Challenge Grants for Two-year Colleges
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Assistance Listings
- 45.130 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Challenge Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: March 22, 2013
- Closed: February 20, 2013
Award details
- Expected project funding: Not specified
- Expected awards: Not specified
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$500,000
- Funding opportunity number:20130220-CZ
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:Yes
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Humanities
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: October 23, 2012
- Archive date: March 22, 2013
- Version: 1
Summary
The National Endowment for the Humanities invites two-year colleges to apply in a special Challenge Grant competition to strengthen their long-term humanities programs and resources. Two-year colleges are major educational assets that have too often been overlooked, even though over half of students in post-secondary education attend two-year institutions. The humanities can and should play a vital role in community colleges. The perspectives of history, philosophy, and literature can enrich the educational experience of students attending two-year colleges, deepening their understanding of questions...
related to differences among cultures, as manifested in diverse understandings of citizenship, politics, and ethics. NEH seeks to encourage two-year colleges to develop models of excellence that enhance the role of the humanities on their campuses. The goals of this initiative are
to enable two-year colleges to strengthen programs in the humanities, especially the study of the worlds many cultures and civilizations;
to support model humanities curricula at two-year colleges that may be replicated at other institutions; and
to encourage two-year colleges to broaden the base of financial support for the humanities.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information on eligibility
The only eligible applicants are accredited U.S. two-year colleges and community colleges that predominantly award associate degrees that can be earned in two years of study. Both private, independent colleges and government-supported colleges are eligible. Community-college districts and two-year-college consortia may also apply, in collaboration with at least one two-year college.
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Agency contact information
Email: challenge@neh.gov
challenge@neh.gov
Office of Challenge Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 420
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8309
challenge@neh.gov
