State Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Assistance Listings
- 45.129 -- Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Closed: May 22, 2020
Award details
- Expected project funding: $48,000,000
- Expected awards: 56
Award min.
$300,000
Award max.
$3,000,000
- Funding opportunity number:20200522-SO
- 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: March 17, 2020
- Archive date: Not specified
- Version: 1
Summary
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Federal/State Partnership is accepting applications for State Humanities Councils General Operating Support Grants. The purpose of this program is to provide general operating support grants to fund humanities councils in the 50 U.S. states and the jurisdictional territories. State and jurisdictional humanities councils tailor their grantmaking and programs to the needs, resources, and interests of their state or jurisdiction, while also extending the reach of NEH-funded projects and further strengthening NEH’s connection to local communities...
throughout the United States and the jurisdictional territories. NEH determines annual funding for each state and jurisdictional humanities council according to a legislatively mandated formula.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information on eligibility
The only eligible applicants are the independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) state and jurisdictional humanities councils. See Section C of the notice of funding opportunity for additional information.
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Agency contact information
Email: fedstate@neh.gov
fedstate@neh.gov
Office of Federal/State Partnership
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8254
fedstate@neh.gov
