National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) · United States
Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
Intake status unconfirmed
Small grants for libraries, archives, museums and tribal organizations to look after humanities collections: assessments, training, emergency plans, storage supplies and monitoring.
Matching is a starting point. The funder decides who is eligible.
Program at a glance
- Application status
- Intake status unconfirmed
- Funding amount
- Up to US$10,000 (US$15,000 outside the contiguous US)
- Listed deadline
- Usually due in January; next round not yet posted
- Who can apply
- Libraries, archives and museums, Nonprofits, Tribes and tribal organizations, Municipalities, Schools.
- Where
- Anywhere in United States
- Good for
- Libraries and reading, Heritage, history and archives
- Pays for
- Training or professional development, Equipment or supplies, A project
Who it's intended for
- Details
- Small and mid-sized US institutions; priority to underrepresented communities and first-time NEH applicants.
Source checked against the funder's website on October 24, 2026. From the 2025-26 notice and a library funding roundup; NEH hasn't posted the next round yet. Always confirm current details with the funder.
Still to confirm
A profile match does not check every requirement. Confirm these points on the funder's page before applying.
- Whether the current intake is accepting applications, and its exact cutoff time and timezone.
- Small and mid-sized US institutions; priority to underrepresented communities and first-time NEH applicants.
- Any registration, membership or previous-funding restrictions.
- Which costs are covered and what supporting documents are needed.
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