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We the People Grant Programs

In addition to NEH's normal grant offerings, NEH is offering these special programs:
• Landmarks of American History: Workshops for Community College Faculty
• Landmarks of American History: Workshops for School Teachers
• We the People Bookshelf
• We the People Challenge Grants in U.S. History and Culture
• Family and Youth Programs in American History
• Interpreting America's Historic Places: Planning Grants
• Interpreting America's Historic Places: Implementation Grants

NEH was founded on the belief that cultivating the best of the humanities has real and tangible benefits for American civic life. As America moves into the twenty-first century we find ourselves engaged in a conflict driven by religion, philosophy, ideology, and views of history--all humanities subjects. Today it is all the more urgent that we study American institutions, culture, and history. Defending our democracy demands more than successful military campaigns. It requires an understanding of the ideas that have shaped our nation.

To help Americans continue to make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH is launching an initiative: We the People.

NEH encourages scholars, teachers, filmmakers, curators, and librarians to submit grant applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation's history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that define America.

NEH is accepting We the People proposals to all programs and at all deadlines. Proposals are expected to meet the guidelines of program that best fits the character of the project. A list of programs and deadlines is available on NEH's website.

Proposals responding to the initiative can take the form of:

  • new scholarship;
  • projects to preserve and provide access to documents and artifacts;
  • educational projects for every level, K-16;
  • public programs in libraries, museums, and historical societies, including exhibitions, film, radio, and Internet-based programs.

Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive special consideration. The chairman reserves the right to determine which grants will be designated as We the People projects.

Learn about the We the People projects for 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.