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Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Assistance Listings
  • 45.149 -- Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

  • Closed: January 12, 2024

Award details

  • Expected project funding: $2,000,000
  • Expected awards: 15

Award min.

$1

Award max.

$350,000

  • Funding opportunity number:20240111-PF
  • Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
  • Funding instrument type:
    • Grant
  • Opportunity Category:Discretionary
  • Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
  • Category of Funding Activity:
    • Arts
  • Category Explanation:Not specified

History

  • Posted date: October 30, 2023
  • Archive date: Not specified
  • Version: 2

View version history on Grants.gov

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program. This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions’ ability to anticipate and respond to disasters.

Eligibility

Government

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • City or township governments

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information on eligibility

Not specified

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Sustaining_Cultural_Heritage_Programs_2024_20240111-PF.pdf
NOFO for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections, 2024
Oct 30, 2023 12:20 PM UTC

Agency contact information

Email: preservation@neh.gov

preservation@neh.gov

Division of Preservation and Access National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 Telephone: 202-606-8570 preservation@neh.gov

Link to additional information

HHS.gov

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