Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Funding Amount
Maximum award amount Planning: $50,000
Implementation Level I: $100,000
Implementation Level II: $350,000
Matching Funds
Funding Cycle
Application available (anticipated): October 12, 2023
Next deadline (anticipated): January 12, 2024
Expected notification date: August 31, 2024
Project start date: October 1, 2024 January 31, 2025
Description
Preventive conservation encompasses managing relative humidity, temperature, light, and pollutants in collection spaces; providing protective storage enclosures and systems for collections; and safeguarding collections from theft, fire, floods, and other disasters
Level I awards support organizations that have already undertaken a general preservation assessment or other targeted collections assessment, identified preservation challenges and priorities, and are ready to implement small-scale improvements to environmental conditions and other sustainable conservation measures
Level II provides funding for institutions of any size that have completed interdisciplinary planning and are prepared to implement more extensive preventive conservation projects
Who Can Apply
To be eligible to apply, you must be established in the United States or its jurisdictions as one of
the following organization types:
- A nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- An accredited institution of higher education (public or nonprofit)
- A state or local government or one of their agencies
- A federally recognized Native American Tribal government
Additional Eligibility Requirements
Step 1: Review your application package
Step 2: Register for a SAM number and an account on Grants.gov
Step 3: Complete your application package
Step 4: Submit your application package on Grants.gov
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Notice of Funding Opportunity 2023:
https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/Sustaining%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Collections%20NOFO%2020230112-PF_mod.pdf
Additional details found on website:
https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections
Location(s)
National
Additional Information
Contact the Division of Preservation and Access Team at 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov
