The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds an array of grant opportunities for libraries, museums, and historical societies. A complete list of 2003 and 2004 grants is available at http://www.neh.fed.us/grants/grants.html. Among these are proposals with summer deadlines. Project descriptions are taken from the NEH web site.

Grants to Preserve and Create Access to Humanities Collections, Deadline: July 15.
http://www.neh.fed.us/grants/guidelines/pcahc.html

Awards are made for projects to preserve and create intellectual access to humanities collections, which, because of their intellectual content and value as cultural artifacts, are considered highly important for research, education, and public programming.

Request for Proposals to Develop Small Traveling Exhibitions, Deadline: September 1.
http://www.neh.fed.us/grants/guidelines/travelexhibitrfp.html

NEH is soliciting proposals for a program to develop smaller, traveling versions of NEH-supported exhibitions. The goal of this program is to extend the life of these exhibitions and make them accessible to diverse audiences across the country.

Consultation Grants for Libraries, Museums, or Special Projects, Deadline: September 16.
http://www.neh.fed.us/grants/guidelines/public-consult.html

Consultation grants are designed to help museums, libraries, historical organizations, and community organizations develop a new project or chart a new interpretive direction for an institution.

Planning Grants for Museums, Libraries, and Special Projects, Deadline: September 16.
http://www.neh.fed.us/grants/guidelines/public-planning.html

Planning Grants are used to refine the content and interpretive approach of projects in order to prepare them for implementation. Applicants should have already identified the key humanities themes and scholarship relevant to their project.

We the People Initiative, deadlines coincide with NEH programs.
http://www.wethepeople.gov/

NEH encourages scholars, teachers, filmmakers, curators and librarians to submit grant applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation's history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that define America. Educational projects include exhibitions, film, radio, and Internet-based programs for K-16 and public programs in libraries, museums and historical societies.

The NMRLS web site has links to a number of additional grant opportunities. Click on http://www.nmrls.org/grants/links.shtml.