How to apply...
Application Procedure:
Submit Idea of America Essay Contest We The People Bookshelf application forms to the headquarters office. Use of program guidelines provided by the agency is essential. Idea of America Essay Contest guidelines are available online (http://www.wethepeople.gov) or upon request to the headquarters office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Bookshelf: printed application materials are available by calling (202)606-8446, sending an e-mail to info@neh.gov, or writing to NEH, Office of Public Affairs, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506. For Landmarks of American History: Workshops for School Teachers, program guidelines are available through the NEH Division of Education Programs; and for We the People Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions and Culture, the NEH Office of Challenge Grants.
Note: Each program will indicate whether applications are to be submitted to the Federal headquarters, regional or local office, or to a State or local government office.
Award Procedure:
Idea of America Essay Contest: Applications are reviewed by educators, administrators of humanities institutions, panels of scholars or other appropriate individuals. Awards are made by the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities after advice of members of the National Council on the Humanities. We The People Bookshelf: Each application is assessed by staff at NEH in collaboration with the staff of the American Library Association. Evaluators may take geographical and demographic distribution into consideration when selecting participating libraries. The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities makes the final decision.
Note: Grant payments may be made by a letter of credit, advance by Treasury check, or reimbursement by Treasury check.
Awards may be made by the headquarters office directly to the applicant, an agency field office, a regional office,
or by an authorized county office. The assistance may pass through the initial applicant for further distribution by
intermediate level applicants to groups or individuals in the private sector.