Humanities Access Grants
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Assistance Listings
- 45.130 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Challenge Grants
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
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.
Humanities Access Grants offer two years of match-based funding. All funds must be expended by the end of the grant period. Humanities Access grant funds should not be used to replace existing program funds. Instead, the grant should expand or enhance an existing exemplary humanities program.
Institutions that have never received an NEH grant and small to mid-sized institutions are especially encouraged to apply.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
Office of Challenge Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8309
challenge@neh.gov
challenge@neh.gov
challenge@neh.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
https://www.neh.gov/grants/challenge/humanities-access-grants
Closed: May 3, 2017
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
$50,000
Award Minimum
$100,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
20170503-ZH
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
February 28, 2017
Archive date:
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