Promotion of the Humanities-Seminars and Institutes (45.163)
Program
45.163 Promotion of the Humanities-Seminars and Institutes
Federal Agency
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Authorization
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 89-209, 20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Program Number
45.163
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To promote better teaching and research in the humanities through faculty development.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grants support summer seminars and national institutes. Awards support direct costs, including salaries, participant stipends, selection costs, travel, and supplies.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Distinguished scholar/teachers in the humanities may apply through a sponsoring institution to direct a seminar or institute for college teachers or school teachers.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Primarily teachers K-12, or college teachers, depending on the particular seminar or institute, as well as their colleagues and students.
Credentials/Documentation
For educational institutions, costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 and Circular No. A-122 for nonprofit organizations. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Informal inquiry is encouraged for prospective directors. The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Proposal instructions are available on line (http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html) or from the headquarters office. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure
Applications are reviewed by subject area specialists, panels of scholars, and other appropriate individuals. Awards are made by the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities after advice from the National Council on the Humanities.
Deadlines
March 1, to direct a seminar or institute during the summer of the following year. March 1, to participate in a seminar or institute held during the summer of the same year.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None, but director/applicant may request a critique of the proposal and reapply.
Renewals
Reapplication by director/applicant is permitted.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Source: Program Guidelines. Contact: See Headquarters Office below.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Funds must be expended during the grant period. Funds are released as required.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Cash reports are due quarterly. A final narrative report and a final expenditures report are required within 90 days after completion or termination of the grant period. In addition, reports are required from the scholars participating in the seminar assessing the value of the seminar for their professional development.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. For nongovernmental recipients, audits are to be carried out in accordance with the provisions set forth in OMB Circular No. A-110, "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations Uniform Administrative Requirements" and with OMB 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
In FY 02, 130 applications and 60 awards were made. In FY 03, 150 applications and 55 awards are anticipated. In FY 04, 150 applications and 55 awards are anticipated.
Financial Information
Account Identification
59-0200-0-1-503.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $7,474,430; FY 03 est $7,574,000; FY 04 est $7,574,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Grants range from $60,000 to $120,000 for seminars and from $100,000 to $180,000 for institutes. FY 02 average: $124,550.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
45 CFR 1100 and 1105. Guidelines are available online at http://www.neh.gov/grants.html or upon request from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 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
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Not applicable.
Headquarters Office
Seminars and Institutes, Division of Education Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506. Telephone: (202) 606-8463. Use the same number for FTS.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
(1) Literature and the Visual Arts (summer seminar for college teachers); (2) Famine Irish Immigrants and their Children: A Case Study in Family and Local History (summer seminar for school teachers); (3) Modernity, Early Modernity and Post- Modernity in Japan (summer institute for college teachers); (4) Opera, Giving Voice to Culture: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (summer institute for school teachers).
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
In the evaluation of proposals to direct summer seminars and institutes, the following criteria are considered: (1) Intellectual quality and significance; (2) Impact; (3) Feasibility. Applicants selected to receive stipends to attend summer seminars and institutes are those who can derive the greatest benefit from and make the greatest contribution to the seminar or institute.
