as part of project costs.
      • If your organization wishes to use a rate higher than 12 percent, an estimate of the indirect-cost rate and the charges should be provided on the budget form. If the application is approved for funding, instructions will be provided in the award document on how to negotiate an indirect-cost rate with NEH.
      If you choose one of these two options, please indicate on your budget form that you are doing so.
    • Inadmissible budget items
      The following costs are not allowable and may not appear in project budgets:
      • the cost of replacement teachers or compensation for faculty members performing their regular duties;
      • the rental of recreational facilities and costs related to social events such as banquets, receptions, and entertainment;
      • tuition fees for participants;
      • the cost of travel associated with independent scholarly research; and
      • the cost of developing educational technologies or materials that are solely pedagogical.
    • Budget narrative (optional)
      If needed, include a brief supplement to the narrative explaining projected expenses or other items in the financial information provided on NEH’s budget form.
  5. Appendices
    Use appendices to provide supplementary but essential materials As appropriate, include the following:
    • the work plan, schedule of activities, and list of readings for the project;
    • letters of commitment from each institution involved in the project, including the applicant institution;
    • brief résumés or biographies (two pages each) and letters of commitment from each scholar involved in the project;
    • a one-page appendix providing a brief institutional history, as well as key institutional data, including number of faculty, number of departments, graduate programs (if applicable), student enrollments, etc.;
    • an evaluation of the initial project, if the proposal is related to a project previously funded by NEH; and
    • if applicable, a list of materials to be mailed separately (i.e., those that cannot be submitted electronically via Grants.gov).
    Include only relevant information concisely presented. Each appendix should be identified clearly and listed in the table of contents. Remember that pages should be numbered consecutively through all sections, including the appendices. The proposal narrative should refer to items included in the appendices or samples of digital work.
    Projects proposing a digital component (e.g., website, CD-ROM, or DVD) may wish to provide samples that demonstrate the proposed component and its relationship to the goals of the project. Applicants may provide a website address, screen shots, or material on CD-ROM or on DVD (eight copies). Any samples that cannot be included in the Grants.gov application must be mailed to the program, and must be clearly labeled with the name of the project director, the applicant institution, and the title of the project. When applicable, include operating instructions. (See How to Submit Supplementary Materials, below.)

    Use the Application Checklist to verify completion of all parts of the application.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA GRANTS.GOV
Register or Verify Registration with Grants.gov

Applications for this program must be submitted via Grants.gov. Before using Grants.gov for the first time, each organization must register with the website to create an institutional profile. Once registered, your organization can then apply for any government grant on the Grants.gov website.
If your organization has already registered and you have verified that your registration is still valid, you may skip this step. If not, please see the Grants.gov checklist to guide you through the registration process. We strongly recommend that you complete or verify your registration at least two weeks before the application deadline, as it takes time for your registration to be processed. If you have problems registering with Grants.gov, call the Grants.gov help desk at 1-800-518-4726.

 

As part of the Grants.gov registration process, applicants are required to register with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Grantees are also required to maintain the currency of their information in the CCR by reviewing and updating their information at least annually after the initial registration, and more frequently if required by changes in information.

Download the Free Adobe Reader Software
To fill out a Grants.gov application package, you will need to download and install the current version of Adobe Reader. The latest version of Adobe Reader, which is designed to function with PCs and Macintosh computers using a variety of popular operating systems, is available at no charge from the Adobe website (www.adobe.com). Click on “Get Adobe Reader” and then “Download Now.”
Once installed, the current version of Adobe Reader will allow you to view and fill out Grants.gov application packages for any federal agency. If you have a problem installing Adobe Reader, it may be because you do not have permission to install a new program on your computer. Many organizations have rules about installing new programs. If you encounter a problem, contact your system administrator.
Download the Application Package
To submit your application, you will need to download the application package from the Grants.gov website. You can download the application package at any time. (You do not have to wait for your Grants.gov registration to be complete.) Click the button at the right to download the package.
Save the application package to your computer’s hard drive. To open the application package, select the file and double click. You do not have to be online to work on it.
You can save your application package at any time by clicking the “Save” button at the top of your screen. Tip: If you choose to save your application package before you have completed all the required forms, you may receive an error message indicating that your application is not valid. Click “OK” to save your work and complete the package another time. You can also use e-mail to share the application package with members of your organization or project team.
The application package contains four forms that you must complete in order to submit your application:
  1. Application for Federal Domestic Assistance - Short Organizational (SF-424 Short)—this form asks for basic information about the project, the project director, and the institution.
  2. Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs—this form asks for additional information about the project director, the institution, and the budget.
  3. Project/Performance Site Location(s) Form —this form asks for information about the primary site(s) at which grant activities will take place.
  4. Attachments Form—this form allows you to attach your narrative, budget, and the other parts of your application.
How to Fill Out the SF-424 Short Form
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. In items 6, 7, 8, and 9 below, NEH recommends that the project title, brief project description, project director’s name, primary contact/grants administrator’s name, and authorized representative’s name be typed directly onto the form, instead of being pasted in; pasted-in quotation marks, diacritics, and other symbols are often converted into question marks during transmittal.
Please provide the following information:
  1. Name of Federal Agency: This will be filled in automatically with “National Endowment for the Humanities.”
  2. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: This will be filled in automatically with the CFDA number and title of the NEH program to which you are applying.
  3. Date Received: Please leave blank.
  4. Funding Opportunity Number: This will be filled in automatically.
  5. Applicant Information: In this section, please supply the name, address, employer/taxpayer identification number (EIN/TIN), DUNS number, website address, and congressional district of the institution. Also choose the “type” that best describes your institution (you only need to select one).
    If your institution is located in the 5th Congressional District of your state, put a “5.” If your institution doesn’t have a congressional district (e.g., it is in a state or U.S. territory that doesn’t have districts or is in a foreign country), put a “0” (zero).
    All institutions applying to federal grant programs are required to provide a DUNS number, issued by Dun & Bradstreet, as part of their application. Project directors should contact their institution’s grants administrator or chief financial officer to obtain their institution’s DUNS number. Federal grant applicants can obtain a DUNS number free of charge by calling 1-866-705-5711. (Learn more about the requirement.)
  6. Project Information: Provide the title of your project. Your title should be brief (no more than 125 characters), descriptive, and substantive. It should also be informative to a nonspecialist audience. Provide a brief (no more than one thousand characters) description of your project. The description should be written for a nonspecialist audience and clearly state the importance of the proposed work and its relation to larger issues in the humanities. List the starting and ending dates for your project.
  7. Project Director: Provide the name, title, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers for the project director.
  8. Primary Contact/Grants Administrator: Provide the contact information for the official responsible for the administration of the grant (i.e., negotiating the project budget and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the award). This person is often a grants or research officer, or a sponsored programs official. Normally, the Primary Contact/Grants Administrator is not the same person as the Project Director. If the project director and the grants administrator are the same person, skip to Item 9.
  9. Authorized Representative: Provide the contact information for the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) who is submitting the application on behalf of the institution. This person, often called an “Authorizing Official,” is typically the president, vice president, executive director, provost, or chancellor. In order to become an AOR, the person must be designated by the institution’s E-Business Point of Contact. For more information, please consult the Grants.gov user guide, which is available at www.grants.gov/applicants/app_help_reso.jsp.
How to Fill Out the Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please provide the following information:
  1. Project Director: Use the pull-down menu to select the major field of study for the project director.
  2. Institution Information: Use the pull-down menu to select your type of institution.
  3. Project Funding: Enter your project funding information. Note that applicants for Challenge Grants should use the right column only; applicants to all other programs should use the left column only.
  4. Application Information: Indicate whether the application will be submitted to other NEH grant programs, government agencies, or private entities for funding. If so, please indicate where and when. NEH frequently cosponsors projects with other funding sources. Providing this information will not prejudice the review of your application.
    For Type of Application, check “new” if the application requests a new period of funding, whether for a new project or the next phase of a project previously funded by NEH. Check “supplement” if the application requests additional funding for a current NEH grant. Applicants requesting a supplement should provide the current grant number. Before submitting an application for a supplement, applicants should discuss their request with an NEH program officer.
    For Project Field Code, use the pull-down menu to select the humanities field of the project. If the project is multidisciplinary, choose the field that corresponds to the project’s predominant discipline.
How to Fill Out the Project/Performance Site Location(s) Form
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please provide the requested information. Instructions for the form can be found here: grants.gov/assets/Forms/SF424Site_Location_Instructions.pdf. Alternatively, instructions for each requested data element may be viewed by positioning your cursor over the blank field.
How to Use the Attachments Form
You will use this form to attach the various files that make up your application.
Your attachments must be in Portable Document Format (.pdf). We cannot accept attachments in their original word processing or spreadsheet formats. If you don’t already have software to convert your files into PDFs, many low-cost and free software packages will do so. To learn more, go to www.neh.gov/grants/grantsgov/pdf.html.
When you open the Attachments Form, you will find fifteen attachment buttons, labeled “Attachment 1” through “Attachment 15.” By clicking on a button, you will be able to choose the file from your computer that you wish to attach. You must name and attach your files in the proper order so that we can identify them. Please attach the proper file to the proper button as listed below:
ATTACHMENT 1: To this button, please attach your table of contents. Name the file “contents.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your one-page summary. Name the file “summary.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your narrative. Name the file “narrative.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your budget. Name the file “budget.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your appendices. Name the file “appendices.pdf”.
Use the remaining buttons to attach any additional materials (if appropriate). Please give these attachments meaningful file names and ensure that they are PDFs.
UPLOADING YOUR APPLICATION TO GRANTS.GOV
When you have completed all four forms, use the right-facing arrow to move each of them to the “Mandatory Documents for Submission” column. Once they have been moved over, the “Submit” button will activate. You are now ready to upload your application package to Grants.gov.
During the registration process, your institution designated one or more AORs (Authorized Organization Representatives). These AORs typically work in your institution’s Sponsored Research Office or Grants Office. When you have completed your application, you must ask your AOR to submit the application, using the special username and password that were assigned to him or her during the registration process.
To submit your application, your computer must have an active connection to the Internet. To begin the submission process, click the “Submit” button. A page will appear, asking you to sign and submit your application. At this point, your AOR will enter his or her username and password. When you click the “Sign and Submit Application” button, your application package will be uploaded to Grants.gov. Please note that it may take some time to upload your application package, depending on the size of your files and the speed of your Internet connection.
After the upload is complete, a confirmation page will appear. This page, which includes a tracking number, indicates that you have submitted your application to Grants.gov. Please print this page for your records. The AOR will also receive a confirmation e-mail message.
NEH suggests that you submit your application no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Doing so will leave you time to contact the Grants.gov help desk for support, should you encounter a technical problem of some kind.  The Grants.gov help desk is now available seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day (except on federal holidays), at 1-800-518-4726. You can also send an e‑mail message to support@grants.gov.
To assist applicants, Grants.gov provides a helpful troubleshooting page.
HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

If you are sending supplementary materials (those that cannot be submitted electronically via Grants.gov), please send eight copies of each item; in your Grants.gov submission please also include a list of materials mailed separately. Label each item with the name of the project director, the applicant institution, and the title of the project. When applicable, include operating instructions.

NEH continues to experience lengthy delays in the delivery of mail by the U.S. Postal Service, and in some cases materials are damaged by the irradiation process. We recommend that supplementary materials be sent by a commercial delivery service to ensure that they arrive by the receipt deadline.

Send the materials to:
NEH Humanities Initiatives
Division of Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8463

If you wish to have the materials returned to you, please include a self-addressed, pre-paid mailer.

DEADLINES

Draft proposals (optional): The staff recommends that preliminary proposals be sent to hi@neh.gov at least four weeks before the application deadline.

Applications must be received by Grants.gov on or before June 30, 2011. Grants.gov will date- and time-stamp your application after it is fully uploaded. Applications submitted after that date will not be accepted. Supplementary materials must also arrive at NEH on or before June 30, 2011, to be considered as part of the application.

Application Review

Proposals for NEH Humanities Initiatives are evaluated according to three general criteria: intellectual quality, design quality, and potential for significant impact.

Review and selection process
Knowledgeable persons outside NEH will read each application and advise the agency about its merits. NEH staff comments on matters of fact or on significant issues that otherwise would be missing from these reviews, then makes recommendations to the National Council on the Humanities. The National Council meets at various times during the year to advise the NEH chairman on grants. The chairman takes into account the advice provided by the review process and, by law, makes all funding decisions.
Award Administration Information
Award notices

Applicants will be notified of the decision by e-mail in December 2011. Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful applications will receive award documents by e-mail by January 2012. Applicants may obtain the evaluations of their applications by sending an e-mail message to hi@neh.gov.

Administrative requirements
Before submitting an application, applicants should review their responsibilities as an award recipient.
Award conditions
The requirements for awards are contained in the General Terms and Conditions for Awards , the Addendum to it, any specific terms and conditions contained in the award document, and the applicable OMB circulars governing federal grants management.
Reporting requirements

A schedule of report due dates will be included with the award document. Reports must be submitted electronically via eGMS, NEH’s online grant management system.

Interim and final performance reports will be required. Further details can be found in Performance Reporting Requirements.
A final Federal Financial Report (SF-425) will be due within ninety days after the end of the award period. For further details, please see the Financial Reporting Requirements.
Points of Contact
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Division of Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8463
hi@neh.gov
If you need help using Grants.gov, contact:
Grants.gov: www.grants.gov
Grants.gov help desk: support@grants.gov
Grants.gov customer support tutorials and manuals : www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport
Grant.gov support line: 1-800-518-GRANTS (4726)
Grants.gov troubleshooting tips.
Other Information
Privacy policy
Information in these guidelines is solicited under the authority of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 956. The principal purpose for which the information will be used is to process the grant application. The information may also be used for statistical research, analysis of trends, and Congressional oversight. Failure to provide the information may result in the delay or rejection of the application.
Application completion time
The Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to supply information on the time needed to complete forms and also to invite comments on the paperwork burden. NEH estimates the average time to complete this application is fifteen hours per response. This estimate includes time for reviewing instructions, researching, gathering, and maintaining the information needed, and completing and reviewing the application.

Please send any comments regarding the estimated completion time or any other aspect of this application, including suggestions for reducing the completion time, to the Chief Guidelines Officer, at guidelines@neh.gov; the Office of Publications, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. 20506; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3136-0134), Washington, D.C. 20503. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number.