Date posted: July 25, 2007

• Program Description • Award Information • Eligibility • How to Prepare an Application • How to Submit an Application • Application Review • Award Administration • Points of Contact • Other Information • Budget instructions (5-page PDF) • Budget form (14-page PDF) • Definitions of types of funding • Instructions for Individual Applicants • Frequently asked questions • Recent Awards • DUNS number requirement • Registration checklist • Download PureEdge Viewer ° For a PC ° For a Mac with an Intel processor ° For a Mac with a PPC processor • How to convert documents into PDFs • Tips for Creating PDF Files in Grants.gov Applications • Grants.gov FAQs • Grants.gov customer support To obtain a printed version of these guidelines, call 202-606-8446, send an e-mail to info@neh.gov, or write to NEH, Office of Public Affairs, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 45.161

Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH's Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 and editions@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.

Scholarly Editions Grants support the preparation by a team of at least two editors and staff of texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Projects involving significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials are typical in this grant program, but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible. Applicants should demonstrate familiarity with the best practices recommended by the Association for Documentary Editing or the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions. Editions produced with NEH support contain scholarly and critical apparatus appropriate to the subject matter and format of the edition. This usually means introductions and annotations that provide essential information about the form, transmission, and historical and intellectual context of the texts and documents involved. Proposals for editions of foreign language materials in the original language are eligible for funding, but proposals for editions of translated materials should be submitted to the Collaborative Research program.

Providing Access to Grant Products As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, the NEH endeavors to make the products of its grants available to the broadest possible audience. Our goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have ready and easy access to the wide range of NEH grant products. For the Scholarly Editions program, such products may include edited documentary or literary texts, musical scores, or Web sites, and the like. For projects that lead to the development of Web sites, all other considerations being equal, the NEH gives preference to those that provide free access to the public. Detailed guidance on dissemination matters can be found in the Dissemination section below.

Previously funded projects Individuals and institutions whose projects have received NEH support may apply for a grant for a new or subsequent stage of that project. Proposals for these projects do not receive special consideration and are judged by the same criteria as others in the grant competition. However, the proposals must be substantially updated, including a description of the new activities and a justification of the new budget. The applicant must also describe how the previously-funded project met its goals.

Retrospective digital editions NEH invites proposals to digitize and publish in electronic form existing completed print or microfilm editions, or completed series within larger projects. Eligible publishers, libraries, the scholarly projects themselves, and other organizations with the necessary permission to publish may seek funding to employ appropriate technologies to prepare and publish these new online digital editions.

Projects not supported This grant program does not support the preparation or publication of textbooks intended primarily for classroom use. Proposals for preparing bibliographies, descriptive catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, databases, or other research tools or reference works should be submitted to the Humanities Collections and Resources program in the NEH Division of Preservation and Access.

Complementary program The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives, Washington, D.C., 20408, provides support for editions of American historical documents. Applicants may request support from both NEH and NHPRC.

The Endowment currently sponsors one agency-wide program, We the People, and two initiatives: Rediscovering Afghanistan and the Digital Humanities Initiative. Below is information on each. The NEH encourages applications in these three special areas of interest. Proposals are to be submitted to, and will be evaluated by, NEH's existing grant programs and will not receive special consideration.

We the People Grant Program To help Americans make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH established the We the People program. NEH encourages applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation's history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that define America. To learn more about We the People, visit the program's Web site. Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive special consideration.

Rediscovering Afghanistan NEH invites applications for projects that focus on Afghanistan's history and culture. The special initiative is designed to promote research, education, and public programs about Afghanistan and to encourage United States institutions to assist Afghanistan in efforts to preserve and document its cultural resources. Learn more about the initiative.

Digital Humanities Initiative NEH is interested in receiving applications for projects that utilize or study the impact of digital technology. Digital technologies offer humanists new methods of conducting research, conceptualizing relationships, and presenting scholarship. Digital humanities projects deploy these technologies and methods to enhance our understanding of a topic or issue. NEH is also interested in projects that study the impact of digital technology on the humanities—exploring the ways in which it changes how we read, write, think, and learn. Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive special consideration. Learn more about the initiative.

Awards are made for one to three years and normally range from $50,000 to $100,000 per year. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant in outright funds, matching funds, or a combination of the two, depending on the applicant's preference and the availability of funds. The use of federal matching funds is encouraged. Federal matching funds are released on a 1:1 basis when a grantee secures gift funds from eligible third parties.

Cost Sharing Cost sharing is not required. NEH, however, is rarely able to support the full costs of projects approved for funding. The balance of the costs is to be borne by the applicant's institution or other non-federal sources. Previously funded editions seeking further support should expect a progressively larger share of the costs to be assumed by the host institution or third parties.

(Learn more about different types of grant funding.)

Eligibility is limited to:

• U.S. nonprofit organizations or institutions with IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status;
• state and local governments, and tribal governments;
• U.S. citizens; and
• foreign nationals who have been living in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years immediately prior to the time of application.

Degree candidates may not be project directors.

Project directors may submit only one application to this program, although they may apply for other NEH awards, including Fellowships or Summer Stipends.

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.

Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.

Application advice and proposal drafts: Applicants may submit by e-mail (editions@neh.gov) a draft of the narrative and budget sections of their proposal at least six weeks before the deadline. A response cannot be guaranteed if the draft arrives later. The preliminary proposal gives an applicant the opportunity to receive staff comments about the substance and format of the application. These comments are not part of the formal review process, but previous applicants have found them helpful. Once NEH has received a formal application, its staff will not comment on its status except with respect to questions of completeness or eligibility. You will prepare your application for submission via Grants.gov just as you would a paper application. Your application should consist of the following parts:

1. Statement of significance and impact Provide a one-page abstract written for a nonspecialist audience stating clearly the importance of the proposed work and its relation to larger issues in the humanities.
2. Table of contents List all parts of the application and corresponding page numbers.
3. List of participants On a separate page, list in alphabetical order, surnames first, all participants and collaborators on the project. The names on this list should match the names mentioned in the staff section of the project's narrative description. Include participants' institutional affiliations, if any. The list of participants will be used to ensure that prospective evaluators have no conflict of interest with the project that they will be evaluating. This list should include advisory board members, if any.
4. Narrative Applicants should provide an intellectual justification for the project and a work plan. Narrative descriptions are limited to twenty-five double-spaced pages. Applications exceeding the page limit will not be reviewed. All pages should have one-inch margins and the font size should be no smaller than eleven point. Use appendices to provide supplementary material. Applicants should keep in mind the criteria (listed below) used to evaluate proposals. Provide a detailed project description consisting of the following sections:
   • Substance and context Provide a clear, concise statement about the nature of the edition and its value to scholars, students, and general audiences in the humanities. Include a full description of the materials that the edition will contain. If there is a previous edition, provide a rationale for undertaking a new edition. Applicants should also describe, if applicable, how their projects will make available materials dispersed among a number of repositories.
   • History and duration of the edition Provide a concise history of the edition, including any preliminary research or planning, financial support already received, and resources or research facilities available. List any volumes, microform products, or electronic products produced with dates of publication; when applicable, the list should indicate the publisher, print or production runs, sales, and royalties. Reviews of the most recent volume or other product should be provided in an appendix. If the project constitutes a part of a larger editorial undertaking, describe the overall design of the entire effort and clearly delineate the specific part intended for NEH funding. Applicants who previously received NEH funding for their editions should provide, in column format, a comparison of the stated goals and actual accomplishments during the period of their most recent NEH grant. (If the grant was funded at a level different from the requested amount, the revised goals should be used.) If work on the larger undertaking will continue after the proposed grant period, applicants should describe the work that will remain—including the estimated date of completion of the entire undertaking—and the probable sources of support for that work. If the estimated date of completion for the larger undertaking is more than seven years from the date of this application, applicants should demonstrate that the work being proposed is organized and planned to yield results that will be freestanding even if the larger undertaking is not completed. Provide specific information about how materials for the edition have been or will be collected and about the scope of the search. If this work has not yet been completed, provide an estimate of what remains to be collected.
   • Staff Identify the project director and collaborators who would work on the project during the proposed grant period, and describe their responsibilities and qualifications. All collaborators should be identified, regardless of whether NEH funds are requested to support their participation in the project. Provide résumés of the principal collaborators (maximum of two pages each) in an appendix. Project directors must devote a significant portion of their time to their projects. All persons directly involved in the conduct of the proposed project—whether or not their salaries are paid from grant funds—should be named, their anticipated commitments of time should be indicated, and the reasons for and nature of their participation explained. If the edition has an advisory board, provide a statement about its meetings and other activities, and a list of board members.
   • Methods Describe in detail the editorial methods, including:
     •  the organization of the edition;
     • the corpus—the total number of existing documents and texts—represented by the edition and the criteria for selecting the proportion of documents and texts from that corpus to be edited and published;
     • methods of analyzing, transcribing, verifying, and presenting the texts; and
     • guidelines for annotation, introductions, indexes, and other editorial apparatus.
   • Final product and dissemination Explain how the results of the project will be disseminated and why these means are appropriate to the subject matter and intended audience. If relevant, discuss publishing arrangements, publicity plans, estimated prices, and user costs. While grants may be used to support works in print, NEH encourages applications that provide for online access. Discuss the medium chosen for the final product (printed books, microform, electronic media, or some combination) and the rationale for this choice. Explain how the medium proposed will adequately serve the intended audience without incurring unnecessary expense in the course of preparation. If the project has a Web site, please provide its URL and Web site-use statistics. Repeat applicants are encouraged, and applicants for projects not previously funded by NEH are required, to use electronic technology in the preparation of editions, whether for print or electronic publication. Applicants for projects not previously funded by NEH must also include provision for eventual electronic publication. The Endowment expects grantees to provide broad access to all grant products, insofar as the condition of the materials and intellectual property rights allow. NEH strongly encourages projects that offer free public access to online resources. All other considerations being equal, NEH will give preference to projects that provide free, online access to digital materials produced with grant funds. The proposal should include a discussion of software and hardware requirements, markup languages, database applications, and imaging formats (if applicable). If the project involves materials under copyright, indicate what has been done to secure the necessary permission to publish. Provide any pertinent correspondence with a publisher in an appendix.
     • For electronic publication, describe the technical standards and formats used by the project and include URLs or sample screen displays whenever possible. Applicants are encouraged to use open standards and markup conforming to the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), and to employ current best practices in creation of electronic editions. Other pertinent considerations include access, interoperability, and persistence of electronic data. If the methodology used for the creation of an electronic publication departs from generally-accepted standards and practices, applicants should explain their approach and give reasons why it was chosen.
     • For microform editions, include an explanation for choosing the medium (microfilm or fiche, 35 mm or 16 mm) and the technical standards to be adopted for the edition. Applicants should also demonstrate that their projects will make available materials dispersed among a number of repositories.
     • For facsimile editions, confer with the publisher or technical experts as appropriate to determine if the materials are of sufficient quality for clear reproduction. Applicants should describe the results of these consultations in the proposal.
   • Work plan Describe what will be accomplished during each six-month period and identify the staff members involved. The work described in the proposal should be completed by the end of the grant period.
5. Project budget Using the instructions provided, complete the budget form (PDF).
6. Appendices Use appendices to provide essential supplementary materials. These materials should include a brief résumé (two-page maximum) for each principal project participant, letters of commitment from outside participants and cooperating institutions, and samples of the material to be edited during the proposed grant period. To show editorial principles and procedures described in the narrative, provide photocopies of the original documents, as well as transcriptions and annotations. The samples should illustrate the significance of the materials to be edited and should be carefully checked for accuracy. Do not include assessments of previous applications and testimonials (as opposed to letters of interest from prospective publishers or published reviews). Appendices are limited to thirty-five pages.
7. Statement of history of grants If the edition has received previous support from any federal or nonfederal sources, including NEH, please list the sources, dates, and amounts of these funds. Explain how many years of NEH support the edition has received already. If it has a long history of support, the sources and contributions may be grouped and summarized.

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 Web site to create an institutional profile. Once registered, your organization can then apply for any government grant on the Grants.gov Web site.

If your organization has already registered, you may skip this step. If not, please see our handy checklist to guide you through the registration process. We recommend you complete 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. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PUREEDGE VIEWER SOFTWARE In order to fill out a Grants.gov application package, you will need to download and install the PureEdge Viewer software. This software is available at no charge from the Grants.gov Web site. Please select the link below that corresponds to the type of computer you are using:

• PureEdge for PC;
• PureEdge for Mac (Intel processor); or
• PureEdge for Mac (PPC processor).

Once installed, this software will allow you to view and fill out Grants.gov application packages for any federal agency. If you have a problem installing PureEdge Viewer, 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.

Attention Microsoft Vista users: Please note that Grants.gov does not currently support the new Microsoft Vista Operating system. The PureEdge software used by Grants.gov forms are not compatible with Vista. Grants.gov will be reviewing this new product to determine if it can be supported in the future. If you have any questions regarding this matter please email the Grants.gov help desk at support@grants.gov or call 1-800-518-4726.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION 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 it, you may receive an error message indicating that your application is not valid if all of the forms have not been completed. 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 three 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. NEH Attachment Form—this form allows you to attach your narrative, budget, and the other parts of your application.

HOW TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE SF-424 SHORT FORM

Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. 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, Web site 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, for example, 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 grant 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, descriptive, and substantive. It should also be informative to a non-specialist audience. Provide a brief description of your project. The description should be written for a non-specialist 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 Social Security Number, name, title, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers for the project director. Disclosure of Social Security Numbers is optional. NEH uses them for internal application processing only.
8. Primary Contact/Grants Administrator: Provide the contact information for the official responsible for the administration of the grant (e.g., 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 Institutional Grants Administrator is not the same person as the Project Director. If the project director and the grant 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: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.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 proposal 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. If requesting a supplement, provide the current grant number (applicants should discuss their request with a NEH program officer before submitting such an application). 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.

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, there are many low-cost and free software packages available. To learn more, go to http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsgov/pdf.html.

When you open the NEH Attachment Form, you will find 15 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 statement of significance and impact. Please name the file "statement.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your table of contents. Please name the file "contents.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your list of project participants. Please name the file "participantslist.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your narrative. Please name the file "narrative.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your budget. Please name the file "budget.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 6: To this button, please attach your appendices. Please name the file "appendices.pdf".

ATTACHMENT 7: To this button, please attach your history of grants. Please name the file "granthistory.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 three 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 was 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, which includes a tracking number, will appear indicating 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.

NEH suggests that you submit your application no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. That way, should you encounter a technical problem of some kind, you will still have time to contact the Grants.gov help desk for support. The Grants.gov help desk is open Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time at 1-800-518-4726. You can also send an e-mail to support@grants.gov.

HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

If you are sending supplementary materials (those that cannot be submitted electronically—i.e. audio or video materials), please send eight copies of each item and include at the bottom of the table of contents a list of the materials to be mailed separately in your Grants.gov submission. Mail the materials to:

Scholarly Editions
Division of Research Programs
Room 318
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506

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 intact by the receipt deadline.

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

DEADLINES Applications must be received by Grants.gov by November 1, 2007. Grants.gov will date/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 by November 1, 2007, to be considered as part of the application.

Evaluators are asked to apply the following five criteria.

1. The intellectual significance of the proposed work, including its potential contribution to scholarship in the humanities; the likelihood that it will stimulate new research; its relationship to larger themes or issues in the humanities; and the significance of the material on which the project is based.
2. The appropriateness of the research methods, critical apparatus, and editorial policies; the appropriateness of selection criteria; the thoroughness and feasibility of the work plan; the quality of the samples, e.g., their content and accuracy; and the clarity and helpfulness of annotation.
3. The qualifications, expertise, and levels of commitment of the project director and key project staff or contributors.
4. The soundness of the dissemination and access plans, including benefit to the audience identified in the proposal; the strength of the case for producing print volumes, microform, electronic format, or a combination of media; and the appropriateness of the technology to be used. All other considerations being equal, preference will be given to projects that provide free, online access to digital materials produced with grant funds.
5. The potential for success, including the likelihood that the proposed project will be successfully completed within the projected time frame; when appropriate, the edition's previous record of success; and the reasonableness of the budget in relation to its likely results.

Late applications will not be reviewed.

Review and Selection Process Knowledgeable persons outside NEH will read each application and advise the agency about its merits. The Endowment’s 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 notices Applicants will be notified by e-mail of the decision by June 15, 2008. Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful applications will receive award documents by mail after the June notification. Applicants may obtain the reasons for funding decisions on their applications by sending a letter or e-mail to NEH, Division of Research Programs, Room 318, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506 or editions@neh.gov.

Administrative requirements Before submitting an application, applicants should review their responsibilities as an award recipient and the lobbying certification requirement.

Award conditions The requirements for awards are contained in the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Organizations, any specific terms and conditions contained in the award document, and the applicable OMB circulars governing federal grants management. The requirements for awards to individuals are contained in the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Individuals.

Reporting requirements A schedule of report due dates will be included with the award document.

Interim and final performance reports will be required. Further details can be found in Performance Reporting Requirements (formerly Enclosure 2).

For organizations, a Federal Cash Transactions Report (2-page PDF) will be due within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter. A final Financial Status Report (2-page PDF) will be due within 90 days after the completion date of the award period. Further details can be found in Financial Reporting Requirements (formerly Enclosure 1).

For awards to individuals, a Final Financial Status Report for Individuals (2-page PDF) will be due within 90 days after the completion date of the award period. Further details can be found in Financial Reporting Instructions for Individuals (1-page PDF).

If you have questions about the program, contact NEH's Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 and editions@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930

If you need help using Grants.gov, contact:

Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov help desk: support@grants.gov
Grants.gov customer support tutorials and manuals: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp
Grant.gov support line: 1-800-518-GRANTS (4726)

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 Office of Publications, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. 20506; and to 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.