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No. 20260916-RQ · National Endowment for the Humanities

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Scholarly Editions and Translations

grants.gov listing
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$1 – $1,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 16, 2026 14 days left
Posted
Jun 30, 2026
Last verified
Today

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Humanities
Official description from grants.gov

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research is accepting applications for the Scholarly Editions and Translations program. The purpose of this program is to support collaborative teams who edit, annotate, and translate foundational humanities texts that are vital to generating new scholarship but are not available in adequate editions or translations. This year’s competition is limited to projects on American history and culture or Western civilization.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 45.040 · National Endowment for the Humanities: Scholarly Editions and Translations

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (45.040), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 0 — —
FY 2025 1 $204,000 $204,000 – $204,000
FY 2024 7 $198,424 $154,690 – $249,329
FY 2023 8 $273,063 $175,000 – $311,250
FY 2022 2 $251,352 $248,437 – $254,268
FY 2021 4 $286,206 $255,407 – $297,810

For comparison, this notice advertises $1 – $1,000,000.

Who wins it Higher education (16), Tribal government (1) of 22 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states MA (3) · VA (3) · IN (2) · NY (2) · TN (2)
Largest recent awards
  1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $450,000 · FY 2023
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON $345,000 · FY 2023
  3. DUKE UNIVERSITY $300,000 · FY 2023
  4. UNIVERSITY OF MASS AT BOSTON $300,000 · FY 2024
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER $299,748 · FY 2023

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 19, 2026