NEH 101: Opportunities and Initiatives University of Baltimore March 11, 2011 Division of Research...

NEH 101:Opportunities and Initiatives

University of BaltimoreMarch 11, 2011

Division of Research ProgramsNational Endowment for the Humanities

Overview of Area Institutions

(Since 1980)

U of Baltimore: 55 apps, 7 awards (13%)Bowie State U: 19 apps, 3 awards (16%)Coppin State U: 38 apps, 12 awards (32%)Johns Hopkins U: 483 apps, 189 awards (39%)Loyola College: 139 apps, 28 awards (20%)U Maryland, BC: 284 apps, 45 awards (16%)Morgan State U: 116 apps, 14 awards (12%)Salisbury U: 43 apps, 4 awards (9%)

NEH 101

• NEH is funded by you and is run by people like you

NEH 101

“The practice of art and the study of the humanities require constant dedication and devotion. While no government can call a great artist or scholar into existence, it is necessary and appropriate for the

Federal Government to help create and sustain not only a climate encouraging freedom of thought, imagination, and inquiry but also the material

conditions facilitating the release of this creative talent.”

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965

NEH 101

• NEH is funded by you and run by people like you

• NEH makes awards in all areas of the humanities

The Humanities

The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

NEH 101

• NEH is funded by you and run by people like you

• NEH makes awards in all areas of the humanities

• Grant programs offered by 7 divisions

Office of Federal/State Partnership

Office of Challenge GrantsInstitution-building grants to improve humanities programs and carry out long-term plans for strengthening basic resources, and enhance financial stability.

Division of EducationGrants strengthen teaching and learning through new or revised curricula and materials, collaborative study, seminars, and institutes.

Division of Preservation and Access

Grants to preserve archival holdings (including digitization); enhance access to materials; train preservationists; and produce reference works for scholarly research, education, and public programming.

Division of Public Programs

Grants for the presentation of the humanities for large and diverse public audiences. Grants typically support radio and television documentaries, exhibitions and interpretation of historic sites, reading and discussion series, lectures, symposia, and after school programs.

Division of ResearchGrants support individuals and teams of scholars pursuing advanced research in the humanities that will contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities.

Office of Digital Humanities

Encourages innovations in the digital humanities through research that brings new approaches or documents best practices; creation of digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible digital resources; and examination of the philosophical implications and impact of emerging technologies.

Bridging Cultures “The humanities reflect the high place accorded by the American people to the nation’s rich cultural heritage and to the fostering of mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all persons and groups.”

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

This new initiative is designed to help Americans better understand our own rich cultural heritage, while enhancing public knowledge of and respect for others both here and abroad. It encourages projects that explore the ways in which cultures from around the globe, as well as the myriad subcultures within America’s borders, have influenced American society.

NEH 101

• NEH is funded by you and run by people like you

• NEH makes awards in all areas of the humanities

• 7 divisions make awards

• All grant information is at neh.gov

Application information

Grant database

Grants.gov

RegisterYour foundation relations office can help.

NEH 101

• NEH is funded by you and run by people like you

• NEH makes awards in all areas of the humanities

• 7 divisions make awards

• All grant information is at neh.gov

• All applications are peer reviewed

Stages of Review

• Peer Review Panelists• NEH staff• National Council• Chairman

Do!• Ask questions of NEH staff. • Submit a draft.• Request sample successful proposals in your

area.• Read, re-read, and read again the Evaluation

Criteria• Find out about resources at your institution.• Offer to serve as a peer review panelist.• Request evaluations of your application.

Don’t!• Attack last year’s panelists in this

year’s application.• Rely on your reputation.• Ignore the deadline (it’s real).• Assume your application has been

submitted until you have received all of the confirmation messages from Grants.gov.

Questions?

Russell Wyland, Deputy DirectorNEH Division of Research

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 318Washington, DC 20506

RWyland@neh.gov 202-606-8391

Also: research@neh.gov / 202-606-8200