NEH ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING AND NEW DEADLINES (fwd) Andrew J. Grant 07 Nov 1995 09:00 EST
FYI - I'm wondering how many people on the list received this first hand.
Andrew
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Andrew J. Grant The Jewish Theological Seminary
Director of Foundation of America
and Corporate Relations 3080 Broadway
xxxxxx@JTSA.EDU New York, NY 10027
(212) 678-8934 FAX: (212) 678-8941
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> Subject: NEH ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING AND NEW DEADLINES
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: xxxxxx@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: xxxxxx@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: xxxxxx@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: xxxxxx@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: xxxxxx@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;
xxxxxx@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;
xxxxxx@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; xxxxxx@neh.fed.us
Office of Challenge Grants
* Challenge Grants Program May 1, 1996
Contact: 202/606-8309; xxxxxx@neh.fed.us
* * *
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: xxxxxx@neh.fed.us
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