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45.163:  Promotion of the Humanities: Seminars and Institutes

Objectives:  To promote better teaching and research in the humanities through faculty development.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

45.163 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Distinguished scholar/teachers in the humanities may apply through a sponsoring institution to direct a seminar or institute for college teachers or school teachers.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Primarily teachers K-12, or college teachers, depending on the particular seminar or institute, as well as their colleagues and students.

Credentials/Documentation:  For educational institutions, costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 and Circular No. A-122 for nonprofit organizations. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

45.163 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  Informal inquiry is encouraged for prospective directors. The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Proposal instructions are available from the headquarters office. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure:  Applications are reviewed by subject area specialists, panels of scholars, and other appropriate individuals. Awards are made by the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities after advice from the National Council on the Humanities.

Deadlines:  March 1, to direct a seminar or institute during the summer of the following year. March 1, to participate in a seminar or institute held during the summer of the same year.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  About 5 months for prospective directors; about 6 weeks for prospective participants.

Appeals:  None, but director/applicant may request a critique of the proposal and reapply.

Renewals:  Reapplication by director/applicant is permitted.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  In the evaluation of proposals to direct summer seminars and institutes, the following criteria are considered: (1) Intellectual quality and significance; (2) Impact; (3) Feasibility. Applicants selected to receive stipends to attend summer seminars and institutes are those who can derive the greatest benefit from and make the greatest contribution to the seminar or institute.

Examples of Funded Projects:  (1) Chaucer Ancient and Modern (summer seminar for college teachers); (2) The Great Plains from Texas to Saskatchewan: Questions of Place and Identity (summer seminar for school teachers); (3) Disability Studies (summer institute for college teachers); (4) Nature Transformed: Imagination and the North American Landscape (summer institute for school teachers).

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Grants range from $60,000 to $120,000 for seminars and from $100,000 to $180,000 for institutes.

45.163 RELATED PROGRAMS:

None.

45.163 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In fiscal year 1999, 122 applications were received and 49 grants were made. In fiscal year 2000, 150 applications and 55 grants are anticipated. In fiscal year 2001, 300 applications and 137 awards are anticipated.

45.163 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $6,105,800; FY 00 est $6,646,000; and FY 01 est $7,945,000.

Budget Account Number:  59-0200-0-1-503.

Authorization:  National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 89-209, 20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  45 CFR 1100 and 1105. Applications and guidelines as well as a publication entitled "Overview of Endowment Programs" are available upon request from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 406, Washington, DC 20506. Available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, is the Endowment's publication, "Humanities" (six issues annually, $16.00 domestic, $20.00 foreign).

45.163 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Seminars and Institutes, Division of Education Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506. Phone: (202) 606-8463. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

45.163 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no statutory formula. Source: Program Guidelines. Contact: See Headquarters Office below.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Funds must be expended during the grant period. Funds are released as required.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Grants support summer seminars and national institutes. Awards support direct costs, including salaries, participant stipends, selection costs, travel, and supplies.

45.163 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Cash reports are due quarterly. A final narrative report and a final expenditures report are required within 90 days after completion or termination of the grant period. In addition, reports are required from the scholars participating in the seminar assessing the value of the seminar for their professional development.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. For nongovernmental recipients, audits are to be carried out in accordance with the provisions set forth in OMB Circular No. A-110, "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations Uniform Administrative Requirements" and with OMB Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants are subject to inspection and audits by NEH and other Federal officials.

Records:  Documentation of expenditures and other fiscal records must be retained for three years following the submission of the final expenditure report.