The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) are collaborating to offer grants for digitization projects in the humanities. These grants support new digitization or pilot projects, addition of materials to existing projects, and development of infrastructure for international digitization efforts. Projects must involve collaboration between U.S. and German partners. Applicants need to be sponsored by eligible institutions from both countries. Proposals can include digitization of relevant collections, pilot programs, connecting digitized collections, or creating virtual archives. The application process is similar for both NEH and DFG, with variations to meet local requirements. Deadline for submission is October 15, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 42114
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20081015-HG |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | DFG/NEH Bilateral Digital Humanities Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.169 — Promotion of the Humanities_Digital Humanities Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 14, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $350,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) are working together to offer support for digitization projects in the humanities. These grants provide funding for up to three years of development in any of the following areas: new digitization projects and pilot projects; the addition of important materials to existing digitization projects; and the development of related infrastructure to support international digitization work and the use of those digitized resources. Collaboration between U.S. and German partners is a key requirement for this grant category. Each application must be sponsored by at least one eligible German individual or institution, and at least one U.S. institution (see Eligibility requirements below), and there must be a project director from each country. The partners will collaborate to write a single application package, which the U.S. partner will submit to the NEH (via Grants.gov) and the German partner will submit to the DFG via regular postal service (additional submission of a pdf version via e-mail is encouraged). All potential applicants should note that, while NEH and DFG each host a version of the guidelines on their respective Web sites, the requirements for the application package as outlined in Section V, Application and Submission Information , are identical. However, each set of guidelines contains some variations in grant administration procedures to be followed by successful applicants. These variations reflect local administrative and organizational requirements of each country. Applications should explain the need for the U.S.-German partnership and provide workable solutions to some of the issues of managing and developing transatlantic collections. Proposals for digitization projects may include: digitization of humanities collections that are relevant to either or both scholarly communities for use in research and higher education, developing a detailed plan for the digitization of humanities collections that could benefit humanities research and performing a limited pilot digitization program to test shared infrastructure and procedures, connecting existing split digitized collections and detailing suitable transatlantic standards and communication strategies, and creating a virtual archive or resource that would join complementary materials (analog or digital) internationally. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DFG_JDP.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
If you have questions about the program, contact the Office of Digital Humanities staff at odh@neh.gov. Applicants wishing to speak to a staff member by telephone should provide in the e-mail message a telephone number and a preferred time to call.
Email:odh@neh.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | If you have questions about the program, contact the Office of Digital Humanities staff at odh@neh.gov. Applicants wishing to speak to a staff member by telephone should provide in the e-mail message a telephone number and a preferred time to call. Email: odh@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.169 | PKG00007647 | Jun 24, 2008 | Oct 15, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
42114 SF424_Short-1.0.pdf
42114 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
42114 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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