OpportunityTitle: Challenge Grants for Two-Year Colleges
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Institutions eligible to apply in this competition are accredited U.S. two-year colleges and community colleges that predominantly award associate degrees that can be earned in two years of study.  Both private, independent colleges and government-supported colleges are eligible. Community-college districts and two-year-college consortia may also apply, in collaboration with at least one two-year college.  Associate-degree-granting institutions are encouraged to partner with other institutions to carry out grant-oriented activities, but one two-year college must serve as the applicant of record.
Description: The National Endowment for the Humanities invites two-year colleges to apply in a special Challenge Grant competition to strengthen their long-term humanities programs and resources. Two-year colleges are major educational assets that have too often been overlooked, even though over half of students in post-secondary education attend two-year institutions. The humanities can and should play a vital role in community colleges.* The perspectives of history, philosophy, and literature can enrich the educational experience of students attending two-year colleges, deepening their understanding of questions related to differences among cultures, as manifested in diverse understandings of citizenship, politics, and ethics. NEH seeks to encourage two-year colleges to develop models of excellence that enhance the role of the humanities on their campuses. The goals of this initiative areto enable two-year colleges to strengthen programs in the humanities, especially the study of the world&#146;s many cultures and civilizations; to support model humanities curricula at two-year colleges that may be replicated at other institutions; and to encourage two-year colleges to broaden the base of financial support for the humanities.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: challenge@neh.gov
GrantorContactText: Office of Challenge Grants &lt;br/&gt;National Endowment for the Humanities &lt;br/&gt;Room 420 &lt;br/&gt;1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20506  &lt;br/&gt;202-606-8309