Opportunity Information: Apply for 20171227 MR
Programming Grants to Accompany NEH on the Road Exhibitions is a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) designed to help organizations build public-facing humanities programming around an NEH on the Road traveling exhibition. The core purpose is not to fund the exhibition itself, but to support the extra activities that make the exhibition more engaging, more educational, and more accessible to general audiences in the host community. In practice, the grant is meant to add interpretive and participatory components that deepen public understanding of the humanities themes presented in the traveling show.
The kinds of activities this funding supports are typical public humanities formats that can be delivered while the exhibition is on site. Examples include public lectures, facilitated reading and discussion series, film screenings paired with moderated discussions, scholar presentations in the Chautauqua tradition, family-oriented programs, guided exhibition tours, and other program models that are appropriate for broad public audiences. The emphasis is on humanities content and public engagement, so programs are generally expected to interpret the exhibit's ideas in ways that invite dialogue and learning rather than serving as purely promotional or entertainment events.
Eligibility is narrow and tied directly to hosting logistics for the traveling exhibition. Applicants must be U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and they must have already received a confirmed booking for an NEH on the Road exhibition through the Mid-America Arts Alliance. In other words, an organization cannot apply just because it wants to host an exhibition or is exploring the possibility; the confirmed booking is a prerequisite. This requirement effectively limits applicants to organizations that are already part of the NEH on the Road tour schedule and are seeking funds to strengthen their local programming during the exhibition run.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) within the humanities funding activity category, under CFDA number 45.164. The funding opportunity number is 20171227 MR. The original closing date for applications was December 27, 2017, and the listing shows an award ceiling of $1,000. That ceiling suggests this is intended as a small, targeted supplement to cover modest program costs associated with adding speakers, discussion leaders, educational materials, or related public program needs, rather than a large-scale implementation grant.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a way for eligible host institutions to turn a traveling exhibition into a broader community learning moment. By underwriting add-on humanities programs during the exhibition period, the grant helps organizations move beyond simply displaying the exhibit to actively convening audiences for conversations, interpretation, and educational experiences tied to the exhibition's themes.Apply for 20171227 MR
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Programming Grants to Accompany NEH on the Road Exhibitions" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.164.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-01-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-12-27. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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