Opportunity Listing - Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

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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

Funding opportunity

Summary

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

State governments

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

Public and state institutions of higher education

Private institutions of higher education

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

County governments

City or township governments

Special district governments

Additional information

See C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Grantor contact information

Description

Email

preservation@neh.gov

Documents

Link to additional information

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

Forecasted

Application process

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Award

$2,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$420,000

Award Ceiling

Award Floor

Funding opportunity number:

20260109-PF

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Humanities

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

January 24, 2025

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