ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
Collections Stewardship
- Deadline
- Dec 15, 2026 (52 days left)
- Who can apply
- Private colleges and universities
- Award range
- $50,000 to $500,000
- Expected awards
- 50
- Total program funding
- $14 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- 20260511-PCS
- Posted
- Mar 11, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 45.037
What it funds
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.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Dec 15, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.