Funding-Limited Submission – National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) – Humanities Access Grants (20170503-ZH); May 3, 2017

Purpose: Humanities Access grants help support capacity building for humanities programs that benefit one or more of the following groups: children, family, and young adults (defined to include those between ages 18 and 30). Humanities Access grants provide funding for existing programs at institutions such as public libraries, local and regional museums, historical societies, community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, archival repositories, and other cultural organizations. Programs supported by Humanities Access grants have included, for example

• a young readers’ initiative sponsored by a state humanities council;

• a “family conversations” program at a rural historical society connecting the area’s cultural and natural resources; and

• internships for students at a liberal arts college to work in local cultural organizations during the summer.

Funding Amount: either $50,000 or $100,000 divided evenly over the first two years of the three-year grant.

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

Matching Requirement: 1:1

Institutional Limit: 1

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process, please submit the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by March 28, 2017:

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)
• Budget, including the potential source of matching funds

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

Agency Deadlines: May 3, 2017