The State and Impact of the Humanities program aims to expand our understanding of the role that the humanities play in private, public, and scholarly life by supporting data-grounded research studies that investigate the state, impact, and value of the humanities in the United States.
For the purposes of this program, the humanities are broadly defined as activities associated with exploring, interpreting, and preserving the diversity of human cultures, ideas, practices, and experiences, past and present. Through a range of projects such as podcasts, documentary films, archival collections, educational programs, and peer-reviewed scholarship, the humanities shape how we think about our past, one another, and our shared future.
This program will fund research that helps us better understand how and why the humanities matter, and how we can build a stronger, more impactful humanities.
Project teams may involve one or multiple people and must include at least one humanist.
Research designs may be quantitative, qualitative, or mixed. Research may draw on a wide variety of data sources and may include humanistic approaches.
Project activities may include planning, data collection, data analysis, communication, and dissemination. This program does not fund data collection without additional associated analysis.
Application requirements can be found in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and Frequently Asked Questions, which are available under Step 1: Review in the Application Instructions tab of this web page.
Draft proposals may be optionally submitted for NEH staff review in the form of a preliminary project summary, using the template provided under Step 1: Review in the Application Instructions tab of this web page. Project summaries must be submitted as an email attachment by February 14, 2025.
Awards:
Maximum award amount: Level 1: Up to $75,000; Level 2: Up to $150,000
