Below are links to federal agencies that provide funding opportunities for humanities projects or programming.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Agencies that provide funding for cross-disciplinary research that includes humanistic perspectives
Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service provides grants to national and local nonprofits, schools, government agencies, faith-based and other community organizations and other groups committed to strengthening their communities through volunteering.
Environmental Protection Agency Open Announcements and Grant program overview
Higher Education for Development
The Higher Education for Development (HED) program office promotes higher education's engagement in social and economic development through institutional and human capacity building in developing countries.
Japan-US Friendship Commission http://www.jusfc.gov/commissn/commissn.html
Provides support for training and information to help prepare Americans to better meet the challenges and opportunities in the US-Japan relationship through grant programs for institutions in the following areas: Japanese studies in the United States; public affairs and education; the study of the United States in Japan; and the arts.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission NARA - Grant Announcements
The NHPRC supports projects to: research and develop means to preserve authentic electronic records; assist archives through a network of state partners; preserve and make accessible records and archives; publish papers documenting America's founding era; publish papers documenting other eras and topics important to an understanding of American history; and improve professional education for archivists and historical documentary editors.
National Institutes of Health Grants & Funding Opportunities
Sponsors a variety of institutional and individual grants and fellowships.
National Institute of Justice Funding Opportunities
Sponsors a variety of institutional and individual grant programs.
National Institute of Mental Health NIMH Current Extramural Programs and Contacts
Funds programs aimed at reducing the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.
National Science Foundation Funding
Promotes and advances scientific progress in the United States by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
U.S. Department of Education & U.S. Department of State
The Fulbright-Hays programs: The World is Our Classroom, administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), are distinct from the Fulbright programs: Scholar-in-Residence administered by the U.S. Department of State. While both sets of programs serve international education and national security interests, their specific goals and program emphases differ. State Department programs focus on exchange for mutual understanding by bringing overseas scholars and professionals to the United States and by sending U.S. citizens (often with no prior international experience) abroad. In contrast, the Fulbright-Hays programs at the U.S. Department of Education serve a domestic agenda - they support the internationalization of the nation's infrastructure by strengthening area and foreign language expertise among current and prospective U. S. educators. They do this in two ways: by providing critical, advanced overseas study and research opportunities for area and language experts and faculty-in-training; and by offering experiences and resources enabling educators to strengthen their international teaching.
Other general information concerning these departments is available at the following links:
U.S Department of Education and U.S. Department of State.
U.S. Institute for Peace Grants and Fellowships
A key goal of USIP's work is to help bridge the gaps between government, academia, organizations, and the media in finding creative approaches to prevent, manage, and resolve international conflicts.