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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds humanities programs in the United States such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, radio stations, and individual scholars.

This agency rolls up to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.

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Official name: National Endowment for the Humanities
Display name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Short name: NEH
Branch: Executive
Agency type: subagency
Phone: 1-202-606-8400
Main address: 400 7th St., SW Washington, DC 20506

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Notice

Published March 24, 2026

91 FR 14043

Meeting of Humanities Panel

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold six meetings, by video conference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during April 2026. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

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1-202-606-8400

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400 7th St., SW Washington, DC 20506

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Parent listing: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Notice

Published February 20, 2026

91 FR 8277

Meeting of Humanities Panel

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold five meetings, by video conference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during March 2026. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

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Notice

Published November 10, 2025

90 FR 50761

Meeting of National Council on the Humanities

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to advise the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make recommendations thereon to the Acting Chairman; and to consider gifts offered to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Acting Chairman.

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Notice

Published November 10, 2025

90 FR 50760

Meeting of Humanities Panel

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold three meetings, by video conference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during November 2025. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

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