This program supports projects that develop and implement educational programs for professionals who preserve and provide access to humanities collections. Such materials include but are not limited to paper-based, photographic, archaeological, ethnographic, artistic, audiovisual, digitized, and born-digital collections. Advancing long-term access to these materials for scholars, students, and the public requires skilled professionals from varied backgrounds and communities working in organizations large and small.
NEH makes awards in this program to organizations that offer national, regional, or statewide education and training programs for current or emerging professionals. Programs may be at any stage, from early curriculum development to advanced implementation, and projects may include partnerships with academic or non-academic institutions.
Project activities must support one or more of the following programmatic areas:
- field services, networks, or consortia that offer training and educational resources and services to professionals
- continuing education opportunities that provide professionals with extended or specialized training in new or current preservation and access topics
- student and early career programs focused on building skills in preservation and access for cultural heritage collections. Programs may occur at either academic or non-academic institutions
Topics and programs must be associated with the work of preserving and providing access to humanities collections, and topics may be introductory or advanced.
Deadlines:
- Optional Draft: April 9, 2024
- Applications: May 21, 2024
To be eligible to apply, your organization must be established in the United States or its jurisdictions as one of the following: • a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code • an accredited institution of higher education (public or nonprofit) • a state or local government or one of their agencies • a federally recognized Native American Tribal government
You may submit multiple applications for separate and distinct projects under this notice.
You may request up to $350,000 for this award. If your program grants graduate degrees in art conservation, you may request a maximum of $250,000 in outright funds. You may request an additional $100,000 in matching funds for a total award of $350,000 and a total project cost of $450,000. See C2. Cost Sharing to learn more about federal matching funds.