National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

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The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. law that created the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities to federally support and promote culture, arts, and scholarly research.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
landmark cultural policy law
alsoKnownAs NEA and NEH enabling act
beneficiary artists
cultural institutions
libraries
museums
scholars in the humanities
universities and colleges
branchOfGovernmentInvolved legislative branch of the United States
codifiedIn Title 20 of the United States Code
country United States of America
createdAgency National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
createdEntity National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
dateSigned 1965-09-29
declares that a civilized nation must value and support culture
that the arts and humanities are of significant value to national life
defines federal role in supporting arts and humanities
enactedBy 89th United States Congress
establishes National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
fundingMechanism federal grants
historicalContext Great Society legislation of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration
implementedBy National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
influenced development of public arts funding in the United States
federal support for humanities scholarship
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
language English
longTitle An Act to provide for the establishment of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts in the United States
policyArea arts policy
cultural policy
education and research policy
publicLawNumber Public Law 89-209
purpose to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities
to provide federal financial assistance for artistic and scholarly activities
to support and promote the arts in the United States
relatedAgency Institute of Museum and Library Services
relatedProgram state arts agencies matching grants
shortName National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
signingPresident Lyndon B. Johnson
statutesAtLargeCitation 79 Stat. 845
subjectOf debates over federal funding for the arts
yearEnacted 1965


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