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NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grants (HCRR)

Application Deadline:

July 15, 2020  (Optional draft due June 3)

Program Overview:

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant program supports projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. 

Funding from this program strengthens efforts to extend the life of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture, and digital objects, making their intellectual content widely accessible.

Awards are also made to create various reference resources that facilitate the use of cultural materials. Applicants may request support for implementing preservation measures leading to enhanced access. 

Eligible Grant Activities Include:

- Planning
- Assessments
- Digitization
- Rehousing 
- Conservation treatment leading to enhanced access
(See guidelines for complete list of other eligible project types.)

Grant amounts:

Up to $350,000 for Implementation Grants

Up to $50,000 for Foundation Grants (with an additional $10,000 to support inter-institutional planning and pilot activities)

Visit NEH HCRR for Complete Information and Guidelines

QUESTIONS about project eligibility or application procedures? 
Contact NEH Division of Preservation and Access, [email protected]

QUESTIONS about working with NEDCC on an NEH HCRR grant project? Need advice?

Contact NEDCC Staff:

Terrance D'Ambrosio, Director of Imaging Services

Bryce Roe, Director of Audio Preservation Services

Michael Lee, Director of Paper and Photograph Conservation

Bexx Caswell-Olson, Director of Book Conservation