Promotion of the Humanities-Division of Preservation and Access (45.149)

Program

45.149 Promotion of the Humanities-Division of Preservation and Access

Federal Agency

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Authorization

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,, 89 Stat. 209, 20 U.S.C 951.

Program Number

45.149

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To fund projects that will promote preserving, creating, and providing intellectual access to resources held in libraries, museums, archives, historical organizations, and other collections that are important for research, education, and public programming in the humanities.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Grants support: the digitization, arrangement, description, and preservation of archival collections, still and moving images, and recorded sound collections; the documentation of collections of art and material culture; projects to produce research tools and reference works such as databases and electronic archives, bibliographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias; professional training in preservation administration and in the care of collections; preventive conservation of humanities collections; the work of regional preservation services; general preservation assessments and special consultations for smaller cultural institutions; research and development projects to develop technical standards, best practices, and tools for preserving and creating access to humanities collections; projects to document endangered languages; and a national program for the digitization of historic U.S. newspapers. Expenses may include salaries and wages, consultant and other contract services, supplies and limited equipment purchases, travel, and per diem. Grants support: the digitization, arrangement, description, and preservation of archival collections, still and moving images, and recorded sound collections; the documentation of collections of art and material culture; projects to produce research tools and reference works such as databases and electronic archives, bibliographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias; professional training in preservation administration and in the care of collections; preventive conservation of humanities collections; the work of regional preservation services; general preservation assessments and special consultations for smaller cultural institutions; research and development projects to develop technical standards, best practices, and tools for preserving and creating access to humanities collections; projects to document endangered languages; and a national program for the digitization of historic U.S. newspapers. Expenses may include salaries and wages, consultant and other contract services, supplies and limited equipment purchases, travel, and per diem.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

State and local governments; sponsored organizations; public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations; other public institutions/organizations; Federally recognized Indian tribal governments; Native American organizations; U.S. Territories; non-government-general; minority organizations; and other specialized groups; quasi-public nonprofit institutions.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Credentials/Documentation

OMB Circular No. A-21 for educational institutions and OMB Circular No. A-122 for commercial and nonprofit organizations. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Applications to NEH must be submitted via Grants.gov. Guidelines and application instructions are available online at http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html.

Award Procedure

Applications are evaluated by scholars in the humanities, museum curators, professionals with expert knowledge of preservation and access methodologies and administrators of libraries, archives, and museums. Awards are made by the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities after recommendation by the National Council on the Humanities.

Deadlines

Sep 15, 2010: Documenting Endangered Languages.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

> 180 Days. Approximately 7 months.

Appeals

None, but applicant may reapply with a revised proposal.

Renewals

Renewal grants are processed and awarded in competition with and in the same manner as new applications.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Up to 24 months. Funds must be expended during the grant period. Funds are released as required. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Progress reports are required semiannually or annually. Cash reports are required quarterly. Final progress and expenditures reports are due within 90 days after completion or termination of project support by NEH. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are required semiannually or annually. Cash reports are required quarterly. Final progress and expenditures reports are due within 90 days after completion or termination of project support by NEH. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants are subject to inspection and audits by NEH and other Federal officials.

Records

Documentation of expenditures and other fiscal records must be retained for three years following the submission of the final expenditure report.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

59-0200-0-1-503.

Obligations

(Salaries) FY 08 $21,540,971; FY 09 est $16,000,000; FY 10 est $16,250,000 - FY'08 obligations Include additional funding provided by NEH Treasury matching grants and by We the People. See 45.168 PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES-WE THE PEOPLE.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

FY 08 from $5,000 to $600,000; average $302,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

45 CFR 1100 and 1105. Guidelines are available online at http://www.neh.gov/grants.html or upon request from National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506. It is also available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, is the Endowment's official publication, "Humanities" by subscription (6 issues annually, $24.00 domestic, $30.00 foreign).

Related Programs

45.164 Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Division of Preservation and Access Division of Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 411, Washington, DC 20506. , Washington, District of Columbia 20506 Email: PRESERVATION@NEH.GOV Phone: 202-606-8639

Web Site Address

http://www.neh.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The criteria used to determine funding priorities include the significance and potential impact of the project, either for creating, preserving, and establishing intellectual access to important humanities resources or for improving the infrastructure for preservation and access activities in the country's academic and cultural institutions; the soundness of the project's methodology, including its adherence to accepted professional and technical standards or practice; the viability, efficiency, and productivity of the project's plan of work; the professional training and experience of the project's staff in relation to the activity for which support is requested; and the appropriateness of the project's budget. Preference is given to projects that provide free, online access to digital materials produced with grant funds.