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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

Last Updated: January 24, 2025

Description

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

Eligible applicants

Government

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

See C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Grantor contact information

Description

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Email

preservation@neh.gov

preservation@neh.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available here

Link to additional information

https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

October 9, 2025

Estimated Application Due Date:

January 9, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

August 31, 2026

Estimated Project Start Date:

October 1, 2026

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

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Award

$2,000,000

Program Funding

15

Expected awards

$1

Award Minimum

$420,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

20260109-PF

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

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:

2

Forecast posted date:

January 24, 2025

Archive date:

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