Upcoming Deadlines
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Public Humanities Projects
NEH grants of up to $400,000 support planning and implementation projects that bring the humanities to life for the public through public programming. Deadline: January 8, 2025. (Optional draft due December 4, 2024). -
Media Projects: Development & Production Grants
Production funding of up to $1,000,000 is available through this NEH grant program. Deadline: January 8, 2025. (Optional draft due December 4. 2024) -
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
This NSF program provides grants of up to $3.5 million for STEM education projects that use new approaches to reach a broader audience. Deadline: January 8, 2025. The annual deadline is now the second Wednesday in January every year. -
Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
Provides up to $10,000 to help small institutions improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. We expect to see the next competition with a deadline of January 9, 2025. -
Digital Humanities Advancement Grants
This NEH program supports innovative digital projects that contribute to public knowledge of the humanities. Three project levels range from $75,000 to $350,000 awards. Deadline: January 9, 2025 (optional draft due November 13, 2024). -
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
This NEH program with grants between $40,000 and $350,000 helps cultural institutions preserve large holdings of humanities materials by supporting preventive conservation. Deadline: January 10, 2025. -
Juneteenth Open House Events
In this brand new grant program, NEH will award $30,000 grants for public events tied to Juneteenth Open House events that explore African American history and culture. Suggested activities include documentary screenings followed by group discussions. UPDATE 11-10-2024 The NEH decided not to open this competition at this time. -
Press Forward Infrastructure Open Call
The second open call from Press Forward (the $500 million funding collaborative that aims to support local news) focuses on strengthening the infrastructure in newsrooms. They are looking for scalable, replicable or new solutions to common challenges to sustainably creating and disseminating local news. 20-30 grants ranging $500,000 - $1.5 million are available to stations alone or as part of a collaboration. LOIs are due January 15, 2025, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal. -
The American Revolution Community Engagement Grants
WETA is offering community engagement grants of up to $35,000 in conjunction with the Ken Burns series The American Revolution. Deadline: January 31, 2025. -
Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers
This NEH grant program supports virtual or in-place workshops for teachers. Stations may partner with a school, library, museum or other host organization for a grant of up to $190,000. Deadline: February 12, 2025 (optional drat due January 6, 2025).