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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
20091008-HG
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 02, 2009
Creation Date:
Jul 02, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Oct 08, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Oct 08, 2009
Archive Date:
Nov 07, 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:
$350,000
Award Floor:
$100,000
CFDA Number(s):
45.169
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Promotion of the Humanities_Digital Humanities Initiative
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) are working together to offer support for digitization projects in the humanities. These grants provide funding for up to three years of development in any of the following areas:
new digitization projects and pilot projects;
the addition of important materials to existing digitization projects; and
the development of tools and infrastructure to enhance the use of digitized resources and support international digitization work.
Collaboration between U.S. and German partners is a key requirement for this grant category. Each application must be sponsored by at least one eligible German individual or institution, and at least one U.S. institution (see Eligibility requirements below), and there must be a project director from each country.
