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Endowments for Advancing the Humanities

Federal funding opportunity 20260210-CHE from National Endowment for the Humanities.

Posted: December 12, 2025
Closed: February 10, 2026
Award ceiling: $5,000,000
Award floor: $1,000,000
Program funding: $10,000,000
Expected awards: 5
Cost sharing: Yes
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 45.130
Category: Humanities

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 45.130 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated: $6.3M
FY2026 obligated: $17.9M
FY2027 (to date) obligated: $0
Awards in window: 157

Top recipients: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Leo Strauss Foundation, Shelburne Museum, Incorporated, American Council of Learned Societies Devoted To Humanistic Studies

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The purpose of this program is to fund 20-year term endowments that advance the humanities on college and university campuses and at independent educational institutions, specifically by building the organization’s capacity in research and teaching of Western civilization, American history and government, and civics.

Who can apply

Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
City or township governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

The official record

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Agency contact: National Endowment for the Humanities · [email protected] · 202-606-8204

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