NEH CARES - American Rescue Plan: Humanities Organizations Limited Submission Deadline

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting applications for the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Organizations program. In keeping with Congress’s intent in enacting the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the purpose of this emergency relief program is to assist institutions and organizations working in the humanities that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Applicants may propose new humanities projects or focus on sustaining core humanities programs and activities.

Program Description:

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 recognizes that the humanities sector is an essential component of economic and civic life in the United States. The Act appropriated supplemental funding to NEH to provide emergency relief to institutions and organizations working in the humanities that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In keeping with Congress’s intent in enacting the American Rescue Plan, applicants may propose new humanities projects or focus on sustaining core humanities programs and activities.

The American Rescue Plan: Humanities Organizations program invites applications from eligible organizations seeking support for humanities positions and projects that have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Through this funding opportunity, NEH will award grants to museums, libraries and archives, historic sites, independent research institutions, academic presses, professional organizations, colleges and universities, and other humanities organizations across the country to help them continue to advance their mission during the interruption of their operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NEH has designed a simplified application process and expedited review for the distribution of these critical emergency relief funds. Funds are available to support a range of activities over a yearlong period of performance. NEH especially encourages applications from underserved and minority-serving institutions and organizations.

This funding opportunity is intended to support a wide range of humanities activities and includes five application packages which can be found under the “Package” tab. Each package includes an identical series of required and conditionally required forms. Select the application package aligned with your proposed project. Applicants may apply in one of the following packages, choosing the one that best aligns with their proposed activities: education, public programming, digital humanities, research, or preservation and access. In cases where a project includes multiple activities, select the application package most closely aligned with your predominant activity. The package you select will be used for reporting purposes and will have no effect on the review of your application or impact your likelihood of receiving an award.

• ZDH2021 – Digital Humanities
• ZED2021 – Education
• ZPA2021 – Preservation and Access
• ZPP2021 – Public Programs
• ZRE2021 – Research

For more information about applying to the UMD Limited Submission click here.