Challenge Grants for Two-year Colleges

Post Date

October 23rd 2012

Application Due Date

February 20th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

20130220-CZ

CFDA Number(s)

45.130

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities

Eligibility Categories

Other

The only eligible applicants are accredited U.S. two-year colleges and community colleges that predominantly award associate degrees that can be earned in two years of study. Both private, independent colleges and government-supported colleges are eligible. Community-college districts and two-year-college consortia may also apply, in collaboration with at least one two-year college.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $500000

Grant Description

The National Endowment for the Humanities invites two-year colleges to apply in a special Challenge Grant competition to strengthen their long-term humanities programs and resources. Two-year colleges are major educational assets that have too often been overlooked, even though over half of students in post-secondary education attend two-year institutions. The humanities can and should play a vital role in community colleges. The perspectives of history, philosophy, and literature can enrich the educational experience of students attending two-year colleges, deepening their understanding of questions related to differences among cultures, as manifested in diverse understandings of citizenship, politics, and ethics. NEH seeks to encourage two-year colleges to develop models of excellence that enhance the role of the humanities on their campuses. The goals of this initiative are ╔ to enable two-year colleges to strengthen programs in the humanities, especially the study of the worldуs many cultures and civilizations; ╔ to support model humanities curricula at two-year colleges that may be replicated at other institutions; and ╔ to encourage two-year colleges to broaden the base of financial support for the humanities.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Humanities

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Office of Challenge Grants
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  Room 420
  1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC 20506
  202-606-8309
  challenge@neh.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  challenge@neh.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  challenge@neh.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.neh.gov/grants/challenge/challenge-grants-two-year-colleges