Grant Opportunities in the USA

National Endowment for the Humanities

Digital Humanities Startup Grants

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html

Next deadline: April 2, 2008

Relevant program goal: "research that brings new approaches or documents best practices in the study of the digital humanities ... planning and prototyping new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible digital resources, including libraries' and museums' digital assets"; innovative uses of new media, new digital modes of publication.

Collaborative Research Grants

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html

Next deadline: November 1, 2007

Relevant program goal: "original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars or research coordinated by an individual scholar that, because of its scope or complexity, requires additional staff and resources beyond the individual's salary".

Digital Humanities Workshops

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digital.html

Next deadline: January 17, 2008

Relevant program goal: "workshops that offer academically rigorous professional development programs for K-12 educators seeking to use digital resources to strengthen the teaching of the humanities. Workshops must have a cohesive course of study, address well-defined topics, and foster deeper and more informed engagement with the content-rich resources of the Internet".

Preservation and Access

Education and Training Grants

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pet.html

Next deadline: July 2007 (details to be posted Spring 2007)

Relevant program goal: "the development and presentation of courses or programs that focus on the skills and knowledge required to provide or enhance intellectual access to humanities collections"

Research and Development Grants

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/researchdevelopment.html

Next deadline: July 2007 (details to be posted Spring 2007)

Relevant program goal: "improve the policies and practices of humanities research institutions affecting preservation and access on a national level"

Institute of Museum and Library Services

National Leadership Grants

Community Collaboration Grants

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm

Next deadline: March 1, 2007

Relevant program goal: "Library and Museum Community Collaboration Grants. Community Collaboration Grants are designed to create new opportunities for libraries and museums to engage with each other, and with other organizations as appropriate, to support the educational, economic, and social needs of their communities." (Perhaps an opportunity for TEI/CIDOC exploration?)

Building Digital Resources

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm

Next deadline: March 1, 2007

Relevant program goal: "Building Digital Resources grants support the creation, use, preservation, and presentation of significant digital resources as well as the development of tools to manage digital assets. Projects should enhance learning and innovation by ensuring that the digital assets promote individual and community access to excellent, responsive, and pertinent museum and library resources. IMLS encourages digitization projects with item-level metadata that is harvestable with the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) Protocol for Metadata Harvesting."