Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges

Community colleges play a crucial role in the educational growth of their students and the vibrancy of their communities. Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at community colleges by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills. 

Past recipients have brought in experts to help infuse state history into humanities courses; expanded the teaching of Asian American studies through a Faculty Development Institute and monthly Colloquium; redesigned courses to engage in a veterans-focused partnership with a local museum and library; and created a repository of curricular materials related to interdisciplinary examinations of the Salish Sea. 

By supporting projects like these, Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges grants can help institutions better serve current students and position themselves to build on success for the future. 

NEH welcomes applications for projects that would take between one and three years to complete, and projects of varying scope and duration are judged equally. 

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Live Q&A: The Live Q&A has been cancelled, but please feel free to send your questions to hi@neh.gov. 

Optional Draft Review: Submit your materials as attachments to hi@neh.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern on March 25, 2025 to receive feedback from NEH staff.