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Ruth R. Wisse Delivers NEH Jefferson Lecture

Watch the livestream at 7 PM ET on March 25 of Wisse's Jefferson Lecture, “A Message from the ‘Blue and White’ in the ‘Red, White, and Blue’”

January 22, 2026

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NEH Announces $75.1 Million for 84 Humanities Projects

Grant awards in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary will support research, education, and public programs on the Declaration of Independence and America’s founding.

January 15, 2026

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NEH Announces Largest Grant in Agency’s History—$10.4 Million—for Humanities-Focused Effort to Combat the Normalization of Anti-Semitism in American Society by Focusing on the Study of Jewish Civilization

September 15, 2025

NEH's 60th Anniversary

Created on September 29, 1965, by an act of Congress that states “Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens,” the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) this year celebrates 60 years of advancing history, literature, philosophy, languages, and other humanities fields.

Browse a selection of NEH-funded projects past and present.

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NEH Partners with Freedom 250 to Sponsor a National Student Art Competition on American Heroes

May 7, 2026

William English Appointed Acting NEH Chairman

April 21, 2026

NEH Announces Funding Opportunity to Enhance the Teaching of Western Civilization, American History, and Civics

April 21, 2026

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NEH Partners with the White House to Host an Arts and Culture Summit for America’s 250th

Blog

A New US-UK Collaboration: Exploring the Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of AI

January 27, 2025

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November 2024 Awards in Preservation and Access

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January 31, 2025

Six UC Santa Cruz professors awarded 2025 NEH grants

March 24, 2025

Fireburn Heritage Uses NEH Grant to Develop Cultural ABC Book with Local Students

March 14, 2025

Sameena Mulla and Christina E. Crawford receive highly competitive NEH Fellowships

March 13, 2025

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