Atom | Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities

Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Due Dates: September 4, 2025

Funding Amounts: Up to $150,000 per award; projects up to 24 months; total program funding approximately $1,000,000

Summary: Supports humanities research examining technology's societal impact, focusing on dangers and opportunities in shaping social and cultural issues.

Key Information: Supports individual researchers (up to $75K) and collaborative teams (up to $150K); part of NEH’s American Tapestry and AI initiatives; this opportunity will not be reoffered.

Description

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers funding through the "Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities" program. This grant supports research projects that explore the relationship between technology and society from a humanities perspective. The program emphasizes investigations into the dangers and/or opportunities that technology presents, broadly defined, with particular interest in how technology shapes current social and cultural issues.

Projects may produce scholarly articles, books, digital resources, reports, or workshops. The program encourages research addressing ethical, legal, and societal implications of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). It is part of NEH’s American Tapestry initiative and contributes to the broader Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence initiative.

This funding opportunity is intended for institutions rather than individuals and will not be reoffered after this cycle.

Due Dates

Application Due Date: September 4, 2025

Funding Amount

Maximum award: $150,000 for collaborative projects; up to $75,000 for individual researchers
Period of performance: Up to 24 months
Estimated total program funding: $1,000,000
No cost sharing or matching required

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
State, county, city or township governments
Special district governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education)

Applicants must be institutions; individual researchers apply through their institutions.

Application Process

Applications must include all required sections and components, such as a budget form with justification and biographies (not CVs).
Applications failing to meet all requirements or page limits will be declared ineligible.
Overlapping project costs across multiple federal awards are not permitted.
Applicants should incorporate the revised Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) effective October 1, 2024.
Detailed application instructions and requirements are available on the NEH program page.

Additional Information

The program encourages projects that explore the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI and other technologies.
Improved guidance is provided for projects involving surveys, interviews, or digital ethnographic studies.
This is a discretionary grant program with an expected 15 awards.
The program is part of NEH’s American Tapestry initiative, which supports research on American cultural heritage and identity.

External Links

Contact Information

Office	Contact Details
Office of Digital Humanities, NEH	400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20506
Phone	(202) 606-8400
Email	odh@neh.gov
Website	https://www.neh.gov/about/contact