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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
20090128-BR
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Dec 02, 2008
Creation Date:
Dec 02, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 28, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 28, 2009
Archive Date:
Feb 27, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$1,000,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
45.164
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Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
As part of the NEH’s We the People program, Interpreting America’s Historic Places grants support public humanities projects that exploit the evocative power of historic places to address themes and issues central to American history and culture, including those that advance knowledge of how the founding principles of the United States have shaped and been shaped by American history and culture for more than two hundred years. Interpreting America’s Historic Places projects may interpret a single historic site or house, a series of sites, an entire neighborhood, a town or community, or a larger geographical region. The place taken as a whole must be significant to American history, and the project must convey its historic importance to visitors. The audience for Interpreting America’s Historic Places projects is the general public. (For other public humanities projects that may not focus so closely on historic places, refer to the implementation grant guidelines for America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations.)
The goals of Interpreting America’s Historic Places are to
enhance lifelong learning in American history by connecting nationally significant events, people, ideas, stories, and traditions with specific places;
foster the development of interpretive programs for the public that address central events, themes, and issues in American history; and
encourage consultation with humanities scholars and history organizations in the development of heritage tourism destinations.
Interpreting America’s Historic Places projects should
interpret a place that played a significant role in American history;
enrich the visitor experience at one or more historic places by interpreting these places in light of broader themes in American history;
make use of the specific features of one or more historic places—the site, its location, buildings, or other natural or built features—as integral parts of the proposed interpretation;
build on sound humanities scholarship;
involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and implementation;
approach the subject thematically, analytically, and interpretively through an appropriate variety of perspectives;
interest broad audiences; and
employ appealing and accessible program formats that will actively engage the public in learning.
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269
publicpgms@neh.gov
Synopsis Modification History
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