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National Humanities Medal Nominations

Nominate an outstanding individual or organization to receive a National Humanities Medal

NEH Next Generation Humanities PhD

Next Generation Humanities PhD

New NEH grant program seeks to transform humanities doctoral programs to connect post-graduate...

NEH Chronicling America data challenge

Chronicling America Data Challenge

NEH competition calls upon hackers and data enthusiasts to delve into historic newspapers

50 years of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

NEH Turns 50

The National Endowment for the Humanities kicks off year-long celebration of the agency’s 50th...

Illustration of Pilgrims

Who Were the Pilgrims?

New NEH-funded documentary THE PILGRIMS, by Ric Burns, premieres on PBS on November 24

Posted: December 17, 2015

The National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce New Grants to Bring Back Essential Out-of-Print Books

Posted: December 15, 2015

National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $434,864 for “Common Heritage” Community History Projects

Posted: December 14, 2015

NEH Announces $3.6 Million for “Humanities in the Public Square”

Posted: December 10, 2015

NEH Announces $21.8 Million for 295 Humanities Projects

Posted: October 28, 2015

NEH announces Chronicling America Data Challenge

Posted: January 4, 2016

Norman, Oklahoma is the first stop of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s First Folio tour, supported by NEH. The tour will travel to all 50 states to mark the 400^th anniversary of the Bard’s death, from NPR.

Posted: January 3, 2016

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Massachusetts has been selected to participate in the NEH-supported “Citizenship Under Siege: Degrees of Citizenship” program, wherein seven community colleges nationwide will facilitate public dialogues and forums exploring historical and contemporary concepts of citizenship, from the Worcester Telegram.

Posted: January 1, 2016

The Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri has been awarded a $300,000 NEH Challenge Grant to develop the library system’s Story Center Program and to pay for construction costs to renovate a historic building being incorporated into the library’s branch on the north side of Kansas City, from the Kansas City Star.

Posted: December 31, 2015

The Mead Public Library in Wisconsin has been awarded with an NEH Common Heritage grant to help community members digitally preserve personal photographs, letters, memoirs and artwork, and if desired, contribute digital copies to a “Recollection Wisconsin” online archive, from the Sheboygan Press.

Posted: December 31, 2015

The Oregon State University Libraries and CALYX Press have been given a joint Humanities Open Book program grant by the NEH; the recipient agencies will use the grant to digitize and host out-of-print copies of books, most notably by feminist writers, from Eugene Weekly.