Recovering Iraq's Past: Request for Proposals to Preserve and Document Iraq's Cultural Heritage

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NEH-GRANTS-020204-001
Posted Date:	Feb 03, 2004
Original Due Date for Applications:	Dec 31, 2004
	Projects accepted on a rolling basis.
Current Due Date for Applications:	Dec 31, 2004
	Projects accepted on a rolling basis.
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Expected Number of Awards:	Not Available.
Estimated Total Program Funding:	Not Available.
Award Ceiling:	$100,000.00
Award Floor:	$30,000.00
CFDA Number:	45.149 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

State governments

County governments

City or township governments

Special district governments

Independent school districts

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

Agency Name

National Endowment for the Humanities

Description

NEH invites proposals for projects to preserve and document cultural resources in Iraq’s archives, libraries, and museums. Projects can also disseminate information relating to the materials and bibliographic records of civilization in Iraq from the earliest times to the present. Projects should focus on resources, which, because of their intellectual content and value as cultural artifacts, are considered highly important for research, education, and public programming in the humanities. This initiative continues NEH's longstanding history of support for humanities scholarship to advance knowledge and understanding of Mesopotamia, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq.

Projects should have specific goals and measurable results. On-site work in Iraq is contingent upon security. Collaboration between Iraqi and American professionals is encouraged whenever appropriate.

Types of activities supported:

the stabilization, conservation, or preservation of public cultural collections in Iraq;

* preparation of inventories or catalogs and the arrangement and description or cataloging of collections in Iraq;

* the digitization of records or objects relating to Iraq's cultural heritage located in Iraqi or U.S. institutions;

* preservation surveys or assessments of humanities resources as well as historic and archaeological sites in Iraq; and

* preservation education and training to Iraqi nationals in Iraq.

Link to Full Announcement

Recovering Iraq's Past: Request for Proposals to Preserve and Document Iraq's Cultural Heritage

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Scott, Peter, Public Affairs Officer, Phone 202-606-8400, Email info@neh.gov Scott, Peter

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