NEH Grant Programs
Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions Receipt Deadline: May 14, 2009 (for projects beginning January 2010)
Date posted: February 9, 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 45.149
Questions?
Program questions should be directed to NEH's Division of Preservation and Access at 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.
Grant Program Description
Preservation Assistance Grants help institutions—particularly small and mid-sized institutions—improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections, including special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine arts, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, and historical objects. Institutions such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, arts and cultural organizations, and town and county records offices are encouraged to apply. Applicants must draw on the knowledge of consultants whose preservation skills and experience are related to the types of collections and the nature of the activities that are the focus of their projects. Within the conservation field, for example, conservators usually specialize in the care of specific types of collections, such as objects, paper, or paintings. Applicants should therefore choose a conservator whose specialty is appropriate for the nature of their collections. Similarly, when assessing the preservation needs of archival holdings, applicants must seek a consultant specifically knowledgeable about archives and preservation. Because the organization and the preservation of archival collections must be approached in tandem, an archival consultant should also provide advice about the management and processing needs of such holdings as part of a preservation assessment that includes long-term plans for the arrangement and description of archival collections. Small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant are especially encouraged to apply.
Preservation Assistance Grants may be used for purposes like these.
  • General preservation assessments
    Applicants may engage a conservator, preservation librarian, archivist, or other appropriate consultant to conduct a general preservation assessment and to help draft a long-range plan for the care of humanities collections. The consultant visits the institution to assess policies, practices, and conditions affecting the care and preservation of humanities collections and prepares a report that summarizes the findings and contains prioritized recommendations for future preservation action.
  • Consultations with professionals to address a specific preservation issue, need, or problem
    Applicants may hire a consultant to help address challenges facing the care of humanities collections. For example, consultants can provide advice about
    • developing disaster preparedness and response plans;
    • establishing environmental monitoring programs, instituting integrated pest management programs, and developing plans for improving environmental conditions or security or fire protection for collections;
    • studying light levels in exhibition and storage spaces and recommending appropriate methods for controlling light and reducing damage to collections;
    • developing plans for arranging, describing, and addressing the preservation needs of archival and manuscript holdings;
    • developing detailed plans for improving storage or rehousing a collection; and
    • assessing the conservation treatment needs of selected items in a collection.
    From preliminary discussions about the proposed assessment, a consultant may be able to anticipate an institution’s need for basic preservation supplies. In such cases, the applicant may request funds to purchase the recommended supplies, and the consultant’s letter of commitment should provide a general description of the supplies and justification for their use. After the on-site visit, the consultant can refine the list of supplies to be purchased.
  • Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies
    Applicants who have completed a preservation assessment or consulted with an appropriate professional may request funds to purchase permanent and durable furniture and supplies (e.g., cabinets and shelving units, storage containers, boxes, folders, and sleeves). If an institution's staff and volunteers have limited experience in rehousing collections, the institution should enlist the help of a consultant to provide guidance and training at the beginning of the project. Applicants requesting supplies to rehouse archival collections should discuss how the rehousing activities relate to plans for arranging and describing the materials.
  • Purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for humanities collections
    Applicants may purchase environmental monitoring equipment (e.g., dataloggers, hygrothermographs, and light meters). If the institution's staff does not have experience using the equipment, the application should include a request for training in the use and installation of the equipment and the interpretation of the monitoring data.
  • Education and Training
    Applicants may request support to send staff members who work with humanities collections to workshops and training courses that focus on the care of collections.
    Applicants may also hire a consultant to conduct on-site training for staff and volunteers. On-site workshops may be tailored to meet specific needs and holdings of the institution. Staff and volunteers from neighboring organizations may also be invited to participate in on-site workshops.
    Education and training requests may address both preservation and access topics. For example, workshops could focus on such topics as the following:
    • developing disaster preparedness and response plans;
    • establishing environmental monitoring programs, instituting integrated pest management programs, and developing plans for improving environmental conditions or security or fire protection for collections;
    • studying light levels in exhibition and storage spaces and recommending appropriate methods for controlling light and reducing damage to collections;
    • developing plans for arranging, describing, and addressing the preservation needs of archival and manuscript holdings;
    • developing detailed plans for improving storage or rehousing a collection; and
    • assessing the conservation treatment needs of selected items in a collection.
Applicants may combine two or more elements of the project types listed above in a single application. For example, an applicant may request funds for a consultant to conduct a preservation assessment and an on-site preservation workshop for the institution’s staff. In such cases, the consultant's letter of commitment should describe both the assessment and the on-site workshop.
NEH grants may support consultant fees, workshop registration fees, travel and per diem expenses, and the costs of purchasing and shipping preservation supplies and equipment.
Previously Funded Projects
An institution that has received a Preservation Assistance Grant may apply for another grant to support the next phase of its preservation efforts. For example, after completing a preservation assessment, an institution might apply to purchase storage supplies and cabinets to rehouse a collection identified as a high priority for improved storage. Subsequent proposals are considered new applications and evaluated according to the same criteria as other applications.
Preservation Assistance Grants may not be used for
  • projects that preserve, organize, or describe materials that are the responsibility of an agency of the federal government;
  • projects that preserve, organize, or describe materials that are not regularly accessible for research, education, or public programming;
  • projects that focus on collections that fall outside of the humanities;
  • planning or development of digital programs or digital asset management systems;
  • projects that seek to catalog, index, or arrange and describe collections;
  • projects that focus on preserving or restoring buildings or other structures;
  • capital improvements to buildings and building systems, including the purchase of equipment such as air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and security and fire protection systems;
  • salaries and fringe benefits for the staff of an institution;
  • computers;
  • reformatting of collections (e.g., digitizing, photocopying, microfilming, or copying to another medium) or the purchase of equipment for reformatting (e.g., computers, scanners, digital cameras, cassette decks, and CD-ROM drives);
  • library binding;
  • graduate-level conservation training or training related to advanced conservation treatment;
  • conservation or restoration treatments (including deacidification and encapsulation) or the purchase of conservation or restoration treatment supplies and equipment (e.g., mending tape, erasers, and cleaning supplies);
  • attendance at regular meetings of museum, library, archives, or preservation organizations; or
  • the recovery of indirect costs.
III. Award Information
Outright grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded.
All grants are awarded for a period of eighteen months, although a grantee may complete a project in a shorter period of time.
Cost Sharing
Cost sharing is not required. If eligible expenses are more than $6,000, an applicant may cover the difference and show this as cost sharing in the project’s budget.
Eligibility
Any U.S. nonprofit organization is eligible, as are state and local governmental agencies and tribal governments. Grants are not awarded to individuals. NEH will give priority to small and mid-sized institutions and to institutions that have not previously received an NEH grant.
Only one application for a Preservation Assistance Grant may be submitted annually by an institution, although distinct collecting entities of a larger organization may apply in the same year, such as the library and museum of a university or two historic sites within a historical society.
Applicants must also
  • care for and have custody of the humanities collections that are the focus of the application;
  • have at least one staff member or the full-time equivalent, whether paid or unpaid; and
  • be open and be able to provide services or programs at least 120 days per year.
NEH generally does not award grants to other federal entities or to applicants whose projects are so closely intertwined with a federal entity that the project takes on characteristics of the federal entity’s own authorized activities. This does not preclude applicants from using grant funds from, or sites and materials controlled by, other federal entities in their projects. Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.
Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.
Application and Submission Information
Application advice:
Prior to preparing and submitting a proposal, applicants are encouraged to look at the list of sample projects, review sample narratives (Chicago Film Archives [5-page PDF], City of Ontario [6-page PDF], Louisiana State University at Alexandria [5-page PDF], and the Museum of Printing History [6-page PDF]), and review the Frequently Asked Questions.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION
You will prepare your application for submission via Grants.gov just as you would a paper application. Your application should consist of the following parts:
  1. Project Narrative
    Answer the following questions in order. State each question as the heading for the answer to that question. Project narratives are limited to five single-spaced pages. The font size should be no smaller than eleven point and all pages should have one-inch margins. Applicants should keep the application review criteria (see below) in mind when writing their narratives.
    1. What activity (or activities) would the grant support?
      State the specific activity or activities that the grant would support and the goals of the proposed project.
    2. What are the content and size of the humanities collections that are the focus of the project?
      Describe the collections that are the focus of the grant, emphasizing their significance to the humanities. Identify the categories of materials and indicate, where pertinent, the date ranges and quantities for the majority of the items. Highlight specific examples of important items in the collections. The description of your collections should be about one full page in length.
      A description of an archival collection, for example, might begin by stating that the collection comprises two hundred letters written by a school teacher between 1870 and 1885; twenty-four linear feet of records pertaining to a local business active from 1940 through 1970; fifty-two maps documenting the history and development of the locality; twelve volumes of birth and death records for local residents from 1860 to 1950; and nine hundred photographs from a photographic studio active during the 1930s and 1940s. The description should then proceed to discuss in detail the content of these materials and their significance to the humanities.
      If the project focuses only on a portion of an institution’s collections, briefly describe the overall collections and then provide a detailed account of the portion on which the project focuses.
    3. How are these humanities collections used?
      Explain how the collections are used. If collections are used for exhibitions or educational programs, describe the nature of these programs. For example, explain how collections have been used in an exhibition that explores a community's history or how they have been used in school programs and classroom instructional materials. If the collections are used for research, describe the range of subjects that have been (or could be) explored. Provide examples of research projects conducted by students, scholars, or genealogists. By discussing the use of collections, an applicant will help evaluators understand their importance to the humanities and to the institution's mission. This section of the application should be about one full page in length.
    4. What is the nature and mission of your institution?
      Describe the mission of the institution and discuss specific budget or staffing considerations that characterize it as a small or mid-sized institution. Libraries, archives, or museums that are part of a larger organization, such as a college or university, should provide this information for their institutional unit.
      All institutions should include the following information:
      • type of institution: museum, archive, arts or cultural organization, historical organization, public library, historic site or house, college, university, or research library (if other, explain);
      • amount of operating budget in the most recently completed fiscal year;
      • number of full-time paid staff members;
      • number of part-time paid staff members;
      • number of volunteers; and
      • number of days or hours per year the institution is open.
    5. Has your institution ever had a preservation or conservation assessment or consultation?
      If yes, provide the date of the assessment and the name(s) of the assessor(s).
      Has your institution ever engaged a preservation consultant for purposes other than a general preservation or conservation assessment? If yes, briefly elaborate.
    6. What is the importance of this project to the institution?
      Discuss how this project fits into the institution's overall preservation needs or plans. Describe the current condition of collections. Explain how the proposed activities build on previous preservation efforts and how the project fits into future preservation plans.
      Applicants proposing to attend workshops or training courses should describe their content and explain how the knowledge gained would be used to improve preservation practices at the institution. Workshops must be attended during the period of the grant. If a regularly offered workshop has not been scheduled at the time of application, contact the workshop's provider to confirm that it will be offered. In an appendix, provide information about the workshop (e.g., a description, announcement, or program) obtained from the provider.
    7. What are the names and qualifications of the consultant(s) and staff involved in the project?
      Using short paragraphs, provide the name(s) and qualifications of the consultant(s) selected for the project, as well as the names and relevant experiences of the participating staff. Applicants requesting training in the care and preservation of humanities collections must seek a consultant specifically knowledgeable about the collection type or types on which the project focuses. For preservation training projects, identify the staff person(s) who will attend the training and state their positions and responsibilities.
    8. What is the plan of work for the project?
      Outline the steps of the project, the sequence in which they will occur, and indicate who is responsible for which activities.
  2. Budget
    Provide an itemized budget showing the project’s expenses rounded to the nearest dollar. To illustrate the format that you should follow, a sample budget is provided here.
    Cost sharing is not required for Preservation Assistance Grants. However, if eligible expenses are greater than $6,000, the applicant will need to cover the difference and should enter the amount in excess of $6,000 on the cost-sharing line of the Supplementary Cover Sheet and in the budget. For example, if a project costs $8,850, the applicant may request $6,000 from NEH and provide cost sharing in the amount of $2,850.
  3. Appendices
    • Supporting documentation
      For projects based on a previous preservation assessment, attach a copy of the executive summary of the assessment.
      For projects that involve purchasing supplies and equipment, provide a list that identifies each item, quantity, unit cost, and the name of the vendor.
      For projects that involve purchasing storage furniture, provide a description of the furniture, the materials from which it is made, unit cost, and the name of the vendor.
      For preservation training projects, attach workshop descriptions, announcements, or programs.
    • Brief résumés (no longer than two pages) for project director and other key staff
    • Résumés and letters of commitment for project consultant(s)
      Any project that uses a consultant must provide a résumé and letter of commitment from the consultant.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA GRANTS.GOV
Register or Verify Registration with Grants.gov
Applications for this program must be submitted via Grants.gov. Before using Grants.gov for the first time, each organization must register with the Web site to create an institutional profile. Once registered, your organization can then apply for any government grant on the Grants.gov Web site.
If your organization has already registered and you have verified that your registration is still valid, you may skip this step. If not, please see our handy checklist to guide you through the registration process. We strongly recommend that you complete or verify your registration at least two weeks before the application deadline, as it takes time for your registration to be processed. If you have problems registering with Grants.gov, call the Grants.gov help desk at 1-800-518-4726.
Download the Free Adobe Reader software
To fill out a Grants.gov application package, you will need to download and install the current version of Adobe Reader. The latest version of Adobe Reader, which is designed to function with PCs and Macintosh computers using a variety of popular operating systems, is available at no charge from the Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com).
Once installed, the current version of Adobe Reader will allow you to view and fill out Grants.gov application packages for any federal agency. If you have a problem installing Adobe Reader, it may be because you do not have permission to install a new program on your computer. Many organizations have rules about installing new programs. If you encounter a problem, contact your system administrator.
To submit your application, you will need to download the application package from the Grants.gov Web site. You can download the application package at any time. (You do not have to wait for your Grants.gov registration to be complete.) Click the button to the right to download the package.
Save the application package to your computer’s hard drive. To open the application package, select the file and double click. You do not have to be online to work on it.
You can save your application package at any time by clicking the “Save” button at the top of your screen. Tip: If you choose to save your application package before you have completed it, you may receive an error message indicating that your application is not valid if all of the forms have not been completed. Click “OK” to save your work and complete the package another time. You can also use e-mail to share the application package with members of your organization or project team.
The application package contains three forms that you must complete in order to submit your application:
  1. Application for Federal Domestic Assistance - Short Organizational (SF-424 Short)—this form asks for basic information about the project, the project director, and the institution.
  2. Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs—this form asks for additional information about the project director, the institution, and the budget.
  3. NEH Attachment Form—this form allows you to attach your narrative, budget, and the other parts of your application.
    To assist applicants, Grants.gov provides a helpful troubleshooting page.
HOW TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE SF-424 SHORT FORM
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please provide the following information:
  1. Name of Federal Agency: This will be filled in automatically with “National Endowment for the Humanities.”
  2. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: This will be filled in automatically with the CFDA number and title of the NEH program to which you are applying.
  3. Date Received: Please leave blank.
  4. Funding Opportunity Number: This will be filled in automatically.
  5. Applicant Information: In this section, please supply the name, address, employer/taxpayer identification number (EIN/TIN), DUNS number, Web site address, and congressional district of the institution. Also choose the “type” that best describes your institution (you only need to select one).
    If your institution is located in the 5th Congressional District of your state, put a “5.” If your institution doesn’t have a congressional district (e.g. it is in a state or U.S. territory that doesn’t have districts or is in a foreign country), put a “0” (zero).
    All institutions applying to federal grant programs are required to provide a DUNS number, issued by Dun & Bradstreet, as part of their application. Project directors should contact their institution’s grant administrator or chief financial officer to obtain their institution’s DUNS number. Federal grant applicants can obtain a DUNS number free of charge by calling 1-866-705-5711. (Learn more about the requirement.)
  6. Project Information: Provide the title of your project. Your title should be brief, descriptive, and substantive. It should also be informative to a nonspecialist audience. Provide a brief description of your project. The description should be written for a nonspecialist audience and clearly state the importance of the proposed work and its relation to larger issues in the humanities. List the starting and ending dates for your project.
  7. Project Director: Provide the Social Security Number, name, title, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers for the project director.
    Disclosure of Social Security Numbers is optional. NEH uses them for internal application processing only.
  8. Primary Contact/Grants Administrator: Provide the contact information for the official responsible for the administration of the grant (e.g., negotiating the project budget and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the award). This person is often a grants or research officer or a sponsored programs official. Normally, the Institutional Grants Administrator is not the same person as the Project Director. If the project director and the grant administrator are the same person, skip to item 9.
  9. Authorized Representative: Provide the contact information for the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) who is submitting the application on behalf of the institution. This person, often called an “Authorizing Official,” is typically the president, vice president, executive director, provost, or chancellor. In order to become an AOR, the person must be designated by the institution’s E-Business Point of Contact. For more information, please consult the Grants.gov user guide, which is available at: www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp.
HOW TO FILL OUT THE SUPPLEMENTARY COVER SHEET FOR NEH GRANT PROGRAMS
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please provide the following information:
  1. Project Director: Use the pull-down menu to select the major field of study for the project director.
  2. Institution Information: Use the pull-down menu to select your type of institution.
  3. Project Funding: Enter your project funding information. Note that applicants for Challenge Grants should use the right column only; applicants to all other programs should use the left column only.
  4. Application Information: Indicate whether the applications will be submitted to other NEH grant programs, government agencies, or private entities for funding. If so, please indicate where and when. NEH frequently cosponsors projects with other funding sources. Providing this information will not prejudice the review of your application.
    For Type of Application, check “new” if the application requests a new period of funding, whether for a new project or the next phase of a project previously funded by NEH. Check "supplement" if the application requests additional funding for a current NEH grant. Applicants requesting a supplement should provide the current grant number. Before submitting an application for a supplement, applicants should discuss their request with an NEH program officer.
    For Project Field Code, use the pull-down menu to select the humanities field of the project. If the project is multidisciplinary, choose the field that corresponds to the project's predominant discipline.
HOW TO USE THE NEH ATTACHMENT FORM
You will use this form to attach the various files that make up your application.
Your attachments must be in Portable Document Format (.pdf). We cannot accept attachments in their original word processing or spreadsheet formats. If you don’t already have software to convert your files into PDFs, many low-cost and free software packages will do so. To learn more, go to http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsgov/pdf.html.
When you open the NEH Attachment Form, you will find fifteen attachment buttons, labeled “Attachment 1” through “Attachment 15.” By clicking on a button, you will be able to choose the file from your computer that you wish to attach. You must name and attach your files in the proper order so that we can identify them. Please attach the proper file to the proper button as listed below:
ATTACHMENT 1: To this button, please attach your narrative. Please name the file “narrative.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your budget. Please name the file “budget.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your supporting documentation. Please name the file “documentation.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your résumés for project director and other key staff. Please name the file “staffresumes.pdf”.
ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your résumés and letter(s) of commitment for project consultant(s). Please name the file “consultantresumes.pdf”.
Use the remaining buttons to attach any additional materials (if appropriate). Please give these attachments meaningful file names and ensure that they are PDFs.
UPLOADING YOUR APPLICATION TO GRANTS.GOV
When you have completed all three forms, use the right-facing arrow to move each of them to the “Mandatory Documents for Submission” column. Once they have been moved over, the “Submit” button will activate. You are now ready to upload your application package to Grants.gov.
During the registration process, your institution designated one or more AORs (Authorized Organization Representatives). These AORs typically work in your institution’s Sponsored Research Office or Grants Office. When you have completed your application, you must ask your AOR to submit the application, using the special username and password that was assigned to him or her during the registration process.
To submit your application, your computer must have an active connection to the Internet. To begin the submission process, click the “submit” button. A page will appear, asking you to sign and submit your application. At this point, your AOR will enter his or her username and password. When you click the “sign and submit application” button, your application package will be uploaded to Grants.gov. Please note that it may take some time to upload your application package, depending on the size of your files and the speed of your Internet connection.
After the upload is complete, a confirmation page will appear. This confirmation page indicates that you have submitted your application to Grants.gov and includes a tracking number. Please print this page for your records. The AOR will also receive a confirmation e-mail.
NEH suggests that you submit your application no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. That way, should you encounter a technical problem of some kind, you will still have time to contact the Grants.gov help desk for support. The Grants.gov help desk is open Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time at 1-800-518-4726. You can also send an e-mail to support@grants.gov.
Deadlines
Applications must be received by Grants.gov by May 14, 2009. Grants.gov will date- and time-stamp your application after it is fully uploaded. Applications submitted after that date will not be accepted.
Application Review
NEH asks panelists knowledgeable about the preservation and use of humanities collections to assess applications according to the following criteria:
The collections and their use in humanities programming, education, or research.
  • What is the content of the collections that are the focus of the project? Has the applicant provided a detailed description of that content, including the type of materials, their quantity, date ranges, and intellectual and historical content?
  • How important are the collections for humanities purposes? Explain their importance for exhibitions and public programming, education, or research, as appropriate.
The proposed activity and the justification of its importance to the institution.
  • Are the proposed activities clearly described and are they feasible?
  • How will this project contribute to the institution's capacity to preserve its collections?
The adequacy of the plan of work.
  • Has the applicant provided a feasible and clearly described plan of work, timetable, and budget?
  • Have supplies and equipment been adequately described and do they meet preservation standards?
  • Have workshop topics been described and are the topics appropriate for the applicant's needs?
  • Are the roles of the consultants and staff explained?
  • Do the consultants and staff have experience and qualifications appropriate to the project’s goals?
Late applications will not be reviewed.
Review and selection process
Knowledgeable persons outside NEH will read each application and advise the agency about its merits. NEH staff comments on matters of fact or on significant issues that otherwise would be missing from these reviews, then makes recommendations to the National Council on the Humanities. The National Council meets at various times during the year to advise the NEH chairman on grants. The chairman takes into account the advice provided by the review process and, by law, makes all funding decisions.
Award Administration Information
Award notices
Applicants will be notified by e-mail in January 2010. Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful applications will also receive at that time award documents by mail. Applicants may obtain the evaluations of their applications by sending a letter or e-mail message to NEH, Division of Preservation and Access, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W, Room 411, Washington, D.C. 20506 or preservation@neh.gov.
Administrative requirements
Before submitting an application, applicants should review their responsibilities as an award recipient.
Award conditions
The requirements for awards are contained in the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Organizations, any specific terms and conditions contained in the award document, and the applicable OMB circulars governing federal grants management.
Reporting Requirements
A final performance report will be due within ninety days after the award period ending date but may be submitted earlier if project activities have been completed. Further details can be found in Performance Reporting Requirements (formerly Enclosure 2).
A final Financial Status Report (2-page PDF) will be due within ninety days after the completion date of the award period. Further details can be found in Financial Reporting Requirements (formerly Enclosure 1).
Points of Contact
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Division of Preservation and Access
Room 411
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8570
If you need help using Grants.gov, contact:
Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov
Grants.gov help desk: support@grants.gov
Grants.gov customer support tutorials and manuals : http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport
Grant.gov support line: 1-800-518-GRANTS (4726)
Grants.gov trouble shooting tips.
Other Information
Privacy Policy
Information in these guidelines is solicited under the authority of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 956. The principal purpose for which the information will be used is to process the grant application. The information may also be used for statistical research, analysis of trends, and Congressional oversight. Failure to provide the information may result in the delay or rejection of the application.
Application Completion Time
The Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to supply information on the time needed to complete forms and also to invite comments on the paperwork burden.NEH estimates that the average time to complete this application is fifteen hours per response. This estimate includes time for reviewing instructions, researching, gathering, and maintaining the information needed, and completing and reviewing the application.
Please send any comments regarding the estimated completion time or any other aspect of this application, including suggestions for reducing the completion time, to the Office of Publications, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3136-0134), Washington, DC 20503. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number.