Funding Opportunity for
Organizations

Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for Higher Education Faculty

Maximum award amount： Up to $460,000

Expected Output： Faculty Development; Teaching Resources

Period of performance： November 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029

Application available： September 17, 2026

Deadline： December 9, 2026

Expected notification date： July 31, 2027

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Program description

The Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for Higher Education Faculty program supports humanities education through professional development for higher education faculty members.

Landmarks and Institutes are residential professional development programs that educators from across the nation to deepen their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching.

New this year: Successful applicants will convene the same project in two consecutive summers—2028 and 2029—recruiting a different group of participants each summer.

Join us for a live Q& A session on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for Educators Webinar Transcript (PDF)

Contact

Division of Lifelong Learning learning@neh.gov If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

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Application Materials

Notice of Funding Opportunity, 2026 (PDF) Grants.gov application package General Application Guide for Awards to Organizations (PDF)

Grant Program Resources

Past and Upcoming Professional Development Programs Recently Funded Institute Awards Recently Funded Landmarks Awards Sample Budget Justification

Sample Application Narratives

New York as Port City Civil War Archives: A New Social and Cultural History of the Civil War

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