[For the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 1100] National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Operations Director Opportunity Coordinator The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts—both new and establishedbringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. The National Endowment for the Arts enriches our Nation and its diverse cultural heritage by supporting works of DANA GIOIA LAURENCE M. BADEN MICHAEL BURKE CRAIG MCCORD DOUGLAS HERBERT artistic excellence, advancing learning in the arts, and strengthening the arts in communities throughout the country. Grants are made to nonprofit arts regional arts organizations to support organizations, units of State or local projects that foster creativity, government (such as school districts and preservation, arts learning, and outreach local arts agencies), and federally to underserved communities. The Arts recognized tribal communities or tribes, Endowment dedicates 40 percent of its for dance, design, folk and traditional program appropriation to this purpose. arts, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary, museum, music, Sources of Information musical theater, opera, presenting, Grants for information about Arts theater, and visual arts projects. Endowment funding opportunities, Competitive fellowships are awarded to contact the Public Information Office. published creative writers and literary Phone, 202-682-5400. Internet, translators of exceptional talent; www.arts.gov/grants. honorific fellowships are given to jazz Publications To obtain a copy of the masters and significant, influential master Arts Endowment's annual report, funding folk and traditional artists. The Arts guidelines, or other publications, contact Endowment also works in partnership the Public Information Office. Phone, with the 56 State and special 202-682-5400. Internet, www.arts.gov/ jurisdictional arts agencies and their pub. For further information, contact the Public Information Office, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001. Phone, 202-682-5400. TDD, 202-682-5496. Internet, www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Humanities BRUCE COLE CAROLE WATSON Chairman Deputy Chairman Operations National Affairs Accounting Officer Access HOWARD DICKMAN NANCY ROGERS Director, Office of Strategic Planning LARRY MYERS NOEL MILAN MARY LOU BEATTY Equal Employment Opportunity Officer WILLIE MCGHEE The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent, grantmaking agency established by Congress in 1965 to support research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. According to the agency's authorizing legislation, the term “humanities" includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; and those aspects of the social sciences that employ historical or philosophical approaches. The Endowment makes grants to individuals, groups, or institutionsschools, colleges, universities, museums, public television stations, libraries, public agencies, and nonprofit private groups to increase understanding and appreciation of the humanities. Challenge Grants Nonprofit institutions interested in developing new sources of long-term support for educational, scholarly, preservation, and public programs in the humanities may be assisted in these efforts by a challenge grant. For further information, call 202-606-8309. Education Through grants to educational institutions and fellowships to scholars and teachers, this division strengthens sustained thoughtful study of the humanities at all levels of education. For further information, call 202–606-8500. Federal/State Partnership Humanities committees in each of the 50 States, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam receive grants from the Endowment, which they, in turn, grant to support humanities programs at the local level. For further information, call 202-606-8254. Preservation and Access This division supports projects that will create, preserve, and increase the availability of resources important for research, education, and public programming in the humanities. For further information, call 202-606-8570. Public Programs This division strives to fulfill the Endowment's mandate 'to increase public understanding of the humanities" by supporting those institutions and organizations that develop and present humanities programming for general audiences. For further information, call 202-606-8269. Research This division promotes original research in the humanities by providing grants for significant research projects. For further information, call 202-606-8200. We the People Program This office coordinates programs throughout the agency on American history, culture, and principles. For further information, call 202-606-8310. Sources of Information Employment For employment information, contact the NEH Job Line. Phone, 202-606-8281. Grants Those interested in applying for a grant in the humanities should request information, guidelines, and application forms from the Endowment's Office of Public Affairs, Room 402, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400, or visit our Web site. Publications The "Pocket Guide to NEH" provides a convenient overview of NEH's mission, history, funded projects, current initatives, and grant opportunities. It and other publications may be obtained from the Office of Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 402, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400, or visit our Web site. The bimonthly review of issues in the humanities, entitled Humanities, is available by subscription ($24 domestic, $33.60 foreign) through the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by phone, 202-512-1800. For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 402, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400. TDD, 202606-8282. Internet, www.neh.gov. E-mail, info@neh.gov. Institute of Museum and Library Services 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 510, Washington, DC 20506 Phone, 202-606-8536. Internet, www.imls.gov. E-mail, imlsinfo@imls.gov. ROBERT S. MARTIN MARY CHUTE SCHROEDER CHERRY Director Services Services MAMIE BITTNER The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent, Federal grantmaking agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners. The Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the Nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries. The Institute also encourages partnerships to expand the educational benefit of libraries and museums. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was established within the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities by the Museum and Library Services Act of September 30, 1996 (110 Stat. 3009–293), which amended the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 961 et seq.). The Institute combines administration of Federal museum programs formerly carried out by the Institute of Museum Services and Federal library programs formerly carried out by the Department of Education. The Institute's Director is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and is authorized to make grants to museums and libraries. The Director receives policy advice on museum and library programs from the National Museum and Library Services Board, which is comprised of 20 Presidentially appointed members, the Director, the Deputy Director for the Office of Museum Services, and the Deputy Director for the Office of Library Services. In addition to providing distinct programs of support for museums and libraries, IMLS encourages collaboration between these community resources. The Institute's library programs help libraries use new technologies to identify, preserve, and share library and information resources across institutional, local, and State boundaries and to reach those for whom library use |