NEH Consultation Grants

A new category of grants will be available beginning in 1999 from the
National Endowment for the Humanities to support the development of public
humanities programs.  Consultation Grants will be awarded in the early
stages of a project, to allow collaboration with scholars and other advisers
who can help to develop or deepen the project's humanities themes and
content.  Competition is open to museums, historic sites, public television
and radio stations, independent media producers, libraries, and other
non-profit organizations.

The maximum award will be $10,000.

Preference will be given to first-time grant recipients.

Examples of situations in which a Consultation Grant might be helpful:

*       An historic site wants to broaden its local focus by exploring
larger themes in the history of the area or region.  The staff needs to
consult with historians and professionals from other historic houses and
museums to help shape a new interpretation for the public.

*       A museum is interested in improving the ways in which its
collections are used to communicate ideas to the general public.  The staff
wants to bring in a team of scholars, museum curators and educators to help
develop workable humanities themes and strategies for interpreting those
themes for visitors.


We expect the first deadlines to be May 17 and September 13, 1999.
Guidelines will be available in March.  For more information, please
contact:

Division of Public Programs
phone: 202-606-8267
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Visit the NEH website: http://www.neh.gov