Preservation and Access Education and Training | 20250520 PE

Opportunity Information: Apply for 20250520 PE

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), through its Division of Preservation and Access, is offering the Preservation and Access Education and Training grant program to support education and training initiatives that strengthen the ability of cultural heritage professionals to care for and provide access to humanities collections. The focus of the program is practical, skill-building training that helps staff at cultural institutions become better stewards of materials such as archives, manuscripts, rare books, photographs, audiovisual recordings, digital assets, and other humanities resources that require informed preservation and access strategies. NEH intends to fund organizations that can deliver training programs with a national, regional, or statewide reach, meaning the training is meant to have broad impact beyond a single institution and to build capacity across the field.

This opportunity is a discretionary grant under the Humanities funding activity category (CFDA 45.149). NEH expects to make around 10 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $350,000 per grant. The application deadline listed is June 17, 2025. The grant is designed for organizations that can plan and run structured learning experiences such as workshops, institutes, seminars, classroom-style courses, online or hybrid training, or other organized programs aimed at improving professional practice in preservation and access. While the summary does not list specific required topics, the program purpose makes clear that projects should address the real-world knowledge and skills needed to preserve collections and ensure they can be responsibly accessed by researchers, students, and the public.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit entities that commonly serve as hosts for professional training. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category). NEH notes that applicants should consult the Notice of Funding Opportunity section on eligibility for the full details and any specific conditions, but in general the program is geared toward organizations with the capacity to convene participants, provide instruction or mentorship, and deliver training that will meaningfully improve preservation and access work across cultural institutions.

• The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Preservation and Access Education and Training" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.149.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-04-29.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-06-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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