National Endowment for the Humanities
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Pub.L. 89-209) dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. in the Old Post Office.
According to their website, they are "the largest funder of humanities programs in the United States." The endowment accomplishes this mission by providing grants for high-quality humanities projects in four funding areas: preserving and providing access to cultural resources, education, research, and public programs.
NEH grants typically go to cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, and radio stations, and to individual scholars. The agency is also a base supporter of its network of private, nonprofit affiliates, the 57 humanities councils in the United States. Every summer, NEH hosts undergraduate students from across the country as interns in various departments from the Division of Education to the Office of the Chairman. Each intern is mentored by an NEH staffperson and receives a stipend for ten weeks of full-time work.
The Endowment is directed by a chairman, who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, for a term of four years. Advising the chairman is the National Council on the Humanities, a board of 26 distinguished private citizens who are also appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The National Council members serve staggered six-year terms.
The current chairman is Dr. Bruce Cole, nominated and confirmed in 2001[1][2] and again in 2005.[3][4]
[edit] See also
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian Institution
- National Science Foundation
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
[edit] Notes
- ^ U.S. Congress (4 September 2001). "Nominations". Congressional Record 147 (113): S9088. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
- ^ U.S. Congress (14 September 2001). "Confirmations". Congressional Record 147 (120): S9464. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
- ^ U.S. Congress (18 July 2005). "Nominations". Congressional Record 151 (97): S8438. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
- ^ U.S. Congress (17 December 2005). "Confirmations". Congressional Record 151 (163): S13969. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
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