- Deadline
- Dec 16, 2026 · 47 days left
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Award size
- $1 to $2M
- Total program funding
- $6M
- Expected awards
- 20
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding type
- Grant
- Category
- Humanities
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About this opportunity
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Public Humanities Projects program. The purpose of this program is to support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life in three areas: (1) exhibitions, (2) historic site interpretations, and (3) public lectures and discussions. For 2027, NEH welcomes applications that promote deeper public understanding of the following topics: Western civilization and America’s place in it; great works of literature, history, philosophy, and theology and their relevance to contemporary questions; the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution; civic education; civil discourse; cultural literacy, and the practice of close reading. Public Lectures and Discussion Forums must address one of these interest areas.
Who can apply
- Public and state universities
- Private universities
- Special district governments
- County governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status
- Federally recognized tribal governments
See the official notice for eligibility details.
Agency contact
Division of Lifelong Learning
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20506
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