Applicants should use a General Grant form and incorporate these guidelines into their narrative and budget. The LEH staff will review a preliminary draft of each application to assist with revisions, provided it is submitted at least four weeks prior to the deadline. Applicants are encouraged to consult with LEH staff extensively. The project is designed as a comprehensive community history employing multidimensional approaches to the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the community. Affiliation with a college or university is usual but not mandatory.
Scholars usually have a Ph.D. in a humanities discipline or at least alternative credentials.
The successful applicant will address all ethnic, religious and cultural groups within the community equally. These are suggestions, not requirements, but preference will be given to projects which are comprehensive. Photographic and Historical Exhibit - A collection of photographs, artifacts and memorabilia representing different time periods in the history of the community. They should be assembled into an exhibition to include quality photo enlargements accompanied by interpretive text panels. If possible, plans should be made to tour the exhibit to nearby communities.