nfralick
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 03:18
Edited Text
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
WASHINGTON. D.C.
2090S
MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM
DIVISION OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
PLANNING GRANTS
($10,000 and under)
1
I.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The following are the 1977/1978 deadlines which apply to
all categories of support in the Museums and Historical
Organizations Program.
Deadline_____
Notification no later than
June 3, 1977
November, 1977
August 26, 1977
January, 1978
November 21, 1977
May, 1978
March 3, 1978
August, 1978
June 2, 1978
November, 1978
September 1, 1978
January, 1979
November 20, 1978
May, 1979
When planning a project for which Endowment support is
requested, applicants should keep in mind the time period
between the date of application and actual notification
of action taken.
All applications must be received by the Endowment by the
date of the deadline or before. Late applications will
be returned and may be submitted at the next deadline.
Applications should be addressed to:
Museums and Historical Organizations Program
Division of Public Programs (Mail Stop 405)
National Endowment for the Humauiities
806 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20506
II.
APPLICATION FORMAT
A complete application consists of four parts arranged
in the following order:
(two pages)
A.
Application Face Sheets
B.
Project Description (no more than three pages)
C.
Budget
D.
Vitae
2
Fifteen copies of the full proposal, including the
Face Sheets, must be submitted.
Please use standard
size paper (8 x 10^^) , number the pages and staple the
application.
If you wish to send supplemental information about your
organization, such as a brochure, one copy will be
sufficient.
You will be notified immediately when your application
is received-by the Endowment. A subsequent letter will
assign a log number to your application to which you
should refer in all future correspondence.
A.
FACE SHEETS
A set of blank face sheets is enclosed.
Please fill
out each item as the following instructions indicate.
Item 1.
Institution;
Enter the name, address and
zip code of the institution/organization sponsoring
the project.
Item 2.
Project Director:
Enter the name of the
person who will carry out the project or be chiefly
responsible for directing it.
Remember to include the
title, address, and telephone number of this individ
(The project director must sign in the space
ual.
provided under Item 14 on page two of the face sheets.)
Item 3.
Type of Application;
Check "planning" under
either Exhibition or Interpretive Program.
If this
is a resubmission, indicate the previous application
number.
Item 4.
Inclusive Dates for Prospective Grants;
Enter
the month, day and year of the starting and concluding
date of the proposed planning project.
Please note
that only costs incurred during the grant period may
be charged against the prospective grant.
Item 5.
Type of Institution Applying;
Check private
or Public.
If your institution is public and is
chartered or owned by and receives substantial
operating funds from a unit of state, county or
municiple government, check the appropriate space.
Item 6.
Financial Information;
a.
Grant Request
Usually this will be a request for outright
funds (line 1.)
3
The "Gifts and Matching" arrangement is not
X Otten used^' in pTaTThrh^gr-ahts'.
Therefore,
simply ente'r 'the amoufif~of“tKe grant requested
on line one and again on line four.
(For
more information on Gifts and Matching,
please refer to the information sheet at the
end of these instructions.)
b.
Applicant's Cost Share
This reflects the amount the institution is
committing to this project and should include
the dollar equivalent of in kind services as
well as cash.
c.
Support From Others
This should show any outside contributions to
the project.
Total Cost;
Enter result of adding the totals
in a, b and c.
Item 7.
title.
Project Title:
Enter a short, descriptive
Item 8.
Project Abstract: Use the space available for
a concise synopsis of the project.
(Do not continue
on next page.)
Item 9.
Other Sources of Funding:
List any other
public or private funding sources that may be con
tributing to the support of this planning phase.
Item 10.
Normally not applicable to planning grant
applications.
Item 11. Authorizing Official:
Enter the name of the
individual authorized to commit your institution or
organization in business and financial matters.
This
individual will be responsible for administering the
grant if made.
Item 12.
Payee: After indicating the payee, enter
the name, address and telephone number of the individ
ual to whom NEH checks should be sent if a grant is
awarded.
This person will be held responsible for
accounting and reporting to the Endowment.
4
B.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This attachment is an important part of your applica
tion.
It should be a clear concise description of
the project’s objectives, indicate the kinds of
consultants you will use if you are unable to be
specific at this time and the procedures that will
be followed in the planning stage.
This should be
no more than three pages.
C.
BUDGET
Submit a simple itemized budget which clearly indi
cates funds requested from the Endowment and all
institutional cost sharing, and any addtional out
side support if applicable. Categories eligible
for Endowment support might include the following:
-Salaries for additional temporary staff
brought in for the project (salaries of
permanent staff may be included in the
cost share);
-Consultant fees and honorarium;
-Travel;
-Supplies;
-Equipment essential to the project;
-Any other related costs.
Funds may not be requested for:
-Acquisition of artifacts or works of art;
-Purchase of permanent equipment for general
purposes (file cabinets, office equipment);
-Major structural modifications or additions
to the facilities;
-Conservation or restoration (except under the
sharing Collection Resources category, as ex
plained in the guidelines);
-Cataloguing of collections;
-General operating expenses;
5
-Permanent staff salaries (only salaries
for additional, temporary staff brought
on expressly for work on the project
may be supported by NEH);
-Indirect costs in applications for
planning grants or where the institu
tions does not have or is not negotiating
a formal indirect cost rate with the
Federal Government;
-••Miscellaneous" or "Contingencies" - these
are not allowable budget categories.
D.
VIT^E
Vitae should be attached for the project director
and key professional people including outside
consultants.
WASHINGTON. D.C.
2090S
MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM
DIVISION OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
PLANNING GRANTS
($10,000 and under)
1
I.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The following are the 1977/1978 deadlines which apply to
all categories of support in the Museums and Historical
Organizations Program.
Deadline_____
Notification no later than
June 3, 1977
November, 1977
August 26, 1977
January, 1978
November 21, 1977
May, 1978
March 3, 1978
August, 1978
June 2, 1978
November, 1978
September 1, 1978
January, 1979
November 20, 1978
May, 1979
When planning a project for which Endowment support is
requested, applicants should keep in mind the time period
between the date of application and actual notification
of action taken.
All applications must be received by the Endowment by the
date of the deadline or before. Late applications will
be returned and may be submitted at the next deadline.
Applications should be addressed to:
Museums and Historical Organizations Program
Division of Public Programs (Mail Stop 405)
National Endowment for the Humauiities
806 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20506
II.
APPLICATION FORMAT
A complete application consists of four parts arranged
in the following order:
(two pages)
A.
Application Face Sheets
B.
Project Description (no more than three pages)
C.
Budget
D.
Vitae
2
Fifteen copies of the full proposal, including the
Face Sheets, must be submitted.
Please use standard
size paper (8 x 10^^) , number the pages and staple the
application.
If you wish to send supplemental information about your
organization, such as a brochure, one copy will be
sufficient.
You will be notified immediately when your application
is received-by the Endowment. A subsequent letter will
assign a log number to your application to which you
should refer in all future correspondence.
A.
FACE SHEETS
A set of blank face sheets is enclosed.
Please fill
out each item as the following instructions indicate.
Item 1.
Institution;
Enter the name, address and
zip code of the institution/organization sponsoring
the project.
Item 2.
Project Director:
Enter the name of the
person who will carry out the project or be chiefly
responsible for directing it.
Remember to include the
title, address, and telephone number of this individ
(The project director must sign in the space
ual.
provided under Item 14 on page two of the face sheets.)
Item 3.
Type of Application;
Check "planning" under
either Exhibition or Interpretive Program.
If this
is a resubmission, indicate the previous application
number.
Item 4.
Inclusive Dates for Prospective Grants;
Enter
the month, day and year of the starting and concluding
date of the proposed planning project.
Please note
that only costs incurred during the grant period may
be charged against the prospective grant.
Item 5.
Type of Institution Applying;
Check private
or Public.
If your institution is public and is
chartered or owned by and receives substantial
operating funds from a unit of state, county or
municiple government, check the appropriate space.
Item 6.
Financial Information;
a.
Grant Request
Usually this will be a request for outright
funds (line 1.)
3
The "Gifts and Matching" arrangement is not
X Otten used^' in pTaTThrh^gr-ahts'.
Therefore,
simply ente'r 'the amoufif~of“tKe grant requested
on line one and again on line four.
(For
more information on Gifts and Matching,
please refer to the information sheet at the
end of these instructions.)
b.
Applicant's Cost Share
This reflects the amount the institution is
committing to this project and should include
the dollar equivalent of in kind services as
well as cash.
c.
Support From Others
This should show any outside contributions to
the project.
Total Cost;
Enter result of adding the totals
in a, b and c.
Item 7.
title.
Project Title:
Enter a short, descriptive
Item 8.
Project Abstract: Use the space available for
a concise synopsis of the project.
(Do not continue
on next page.)
Item 9.
Other Sources of Funding:
List any other
public or private funding sources that may be con
tributing to the support of this planning phase.
Item 10.
Normally not applicable to planning grant
applications.
Item 11. Authorizing Official:
Enter the name of the
individual authorized to commit your institution or
organization in business and financial matters.
This
individual will be responsible for administering the
grant if made.
Item 12.
Payee: After indicating the payee, enter
the name, address and telephone number of the individ
ual to whom NEH checks should be sent if a grant is
awarded.
This person will be held responsible for
accounting and reporting to the Endowment.
4
B.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This attachment is an important part of your applica
tion.
It should be a clear concise description of
the project’s objectives, indicate the kinds of
consultants you will use if you are unable to be
specific at this time and the procedures that will
be followed in the planning stage.
This should be
no more than three pages.
C.
BUDGET
Submit a simple itemized budget which clearly indi
cates funds requested from the Endowment and all
institutional cost sharing, and any addtional out
side support if applicable. Categories eligible
for Endowment support might include the following:
-Salaries for additional temporary staff
brought in for the project (salaries of
permanent staff may be included in the
cost share);
-Consultant fees and honorarium;
-Travel;
-Supplies;
-Equipment essential to the project;
-Any other related costs.
Funds may not be requested for:
-Acquisition of artifacts or works of art;
-Purchase of permanent equipment for general
purposes (file cabinets, office equipment);
-Major structural modifications or additions
to the facilities;
-Conservation or restoration (except under the
sharing Collection Resources category, as ex
plained in the guidelines);
-Cataloguing of collections;
-General operating expenses;
5
-Permanent staff salaries (only salaries
for additional, temporary staff brought
on expressly for work on the project
may be supported by NEH);
-Indirect costs in applications for
planning grants or where the institu
tions does not have or is not negotiating
a formal indirect cost rate with the
Federal Government;
-••Miscellaneous" or "Contingencies" - these
are not allowable budget categories.
D.
VIT^E
Vitae should be attached for the project director
and key professional people including outside
consultants.