In short
NEH allows applicants to use AI when preparing applications. Applicants must acknowledge any AI-generated text they insert into a proposal, using footnotes or other marginal notations. NEH may declare an application ineligible if an applicant does not comply. Peer reviewers may not upload NEH applications into a cloud database, including outside AI services.
Requires disclosure. Applicants may use AI and must say where they used it.
For applicants
- Applicants may use AI to prepare an NEH application. They must acknowledge each place where they inserted AI-generated text, using footnotes or other marginal notations, as the Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for NEH Grant Proposals requires. [1][2]
- NEH reserves the right to declare an application ineligible if it fails to meet the acknowledgment requirement. [1]
- Applicants stay responsible for making sure a proposal is factually accurate, clearly written, and appropriately sourced. This holds even when an AI system only suggested language or checked spelling. [1]
For reviewers
- NEH prohibits peer reviewers from uploading NEH applications into a cloud database, such as an outside AI tool. Third parties own and operate these databases outside the peer review process, so they cannot guarantee that the content stays confidential. [1]
Sources
Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for NEH Grant Proposals (opens in a new tab)
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.
Notice of Funding Opportunity: National Digital Newspaper Program (20270113-PJ) (opens in a new tab)
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.
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This page summarizes what the funder has published and is not legal advice. Policies change, and one solicitation can add its own rules. Confirm against the funding announcement before you apply.