NEH Organization and Management

NEH post-RIF org chart. Top: Acting Chair; OIG shown separately (dotted line). Direct reports: General Counsel; Senior Deputy Chair; Chief Information Officer. Under General Counsel: Assistant Chair for Programs → Federal/State Partnership; Collections & Infrastructure; Lifelong Learning; Research. Under Senior Deputy Chair: Assistant Chair for Planning & Operations → Accounting; Acquisition & Admin Services; Grant Management; Human Resources; Planning & Budget; plus Communications & Congressional Affairs.

The Endowment is directed by a chair who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a term of four years. Advising the chair is the National Council on the Humanities, a board of 26 distinguished private citizens who are also appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The National Council Members serve staggered six-year terms.

NEH comprises seven program division and offices and several administrative offices. NEH also supports and works closely with the humanities councils in each state and territory.