Date:  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 08:47:59 -0500

From:  Allan Metcalf <AAllan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>

Subject: National Endowment for the Humanities



 Those of us in the U.S. know that NEH has taken a major hit in funding,

which will have a major effect on possibilities for grants. So although I had

promised no further lengthy NEH announcements, I think this is worth an

exception. (Reminder: if you would like to be on the short list for long NEH

funding news, send me a private message.) - Allan Metcalf <AAllan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aol.com>

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               November 1995



              Major Restructuring

                 at the

         National Endowment for the Humanities



Effective December 4, 1995, the National Endowment for the Humanities

(NEH) will be redesigned to create a leaner, more focused, and flexible

agency in order to adjust to a 1996 budget reduction of almost forty

percent.



With the reconfiguration, NEH will give greater support to the activities

that best meet its guiding tenets: Activities



   --that are best done at the national level;

   --that have long-term impact;

   --that have few other sources of support;

   --that strengthen the institutional base of the humanities; and

   --that reach broad sectors of the American public.



The Endowment will focus on the following areas:



*  Supporting original scholarship

*  Preserving the American cultural heritage

*  Providing learning opportunities for the nation's teachers

*  Engaging the American public in the humanities.



Structurally, the NEH will consist of three divisions containing a total

of seven programs, and a separate office to administer challenge grants.

Following are brief descriptions of the programs (by division) with

contact information. Application deadline dates through September 1996

are contained in the Summary of NEH Programs.





Division of Preservation and Access



One program with one set of guidelines and one funding cycle,

encompassing the following:



*  Preservation and access projects (which will include support for

   education and training, regional field service programs, and

   research and demonstration projects), the stabilization and

   documentation of material culture collections, and the U.S.

   newspaper program.



Phone: 202/606-8570

Email: preservation[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us





Division of Public Programs and Enterprise



Two programs with one set of guidelines and two funding cycles

encompassing:



*  Public Programs: planning and implementation of public humanities

   activities, including museum exhibitions, library exhibitions and

   programs, and radio and television programs.



*  Enterprise: special initiatives, partnerships with other agencies

   and the private sector, trans-divisional projects, and other

   activities.



Phone: 202/606-8267

Email: publicpgms[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us



Division of Research and Education



Four programs, each with its corresponding set of guidelines and funding

cycles, encompassing the following:



*  Seminars and Institutes: summer seminars and institutes for higher

   education faculty and school teachers.



*  Education Development and Demonstration: materials and model

   curricula with related professional development and trial

   implementation; e.g., teaching with technology.



*  Fellowships and Stipends: fellowships for university teachers,

   colleges teachers, and independent scholars; summer stipends; and

   HBCU faculty graduate study.



*  Research: editions, translations, basic research, archaeology,

   humanities study of science and technology, centers, international

   programs, and conferences.



Phone: 202/606-8373

Email: education[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us



The NEH Office of Challenge Grants will continue to function in its

present form, offering support for educational, scholarly, preservation,

and public programs in the humanities. Grantees will be required to

raise three or four dollars for every dollar they receive from NEH.



Phone: 202/606-8309

Email: challenge[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us



Public and educational programming will also continue under the energetic

direction of the fifty-six state humanities councils. For information,

contact the NEH Federal-State Partnership office.



Phone: 202/606-8254

Email: fedstate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us





           Summary of NEH Programs





Division of Preservation and Access     Deadline



* Preservation and Access Projects;     July 1, 1996

 Stabilization of Material Culture

 Collections; U.S. Newspaper Program



Contact: 202/606-8570;

     preservation[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us



Division of Public Programs and Enterprise



* Museums/Historical Orgns; Libraries/    January 12, 1996

 Archives; Media (Radio/Television)



* Enterprise                 January 12, 1996

 Includes the National Conversation

 on American Pluralism and Identity

 Special Competition            November 24, 1995



Contact: 202/606-8267;

     publicpgms[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us



Division of Research and Education



* Seminars and Institutes:



   National Summer Institutes

   --for Higher Education Faculty      February 1, 1996

   --for School Teachers          February 1, 1996



   Summer Seminars for College Teachers

   --Participants (summer of 1996)     March 1, 1996

   --Directors (summer of 1997)       March 1, 1996



   Summer Seminars for School Teachers

   --Participants (summer of 1996)     March 1, 1996

   --Directors (summer of 1997)       March 1, 1996



* Education Development and Demonstration:



   Humanities Focus Grants

   --in Higher Education          January 15, 1996

                       September 15, 1996



   --in Elementary/Secondary Education   January 15, 1996

                       Sept. 15, 1996



   Technology Initiative          To Be Announced





* Fellowships and Stipends:



   Fellowships

   --for University Teachers        May 1, 1996

   --for College Teachers and

     Independent Scholars         May 1, 1996



   Summer Stipends             October 1, 1996



   Faculty Graduate Study for HBCUs     March 15, 1996



* Research:



   Collaborative Research          September 1, 1996

   Centers for Advanced Study and

    International Research         October 1, 1996



Contact: 202/606-8373; education[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us



Office of Challenge Grants



* Challenge Grants Program          May 1, 1996



Contact: 202/606-8309; challenge[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us



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A new edition of the NEH Overview of Endowment Programs, a

brochure that describes Endowment programs, gives eligibility

requirements, and lists the state humanities council offices,

will be available in early 1996. For copies of the new Overview

or for more information about the National Endowment for the

Humanities, contact



   NEH Public Information Office

   1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Rm. 402

   Washington, D.C. 20506



   Telephone: 202/606-8400

   Email: info[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neh.fed.us