National Endowment for the Humanities AI policy

For applicants

• You may use AI to prepare an NEH application, but you must acknowledge, with footnotes or other marginal notations, wherever you inserted AI-generated text.[1][2]
• NEH may declare an application ineligible if it does not follow this acknowledgment rule.[1]
• You remain responsible for making sure the proposal is factually accurate, clearly written, and properly sourced, even if AI helped with wording or spell-checking.[1]

For reviewers

• NEH peer reviewers may not upload NEH applications into a third-party cloud database (such as an outside AI tool), because NEH's peer review is strictly confidential.[1]

Sources

1. [1]

   Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for NEH Grant Proposals

   National Endowment for the Humanities, October 23, 2024

   “NEH will permit applicants to use AI technology to prepare their applications; however, NEH will require all applicants to specifically acknowledge (by use of footnotes or other marginal notations) when they have inserted AI-generated text into their proposals.”

   “NEH reserves the right to declare an application ineligible in the event it fails to comply with this requirement”

   “having an AI system suggest language, spell-check, or provide other forms of writing assistance does not relieve NEH grant applicants of their duty to ensure that their proposals are factually accurate, clearly written, and appropriately sourced.”

   “NEH prohibits peer reviewers from uploading NEH applications into a cloud database, which being owned and operated by third parties outside of the peer review process cannot guarantee the content’s confidentiality.”

2. [2]

   Notice of Funding Opportunity: National Digital Newspaper Program (20270113-PJ)

   National Endowment for the Humanities

   “Per the Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for NEH Grant Proposals, you must acknowledge (by use of footnotes or other marginal notations) when you have inserted AI-generated text into your proposal.”