National Endowment for the Humanities announces 2020 Digital Projects for the Public

Deadline: 10 June 2020

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Digital Projects for the Public program.

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The purpose of this program is to support projects that interpret and analyze humanities content in primarily digital platforms and formats, such as websites, mobile applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual environments.

All Digital Projects for the Public projects should:

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provide public audiences with structured analysis that deepens public understanding of significant humanities ideas
incorporate sound humanities scholarship
involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and production
include appropriate digital media professionals
reach a broad public through a realistic plan for development, marketing, and distribution
create appealing digital formats for the general public
demonstrate the capacity to sustain themselves
NEH seeks projects that explore a diverse range of interpretive possibilities; therefore, the most competitive projects are those which collaborate with multiple scholars offering a range of perspectives. Projects that depend on input from a single scholar are not competitive.

NEH also welcomes applications for non-promotional digital components of a larger project. For these projects, you should explain how the digital platform will enrich the users’ learning experience and engagement. For instance, if your request is for a mobile experience that would operate within a museum or would work in conjunction with a film, you should explain how this project element will substantially add to the audience’s learning experience.

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Applicants may also choose to identify particular communities and groups, including students, to whom a project may have particular appeal.

NEH encourages audience evaluation throughout all stages of a project. Evaluation could include testing of the project’s concept, approach, and key components.

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Funding Categories

There are three categories of funding in the Digital Projects for the Public program: Discovery, Prototyping, and Production. Awards are available to support research, to design or create prototypes of digital projects, and to produce the actual projects.

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Discovery: The Discovery category (for awards up to $30,000) supports the exploratory stages of a digital project that bring together experts on the project’s content and digital media experts to assess the approaches that the project might take. Activities in the Discovery category may include:
content research and narrative development
consultation with humanities scholars
consultation with digital media experts
platform research and selection
identification or digitization of production assets
preliminary design
audience evaluation
user experience mockups
storyboarding
Prototyping: The Prototyping category (for awards up to $100,000) supports the creation of a proof-ofconcept prototype. Applicants in this category must submit a design document that describes the project’s platform, user interface, design, and the ways in which the project’s central humanities ideas will be conveyed. Activities in the Prototyping category may include:
refinement of humanities content
consultation with scholars and digital media experts
finalization of the platform
scripting
creation or digitization of audiovisual assets that will engage public audiences
user interface and backend development
testing (including early launches) and de-bugging
final design
audience evaluation
other activities that will advance the project towards the production stage
Production: The Production category (for awards up to $400,000) supports the production and distribution of humanities projects that have a primarily digital format. Applicants must submit a design document and a prototype that demonstrate a solid command of the humanities ideas and scholarship related to the subject. Activities in the Production category may include:
ongoing consultation with scholars
additional research and writing
fine-tuning the hardware, software, and platform
the final design, production, and distribution of digital media projects
finalization of the script and/or audiovisual assets
rights and licensing fees for audiovisual assets
production of complementary components such as museum displays
publication of complementary materials, such as catalogs and curriculum guides
publicity, outreach activities, and public programs
project evaluation
Funding Information

Approximately $1,500,000 is expected to be available to fund 11 to 16 recipients.
You may apply for up to $30,000 in the Discovery category, up to $100,000 in the Prototyping category, and up to $400,000 in the Production category.
Eligibility Criteria

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Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, accredited public and 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
Individuals, foreign and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326481