Opportunity Information: Apply for 20201014 AV
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), through its Division of Education Programs, is offering a discretionary grant opportunity called "Dialogues on the Experience of War" (Funding Opportunity Number 20201014 AV). This program sits under NEH's broader initiative, "Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War," and it is built around a straightforward idea: reading, studying, and talking through major humanities sources about war can help people understand the personal, moral, political, and cultural questions that military service and wartime experience raise. Rather than focusing on clinical treatment or policy analysis alone, the program emphasizes humanities-driven discussion grounded in texts and other serious source materials, using them as a framework for reflection and shared conversation.
At the center of the program are organized "dialogues" that bring participants into guided study and discussion of significant humanities sources related to war. These sources can include literature, history, philosophy, and related humanistic materials that illuminate what war does to individuals and societies, how communities remember conflict, how duty and citizenship are understood, and how experiences of violence and loss are narrated across time. The intended impact is not simply educational in a classroom sense; it is meant to support deeper thinking and more meaningful public conversation, especially for people who have lived close to military service. While the program is designed primarily to reach U.S. military veterans, it is explicitly open to broader participation as well, including active-duty service members, military families, and interested members of the public. In practice, that means projects can be structured to build dialogue across different groups, as long as the humanities-centered study and discussion remains the core.
The award structure indicates a competitive grant program with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $100,000 and an expectation of around 10 awards. The program is categorized under Humanities, with CFDA number 45.163, and it uses the standard grant funding instrument. The opportunity was created on September 1, 2020, with an original application closing date of October 14, 2020, which places it in a specific application cycle; anyone looking to apply would typically need to confirm whether NEH has reopened the program in a later year or issued a new deadline under an updated notice.
Eligibility is broad and includes many common public and nonprofit entities that can organize and host structured humanities programming. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category, since those are listed separately). This range of eligible organizations suggests NEH wants to support dialogues in multiple settings, such as universities, community-based nonprofits, libraries or local government partners, and tribal institutions, as long as the project is capable of delivering serious humanities engagement and reaching veterans and related communities.
Overall, "Dialogues on the Experience of War" is best understood as a humanities discussion-and-learning grant that uses seminal texts and humanistic inquiry to create structured, facilitated conversations about war and military service. Its focus is on reflection, interpretation, and public understanding, with veterans as the primary intended audience but with room for inclusive participation that strengthens the conversation between veterans, families, service members, and the wider public.Apply for 20201014 AV
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Dialogues on the Experience of War" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.163.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 01, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 14, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NEH "Dialogues on the Experience of War" (Funding Opportunity Number 20201014 AV)
What is the "Dialogues on the Experience of War" grant opportunity?
"Dialogues on the Experience of War" is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through its Division of Education Programs. It supports organized, facilitated dialogues where participants read, study, and discuss significant humanities sources about war in order to explore the personal, moral, political, and cultural questions connected to military service and wartime experience.
Which NEH initiative is this program part of?
This program sits under NEH's broader initiative titled "Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War."
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program is built around the idea that careful reading, study, and conversation grounded in major humanities sources can help people better understand and talk through what war does to individuals and societies. The emphasis is on humanities-driven reflection and shared discussion rather than clinical treatment or policy analysis alone.
What does NEH mean by "dialogues" in this program?
In this program, "dialogues" are organized opportunities for guided study and discussion. Projects bring participants together to engage with serious humanities source materials related to war and use those materials as the foundation for facilitated conversation and interpretation.
What kinds of source materials are expected to be used in the dialogues?
The program centers on significant humanities sources related to war. Examples mentioned include materials from literature, history, and philosophy, as well as other humanistic sources that illuminate experiences of conflict and how societies remember, narrate, and make meaning from war.
What themes or questions can projects explore?
Based on the opportunity description, dialogues may explore how war affects individuals and communities, how conflict is remembered, how duty and citizenship are understood, and how experiences of violence and loss are narrated across time.
Is this grant intended to fund clinical or therapeutic programs?
The program description emphasizes humanities-centered discussion grounded in texts and other serious source materials. While the subject matter may involve difficult experiences, the focus described is reflection, interpretation, and public understanding rather than clinical treatment.
Who is the primary intended audience for these dialogues?
The program is designed primarily to reach U.S. military veterans.
Can people other than veterans participate?
Yes. The opportunity is explicitly open to broader participation, including active-duty service members, military families, and interested members of the public.
Are projects allowed to build dialogue across multiple groups (veterans, families, public)?
Yes. The description indicates that projects can be structured to build dialogue across different groups, as long as the humanities-centered study and discussion remains the core of the project.
How much funding is available per award?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) listed for this opportunity is $100,000.
How many awards does NEH expect to make?
The opportunity indicates an expectation of around 10 awards.
Is this a competitive grant program?
Yes. The award structure is described as a competitive grant program.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The opportunity uses the standard grant funding instrument.
What is the program's subject area or category?
The program is categorized under Humanities.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 45.163.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number provided is 20201014 AV.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on September 1, 2020.
What was the original application closing date?
The original application closing date listed is October 14, 2020.
Is the October 14, 2020 deadline still current?
The information provided places this opportunity in a specific application cycle with an original 2020 closing date. Anyone looking to apply would typically need to confirm whether NEH has reopened the program in a later year or issued a new deadline under an updated notice.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category, since higher education institutions are listed separately).
Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status are listed as eligible applicants (with higher education institutions handled in separate eligibility categories).
Are colleges and universities eligible to apply?
Yes. Both public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
Are local and state government entities eligible to apply?
Yes. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments.
Are federally recognized tribal governments eligible to apply?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are included in the eligibility list.
What types of organizations does NEH seem to want to support through this program?
Based on the eligibility list and program description, NEH appears interested in supporting organizations capable of hosting structured humanities programming in many settings, such as universities, community-based nonprofits, local government partners, and tribal institutions, as long as the project can deliver serious humanities engagement and reach veterans and related communities.
How should this grant opportunity be understood in plain terms?
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