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NEH Matching Grants for 20-Year Humanities Endowments

The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering matching grants to establish long-term endowments for humanities research and teaching. - Buyer: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Collections and Infrastructure. - Funding: Approximately five grants from a pool of about $10 million. Each award provides $1 million to $3 million in federal matching funds, with up to $100,000 in additional support for fundraising costs. - Purpose: Establish 20-year endowments that strengthen humanities research and teaching at colleges, universities, and independent educational and research institutions. - Supported areas: Western civilization and the Americas; major works of literature, history, philosophy, and theology; civic education, civil discourse, cultural literacy, and close reading. - Match and eligibility: Applicants must raise a 1:1 match through non-federal gifts. Eligible applicants include qualifying nonprofits, accredited public or nonprofit higher-education institutions, state and local governments and their agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. - Duration: Up to three years for fundraising and establishing the endowment; the 20-year endowment term begins after the required gifts are raised and certified. - Products and vendors: No commercial products, OEMs, or vendors are identified; this is a grant opportunity.

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The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for 20-year term endowments that support long-term humanities work at colleges, universities, and independent educational and research institutions. Projects should build research and teaching capacity in specified humanities areas, including civic education, civil discourse, cultural literacy, and close reading. Awards provide $1 million to $3 million in federal matching funds, with up to an additional $100,000 for fundraising support costs; applicants must provide a 1:1 match from non-federal gifts. The grant period is up to three years, during which recipients raise and certify the matching gifts before the endowment term begins.

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