Application instructions provided by this office upon receipt of general inquiry. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. Applications are reviewed by administrators of humanities institutions, panels of scholars, and other appropriate individuals. Awards are made by the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities after recommendation by the National Council on the Humanities. May 1 of each year and special deadlines as announced.
Deadlines are receipt deadlines.
Write or call the NEH Office of Challenge Grants. To reach decisions about funding, all reviewers of Challenge Grants applications are asked to evaluate the existing and potential quality of an applicant's programs in the humanities, its needs, management, and fund-raising capability. The impact of challenge grant funds. The appropriateness of institutional resources and plans. The feasibility of fund raising.