FY 2025 Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects in any discipline that celebrate the contributions to American history of one or more of the individuals who will be featured in the National Garden of American Heroes. The funding agency is accepting proposals for works of art in a range of formats: plays, operas, literary arts, concerts, visual arts, museum exhibitions, etc. that honor these individuals. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; and federally recognized tribal communities or tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500,000

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 14, 2025

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2025 Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to preserve and improve access to primary source materials that document the history of America’s founding era and of American government in federal, state, and local contexts. Supported activities include conservation treatment and rehousing, digitization and description, transcription and translation, and updating existing digital resources to ensure long-term public availability. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, accredited institutions of higher education, state and local governments and their agencies, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $14 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 4, 2025; January 15, 2026

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