National Endowment for the Humanities

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The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent U.S. federal agency that supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities through competitive grants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural agency
grant-making organization
independent federal agency
abbreviation National Endowment for the Humanities
surface form: "NEH"
appointedBy President of the United States
beneficiary archives
colleges
individual scholars
libraries
museums
nonprofit organizations
public television and radio organizations
universities
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
focus humanities education
preservation of cultural heritage
public engagement with the humanities
scholarly research in the humanities
foundedBy United States Congress
fundingMethod competitive grants
matching grants
fundingSource federal appropriations
grantSelectionMethod peer review
hasChairperson chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1965
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: "federal government of the United States"
legalBasis National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965
mission to support research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities
officialLanguage English
oversightBody National Council on the Humanities
parentOrganization National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
programType challenge grants
digital humanities grants
education grants
fellowships
preservation and access grants
public humanities projects
public programs grants
research grants
summer institutes and seminars
sector humanities
sisterAgency The National Endowment for the Arts
surface form: "National Endowment for the Arts"
supportsField archaeology
art history
comparative religion
ethics
history
humanities-focused social sciences
jurisprudence
linguistics
literature
philosophy
website https://www.neh.gov/

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National Endowment for the Humanities abbreviation National Endowment for the Humanities
this entity surface form: "NEH"
National Humanities Medal administeredBy National Endowment for the Humanities
Chronicling America fundedBy National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Arts hasSisterAgency National Endowment for the Humanities
subject surface form: "National Endowment for the Arts"
Johnson administration notablePolicy National Endowment for the Humanities

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