Official funding announcement — preliminary draft
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities
Opportunity number: 20260511-PCS
Official listed status: posted
Closing information: 2026-12-15 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)
Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 500,000; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.
Applicant categories in federal synopsis: City or township governments; Special district governments; State governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); County governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Federal synopsis
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Collections & Infrastructure is accepting applications for Collections Stewardship, a program to advance the preservation and availability of physical and digital collections important for research, teaching, and public engagement in the humanities. Planning and implementation projects may include conservation and preservation; digitization and description; enhancement of long-standing digital resources in the humanities; and preservation services or education and training for students and professionals in collections stewardship.
Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.