The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Collections & Infrastructure is accepting applications for Collections Stewardship, a program to advance the preservation and availability of physical and digital collections important for research, teaching, and public engagement in the humanities.

Planning and implementation projects may include:

• conservation and preservation;
• digitization and description;
• enhancement of long-standing digital resources in the humanities; and
• preservation services or education and training for students and professionals in collections stewardship.

For further details, please see the full Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

• nonprofit organizations recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
• accredited institutions of higher education (public or nonprofit)
• state and local governments and their agencies
• federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

Match Requirement

There is no cost sharing or match requirement for this program.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through the Grants.gov listing, which requires accounts for both Grants.gov and SAM.gov.

If you need help with Grants.gov, you can call 800-518-4726 or email support@grants.gov.

If you need help with SAM.gov, you can call 866-606-8220.

Contact

For inquiries, please reach out to:

Division of Collections & Infrastructure
202-606-8570
collections@neh.gov

Deadline

Please note that there are two different application deadlines for two different cycles of funding.

The first funding cycle deadline is 11:59pm on Monday, May 11, 2026.

The second funding cycle deadline is 11:59pm on Tuesday, December 15, 2026.

May 11, 2026, and December 15, 2026.