Federal-State Partnership

The NEH Federal-State Partnership is a collaborative endeavor of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the fifty-six state humanities councils to ensure that all of the nation's citizens -- wherever they live -- will benefit from substantive humanities programs that are locally designed with the concerns and needs of each state's citizens in mind. State humanities councils are volunteer organizations that operate in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. Through the Partnership, NEH funds are given annually to the state councils, which then support, on a competitive basis, locally initiated humanities programs for the people in each state and territory. State councils also design and conduct specific humanities initiatives themselves to ensure that excellent humanities programs reach citizens in all regions of each state and territory. Projects supported and conducted by state councils include, among others, institutes for school teachers, public lectures, Chautauqua presentations, reading and discussion programs, family literacy initiatives, film and video projects, and traveling exhibitions.

Last year, council-sponsored programs reached millions of Americans: Among them were 240,000 participants in K-12 teacher projects; 538,000 in Chautauqua-type performances; 44,000 in literacy programs; 296,000 in book discussions; 150,000 in cultural tourism projects; and 745,000 participants in seminars, conferences, and lectures. Council-funded exhibitions attracted 4.9 million visitors, while council-funded media projects attracted audiences of 129 million. Programs supported by the fifty-six state humanities councils enable the NEH to extend its reach into every state and all U.S. territories. In the past year, the state councils have enabled almost 18,000 scholars to join in vigorous and fruitful exchange with a broad range of public audiences, demonstrating that the humanities are an integral part of the daily lives of Americans everywhere. In fiscal year 1999, councils in fourteen states and Puerto Rico collaborated with the Endowment and its Extending the Reach initiative to develop a plan to encourage creative statewide partnerships and enduring networks among humanities organizations. The resulting Model Demonstration Projects will be implemented in 2000.

The state councils continue to address major issues in elementary and secondary education. They help to create networks linking institutions of higher learning, secondary schools, state departments of education, and cultural institutions such as museums and libraries. They have brought together college and university professors, teachers, parents, and students in substantive programs that help to strengthen instruction in the schools. Several states support teacher institutes. For the third consecutive summer, the Illinois Humanities Council continued its True Learning, True Teaching summer seminars for K-12 teachers. Ninety-nine teachers from sixty-six different Illinois communities participated in six summer seminars, all held at Starved Rock State Park in Utica. The Florida Center for Teachers, part of the Florida Humanities Council, offered twelve institutes in the summer and fall of 1999 on such diverse topics as Searching for a Sense of Place, Plagues in Medicine and Myth, Democracy in Florida, and Archaeology and Community. The West Virginia Council for the Humanities recently published In the Mountain State: A West Virginia Folklore and Cultural Studies Curriculum to assist teachers of fourth and eighth graders to teach West Virginia history, a statewide requirement.

State humanities councils are increasingly sought out as partners by other statewide or local organizations because of their reputations for substantive, nonpartisan, reflective programs in the humanities. The Arkansas Humanities Council, for example, has formed a partnership with the Department of Arkansas Heritage to administer a joint grant program in Arkansas heritage and preservation. Other recent partnerships include programs with health care professionals and statewide bar associations. With support from NEH's Division of Public Programs, the Maine Humanities Council is a discussion program, "Literature and Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care." These monthly discussions explore selected works of fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction that offer health care workers, policy makers, hospital trustees, and other staff an opportunity to reflect on the complex nature of their roles and responsibilities in relation to the patients they serve and the colleagues with whom they work.

Finally, state humanities councils continue to strengthen their organizational resources, obtaining more than $7 million last year from state legislatures, as they pursue their goal of engaging all Americans in study, reflection, and discussion of the humanities.

Edythe Manza
Director
Federal-State Partnership

Alabama Humanities Foundation
1100 Ireland Way
Suite 101
Birmingham, AL 35205-7001
(205) 558-3980
Ann M. Boozer, Chairman
Robert Stewart, Executive Director
$508,352

Alaska Humanities Forum
421 West 1st Avenue
Suite 210
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 272-5341
Stephen Haycox, Ph.D, Chairman
Steve Lindbeck, Executive Director
$497,702

Amerika Samoa
Humanities Council
P.O. Box 5800
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 633-4870
Lui Tuitele, Chairman
Niualama Taifane,
Executive Director
$220,247*

Arizona Humanities Council
The Ellis-Shackelford House
1242 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1887
(602) 257-0335
Joel K. Hiller, Chairman
Dan Shilling, Executive Director
$498,658*

Arkansas Humanities Council
10816 Executive Center Drive
Suite 310
Little Rock, AR 72211-4383
(501) 221-0091
Paul Austin, Chairman
Robert E. Bailey, Executive Director
$463,596

California Council for the Humanities
312 Sutter Street
Suite 601
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 391-1474
David Masumoto, Chairman
James Quay, Executive Director
$1,347,320

Colorado Endowment for the Humanities
1490 Lafayette Street
Suite 101
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 894-7951
Camila A. Alire, Chairman
Margaret A. Coval,
Executive Director
$488,398*

Connecticut Humanities Council
955 South Main Street
Suite E
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 685-2260
Helen Higgins, Chairman
Bruce Fraser, Executive Director
$510,500*

Delaware Humanities Forum
100 West 10th Street
Suite 1009
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 657-0650
Susan T. Shoemaker, Chairman
Joseph E. Johnson, Executive Director
$411,504*

Florida Humanities Council
1725 1/2 East 7th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
(813) 272-3473
Lloyd W. Chapin, Chairman
Fran Cary, Executive Director
$798,066

Fundacion Puertorriquena de las Humanidades
Box 9023920
109 San Jose Street, 3rd Floor
Corner of Luna Street
San Juan, PR 00902-3920
(787) 721-2087
Ana Helvia Quintero, Chairman
Juan M. Gonzalez Lamela, Executive Director
$502,300

Georgia Humanities Council
50 Hurt Plaza SE
Suite 1565
Atlanta, GA 30303-2915
(404) 523-6220
Emma Morel Adler, Chairman
Jamil Zainaldin, Executive Director
$585,772*

Guam Humanities Council
426 Chalan San Antonio
Center Pointe Building
Suite 101
Tamuning, GU 96911
(671) 646-4461
Anthony A. Leon Guerrero, Chairman
Jillette Leon Guerrero, Executive Director
$133,922*

Hawai'i Council for the Humanities
First Hawaiian Bank Building
3599 Waialae Avenue, Room 23
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 732-5402
Mitch Yamasaki, Chairman
Annette M. Lew, Executive Director
$478,520*

Humanities Council of Washington, DC
1331 H Street, NW, #901
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-1732
Alice L. Norris, Chairman
Linn Shapiro, Executive Director
$439,158*

Humanities Iowa
100 Oakdale Campus, Northlawn
Iowa City, IA 52242-5000
(319) 335-4153
Frederic A. Waldstein, Chairman
Christopher Rossi, Executive Director
$471,498*

Idaho Humanities Council
217 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 345-5346
Kurt Olsson, Chairman
Richard Ardinger, Executive Director
$422,888*

Illinois Humanities Council
203 North Wabash Avenue
Suite 2020
Chicago, IL 60601-2417
(312) 422-5580
John A. Wing, Chairman
Kristina Valaitis, Executive Director
$743,224*

Indiana Humanities Council
1500 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 638-1500
Thomas Wilhelmus, Chairman
Scott T. Massey, Executive Director
$556,820

Kansas Humanities Council
112 SW 6th Avenue
Suite 210
Topeka, KS 66603
(913) 357-0359
Warren Hixson, Chairman
Marion Cott, Executive Director
$463,300

Kentucky Humanities Council
206 East Maxwell Street
Lexington, KY 40508
(606) 257-5932
Roger J. Wolford, Chairman
Virginia Smith, Executive Director
$497,886*

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
225 Baronne Street
Suite 1414
New Orleans, LA 70112-1709
(504) 523-4352
Rosemary U. Ewing, Chairman
Michael Sartisky, Executive Director
$513,108

Maine Humanities Council
P.O. Box 7202
371 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, ME 04112
(207) 773-5051
Harriet Henry, Chairman
Dorothy Schwartz, Executive Director
$457,736*

Maryland Humanities Council
11350 McCormick Road
Suite 5093
Hunt Valley, MD 21031-1002
(410) 771-0650
Rhoda Dorsey, Chairman
Barbara Wells Sarudy, Executive Director
$531,182

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
One Woodbridge Street
South Hadley, MA 01075
(413) 536-1385
David Lionel Smith, Chairman
David A. Tebaldi, Executive Director
$594,946

Michigan Humanities Council
119 Pere Marquette Drive, Suite 3B
Lansing, MI 48912-1270
(517) 372-7770
Stephen R. Williams, Chairman
Rick Knupfer, Executive Director
$673,670

Minnesota Humanities Commission
987 E Ivy Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106-2046
(651) 774-0105
Andrew W. Boss, Chairman
Cheryl Dickson, Executive Director
$524,254*

Mississippi Humanities Council
3825 Ridgewood Road
Room 311
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 982-6752
Gemma Douglas Beckley, Chairman
Barbara Carpenter, Executive Director
$465,986

Missouri Humanities Council
543 Hanley Industrial Court
Suite 201
St. Louis, MO 63144-1905
(314) 781-9660
Randolph Maness, Chairman
Michael Bouman, Executive Director
$538,572

Montana Committee for the Humanities
311 Brantly Hall
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812-8214
(406) 243-6022
Steve Fenter, Chairman
Mark Sherouse, Executive Director
$1,148*

Montana Committee for the Humanities
311 Brantly Hall
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812-8214
(406) 243-6022
Steve Fenter, Chairman
Mark Sherouse, Executive Director
$415,618

Nebraska Humanities Council
Lincoln Center Building
Suite 225
215 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-2131
Pamela Snow, Chairman
Jane Renner Hood, Executive Director
$439,054*

Nevada Humanities Committee
1034 North Sierra Street
Reno, NV 89507
(775) 784-6587
Barbara Cloud, Chairman
Judith K. Winzeler, Executive Director
$428,292

New Hampshire Humanities Council
19 Pillsbury Street
P.O. Box 2228
Concord, NH 03302-2228
(603) 224-4071
Joseph L. Marcille, Chairman
Charles G. Bickford, Executive Director
$453,222*

New Jersey Council for the Humanities
28 West State Street
6th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 695-4838
Barry V. Qualls, Chairman
Jane Rutkoff, Executive Director
$622,109

New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities
209 Onate Hall
University of New Mexico
Corner of Campus and Girard Street
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-3705
Ned Miller, Chairman
Craig Newbill, Executive Director
$435,314

New York Council for the Humanities
150 Broadway
Suite 1700
New York, NY 10038
(212) 233-1131
Samuel D. Waksal, Chairman
Philip Katz, Executive Director
$982,496

NMI Council for the Humanities
AAA-3394, Box 10001
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 235-4785, ext. 1
Herman T. Guerrero, Chairman
William R. Barrineau, Executive Director
$234,696

North Carolina Humanities Council
200 Elm Street
Suite 403
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 334-5325
Elizabeth K. Minnich, Chairman
Alice Barkley, Executive Director
$589,998*

North Dakota Humanities Council
2900 Broadway
Suite 3
P. O. Box 2191
Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 255-3360
Carol A. Cashman, Chairman
Everett Albers, Executive Director
$1,130*

North Dakota Humanities Council
2900 Broadway
Suite 3
P. O. Box 2191
Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 255-3360
Carol A. Cashman, Chairman
Everett Albers, Executive Director
$419,918

Ohio Humanities Council
695 Bryden Road
P.O. Box 06354
Columbus, OH 43206-0354
(614) 461-7802
Alexander Hays IV, Chairman
Gale E. Peterson, Executive Director
$724,884*

Oklahoma Humanities Council
Festival Plaza
Suite 270
428 West California
Oklahoma, OK 73102
(405) 235-0280
David Levy, Chairman
Anita May, Executive Director
$478,996*

Oregon Council for the Humanities
812 SW Washington Street
Suite 225
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 241-0543
Brad Reddersen, Chairman
Christopher Zinn, Executive Director
$488,320

Pennsylvania Humanities Council
320 Walnut Street
Suite 305
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3892
(215) 925-1005
James E. Douthat, Chairman
Joseph J. Kelly, Executive Director
$757,300

Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities
60 Ship Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 273-250
Galen A. Johnson, Chairman
M. Drake Patten, Executive Director
$449,906*

South Carolina Humanities Council
1308 Columbia College Drive
P.O. Box 5287
Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 691-4100
S. C. McMeekin, Jr., Chairman
Randy L. Akers, Executive Director
$493,826*

South Dakota Humanities Council
Box 7050, University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
(605) 688-6113
Sidney Goss, Chairman
Michael F. Haug, Executive Director
$412,010

Tennessee Humanities Council
1003 18th Avenue South
P.O. Box 24767
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 320-7001, ext.1
Linda Darmon Caldwell, Chairman
Robert Cheatham, Executive Director
$533,166

Texas Council for the Humanities
Banister Place A
3809 South Second Street
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 440-1991, ext.1
Wright L. Lassiter, Jr., Chairman
Monte K. Youngs, Executive Director
$929,918

Utah Humanities Council
350 South 400 East
Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 359-9670
France A. Davis, Chairman
Cynthia Buckingham, Executive Director
$442,304

Vermont Council on the Humanities
17 Park Street
RR1, Box 7285
Morrisville, VT 05661-0058
(802) 888-3183
Roy M. Schwarz, Chairman
Victor R. Swenson, Executive Director
$437,660

Virgin Islands Humanities Council
5-6 Kongens Gade
Corbiere Complex
Suite 200B-201B
St. Thomas, VI 00802
(809) 776-4044
Linda Thomas, Chairman
Magda Smith, Executive Director
$1,411*

Virgin Islands Humanities Council
5-6 Kongens Gade
Corbiere Complex
Suite 200B-201B
St. Thomas, VI 00802
(809) 776-4044
Linda Thomas, Chairman
Magda Smith, Executive Director
$244,013

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
145 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629
(804) 924-3296
Wyndham B. Blanton, Jr., Chairman
Robert C. Vaughan,
Executive Director
$576,575*

Washington Commission for the Humanities
615 Second Avenue
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 682-1770
Grace M. Ott, Chairman
Margaret Ann Bollmeier, Executive Director
$541,226*

West Virginia Humanities Council
723 Kanawha Boulevard East
Suite 800
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 346-8500
Joseph C. Jefferds, Chairman
Kenneth Sullivan, Executive Director
$448,034

Wisconsin Humanities Council
802 Regent Street
Madison, WI 53715
(608) 262-0706
Mary Gielow, Chairman
Max Harris, Executive Director
$532,784

Wyoming Council
for the Humanities
P.O. Box 3643
University Station
Laramie, WY 82071-3643
(307) 766-6496
Lokey Lytjen, Chairman
Robert G. Young, Executive Director
$405,216*

*Federal Matching Funds