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284:. President Obama nominated the former Iowa congressman, a Republican, to chair the NEH on June 3, 2009; the Senate confirmed his appointment in August 2009. Leach began his term as the NEH chair on August 12, 2009, and stepped down in May 2013. Between November 2009 and May 2011, Leach conducted the American "Civility Tour" to call attention to the need to restore reason and civility back into politics, a goal that in his words was "central to the humanities." Leach visited each of the 50 states, speaking at venues ranging from university and museum lecture halls to hospitals for veterans, to support the return of non-emotive, civil exchange and rational consideration of other viewpoints. According to Leach, "Little is more important...than establishing an ethos of thoughtfulness and decency of expression in the public square. Words reflect emotion as well as meaning. They clarify—or cloud—thought and energize action, sometimes bringing out the better angels in our nature, sometimes lesser instincts." 659: 2906: 57: 359:, who has legal authority to approve all recommendations and award grants and cooperative agreements. The chair is nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. The chair's decisions are informed by recommendations from the National Council on the Humanities, peer-reviewers who are selected to read each project proposal submitted to the Endowment, as well as by the Endowment's staff. 45: 585:
in the Humanities, which it describes as "the highest honor the federal government confers for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities." The Jefferson Lecturer is selected each year by the National Council on the Humanities. The honoree delivers a lecture in Washington, D.C., during
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The National Humanities Medal, inaugurated in 1997, honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities. Up to
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was an NEH special funding stream initiated by NEH chair Coles, using dedicated funds available to each chair of the NEH, which was designed to encourage and enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history, culture, and democratic principles. The initiative supports projects and
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The Office of Challenge Grants, dissolved in 2017, administered grants intended to support capacity building and encourage fundraising in humanities institutions. The Division of Preservation and Access now offers a grant program that is similar to previous programs in the Challenge Grants office.
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the spring, and receives an honorarium of $ 10,000. The stated purpose of the honor is to recognize "an individual who has made significant scholarly contributions in the humanities and who has the ability to communicate the knowledge and wisdom of the humanities in a broadly appealing way."
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Bridging Cultures was an NEH initiative that explored ways the humanities promote understanding and mutual respect for people with diverse histories, cultures, and perspectives. Projects supported through this initiative focused on cultures globally as well as within the United States.
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These are special priorities of the endowment that indicate critical areas of the humanities as identified by the NEH chair. They differ from the divisions of the endowment in that they do not sponsor or coordinate specific grant programs.
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Prize. The new award, a bronze medallion, was designed by David Macaulay, the 1995 winner of the Frankel Prize. Lists of the winners of the National Humanities Medal and the Frankel Prize are available at the NEH website.
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According to NEH, the initiative led a renaissance in knowledge about American history and principles among all US citizens. The initiative was launched on Constitution Day, September 17, 2002, and active through 2009.
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The NEH provides grants for high-quality humanities projects to cultural institutions such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, and radio stations, and to individual
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was confirmed as the chairman of the NEH. She is the first Native American to lead the agency. Congress appropriated US$ 180 million for the NEH in FY2022, and US$ 207 million in 2023.
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served as Chair of the NEH. On February 10, 2020, the NEH was presented by the Trump administration with a FY2021 budget that included an orderly wind-down of the agency.
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This initiative, launched in 2014, marks a priority to make awards that promote understanding of the military experience and to support returning veterans.
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As part of its mandate to support humanities programs in every US state and territory, the agency supports a network of private, nonprofit affiliates, the
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supports projects that bring the humanities to large audiences through libraries and museums, television and radio, historic sites, and digital media.
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programs that explore significant events and themes in American nation's history, which advance knowledge of the principles that define America.
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awards grants to preserve, maintain, and improve access to primary sources in the humanities, in both digital and analog form.
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Redaelli, Eleonora. "Understanding American cultural policy: the multi-level governance of the arts and humanities."
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featuring presentations on Porter and her work, film screenings, and exhibits containing items from Porter's papers.
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12 medals can be awarded each year. From 1989 to 1996 the NEH awarded a similar prize known as the
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awarding grants that strengthen teaching and learning in the humanities in schools and colleges
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advises on use of technology in the humanities and coordinates, and was established in 2008.
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The agencies stated purpose is to create incentives for excellent work in the humanities by:
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collaborates with 56 state and territory humanities councils to strengthen local programs.
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and the NEH continues to operate and provides funding for various projects. In 2022,
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Zainaldin, Jamil. "Public works: NEH, Congress, and the state humanities councils."
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was edited by Mary Lou Beatty (who had previously been a high-ranking editor at the
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Reference archives, in Athens and Boston, of archaeological photographs taken by
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makes awards to support the publication of books in and outside the humanities.
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on the experience of Confederate Civil War soldiers in the United States.
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56 humanities councils in the states and territories of the United States
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Allington, Daniel; Brouilette, Sarah; Golumbia, David (May 1, 2016).
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preserve and provide access to cultural and educational resources
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Excellence and Equity: The National Endowment for the Humanities
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Before Adams's appointment, the NEH was headed by Acting Chair
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United States House of Representatives special elections, 1937
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965
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Since 1965, the NEH has sponsored many projects, including:
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Koch, Cynthia M. "Postscript: The Endowments at Fifty." in
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works to support and strengthen teaching of the humanities.
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List of people considered a founder in a Humanities field
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Topf, Mel A. "The NEH and the Crisis in the Humanities."
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Fifteen Pulitzer Prize–winning books, including those by
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Starting in 1969, the NEH published a periodical called
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1938 United States House of Representatives elections
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NEH EDSITEment: The Best of the Humanities on the Web
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Kammen, Michael. "Culture and the State in America."
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Agency of the US government supporting the humanities
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Independent agencies of the United States government
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The NEH has six grant-making divisions and offices:
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strengthen the institutional base of the humanities.
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National Humanities Medal and Charles Frankel Prize
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