Funding Opportunity for

Organizations

Digital Projects for the Public

Maximum award amount

$30,000 (Discovery grants)
$100,000 (Prototyping grants)
$400,000 (Production grants)

Expected output

Digital Collection or Publication;
Digital Project for the Public (Game, App, etc.);
Game, App, or Other Digital Project for the Public

Period of performance

One to three years

The Digital Projects for the Public program supports projects that interpret and analyze humanities content in primarily digital platforms and formats, such as websites, mobile applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual environments. 

All Digital Projects for the Public projects should 

  • present analysis that deepens public understanding of significant humanities ideas; 
  • incorporate sound humanities scholarship; 
  • involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and production; 
  • include appropriate digital media professionals; 
  • reach a broad public through a realistic plan for development, marketing, and distribution; 
  • create appealing digital formats for the general public; and 
  • demonstrate the capacity to sustain themselves. 

All projects should demonstrate the potential to attract a broad, general, nonspecialist audience, either online or in person at venues such as museums, libraries, or other cultural institutions. Applicants may also choose to identify particular communities and groups, including students, to whom a project may have particular appeal. 

View a webinar with information about Digital Projects for the Public grants and tips for applying. 

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Application Instructions

Review your application package

Read the Notice of Funding Opportunity and study the application package and supplementary materials. 

Application Materials

Digital Projects for the Public Notice of Funding Opportunity 2024 (PDF)

Digital Projects for the Public Grants.gov application package

Program Resources

Digital Projects for the Public Frequently Asked Questions, 2024 (PDF)

List of recent Discovery grants

List of recent Prototyping grants

List of recent Production grants

Sample Application Narratives

Discovery Project: Historic Hudson Valley, Cuffee’s Trial: A Digital Graphic Novel

Discovery Project: Louisiana State University, Louisiana’s Hidden History of Japanese Internment

Prototyping Project: Harvard University, Digital Giza, a Portal to the Pyramids

Prototyping Project: Historic Hudson Valley, Slavery in the North Website

Prototyping Project: Richard Stockton College, Pox and the City

Production Project: University of Southern California, Walden Game

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Complete your application package

Follow the instructions outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity and in the Grants.gov instructions. 

Submit your application package on Grants.gov

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Projects Funded by this Grant Program