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ABSTRACTInformation about the National Endowment for the

Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency created in 1965 tosupport scholarship, research, education, and public programs in thehumanities, is provided in this booklet. The first part of thebooklet provides information on the history, purposes, policies, andorganization of NEH, and serves to help individuals and organizationsdetermine whether their projects and activities in the humanities maybe eligible for support. The second part of the booklet containsinformation on the activities supported by the grant-making programsof NEH, as well as a current schedule of application deadlines forthese programs. The final part of the booklet lists the members ofthe National Council on the Humanities, the addresses and phonenumbers of state humanities councils, and sources for furtherinquiry. (HOD)

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This booklet provides information about the National Endowment for theHumanities. du independent federal agency created 1111965 to support scholar-ship, research, education, and public programs in the humanities.

Part I (An ON erview of the National Endowment for the Hum. providesinformation on the history. purposes, policies, and organization . Endow-ment It is also designed to help individuals and organizations de,_, mine whethertheir projects and activities in the humanities may be eligible for Endowmentsupport

Part II (An Overview of Endowment Programs) provides information on theacmines supported by the Endowment's grant-making programs, as well as acurrent schedule of application deadlines for these programs.

Part III (Further Information) lists the members of the National Council onthe Humanities and the addresses and phone numbers of state humanities coun-cils, as well as sources for further inquiry.

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Table of ContentsPage

I. An Overview of the National Endowment for the Humanities 3The Humanities 3The Federal Role m Support of the Humanities 4W hat the Endowment Supports 4Special Initiatives 5What the Endowment Does .Not Support 7How Applications are Evaluated 7Eligibility for Endowment Assistance 8The Jefferson Lecture 8

II. An Overview of Endowment Programs 9Division of Education Programs 9Division of Fellowships and Seminars 11Division of General Programs 13Division of Research Programs 15Division of State Programs 18Office of Challenge Grants 18Office of Preservation 18Schedule of Application Deadlines 19How to Apply 22

III. Further Information 23National Council on the Humanities 23State Humanities Councils 24NEH Publications 28NEH Telephone Directon 29Related Federal Agencies 31Legal Requirements 31

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I. An Overview of the NationalEndowment for the Humanities

n order "to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and thearts in the United States," Congress enacted the Natioral Foundation onthe Arts and the Humanities Act of1965. This act established the NationalEndowment for the Humanities as an independent grant-making agency

of the federal government to support scholarship, research, education, andpublic programs in the humanities. Grants are made through five divisionsEdu-cation Programs, Fellowships and Seminars, General Programs, Research Pro-grams, and State Programsand two offices, the Office of Challenge Grantsand the Office of Preservation.

The staff of these divisions guide applications through a process of peer reviewto select the projects that will be recommended for funding. (This process isexplained in more detail on page 7.) The final responsibility for awards rests bylaw with the chairman of the Endowment, who is appointed by the president ofthe United States, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of fouryears. The chairman is advised by the National Council on the Humanities, aboard of twenty-six distinguished private citizens. The National Council mem-bers, who serve six-year terms, are also nominated by the president and confirmedby the Senate. A list of current council members is on page 23.

The HumanitiesIn the act that established the Endowment, the term humanities includes, but isnot limited to, the study of the following disciplines: history; philosophy; lan-guages; linguistics; literature; archaeology; jurisprudence; the history, theory,and criticism of the arts; ethics; comparative religion; and those aspects of thesocial sciences that employ historical or philosophical approaches.

Of these fields, the disciplines of history , philosophy, literature, and languagesare central, for learning in them is basic to the activity of other disciplines. Butbeyond certain areas of knowledge, the term humanitiesalso involves the processes,such as careful reading and critical thinking, whereby these areas are analyzed,understood, and preserved.

The humanities comprise the gt eat traditions of civilization and the intellectualheritage of mankind. The vast collection of enduring thought within their realmreflects 11,gh attainments of the human mind and spirit over the ages. Throughthe humanities each generation confronts questions that are always before thehuman race: Who am I? What is truth? What can I know? What is my destiny?What is noble, and what is base? What is the difference between right and power?

Those who work in the humanities undertake a fundamentally educationalmission. In studying and preserving the ideas, texts, and traditions that haveshaped our beliefs and polity, and that constitute our common intellectual heri-tage, students and teachers of the humani, ..:s pursue a venture crucial to thelife of a free and open democratic society.

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The Federal Role in Support of the Humanities"Learned institutions," James Madison said, "ought to be favored objects of afree people." Americans owe it to themselves, he continued, "and to the causeof free government, to prove by their establishments for the advancement anddiffusion of knowledge, that their political institutions are as favor able to theintellectual and moral improvement of Man as they are conformaCe to hisindividual and social rights."

Recognizing the relationship between freedom and learning, as Madison did,the National Endowment for the Humanities supports exemplary work to ad-vance and disseminate knowledge in all the disciplines of the humanities. Endow-ment support is intended to complement and assist private and local efforts andto serve as a catalyst to increase nonfederal support for projects of high quality.

What the Endowment SupportsAlthough the activities funded by the Endowment vary greatly in cost, in thenumbers of people involved, and in their specific intents and benefits, they allhave in common two requirements for funding: significance to learning in thehumanities and excellence in ,conception and in likelihood for success. In themost general terms, NFH-supported projects aid scholarship and research inthe humanities, help improve hur..anities education,and foster in the Americanpeople a greater curiosity about and understanding of the humanities. Theprograms of the Endowment approach these general goals through the develop-mLnt and nurture of national resources that fall into three broad categories:individuals, materials, and institutions.

The solitary pursait of knowledge by individual scholars eventually detei ninesa society's collective resources for learning. The Endowment supports indepen-dent study and research through fellowships and stipends that provide scholarswith the opportunity to study and to write. The Endowment offers support forindividuals to discuss and publish the products of research as well.

Improving education in the humanities is also a task that begins with supportfor the individual. NEH summer seminar programs for secondary school andcollege teachers enable them to study under the direction of distinguished schol-ars in order to gain a stronger knowledge of the subjects they teach. Summerinstitutes also provide opportunities for teachers to learn more about their fieldsand about the most effective methods of teaching them.

Of course, an individual's encounter with the humanities does not end withgraduation from school. NEH seeks to increase the number of serious encounterswith the humanities available to all Americans, to channel to as wide an audienceas possible the best in thought and culture. Radio and television programs,interpretive museum exhibitions, reading and discussion groups in libraries,

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symposia and panel discussions where humanities scholars address general audi-ences about imprtant work in history, literature, or other humanities disci-plinest hese are some of the projects the Endowment supports to create a bridgebetween the scholarly world and the general public.

The material resources of the humanities usually take the form of books; theyare the products of scholarly research as well as the tools of the trade. NEHprovides subvention for scholarly publication and supports projects to producethose materials necessary for scholarship, such as bibliographies, translations,dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, and definitive editions of major texts in thehumanities. Other materials important for the study of the past have been leftto us by the civilizations we seek to understand. For the study of these resources,the Endowment supports archaeological explorations both in the United Statesand abroad.

The materials of education can be considered to include individual coursesand curricula, as s -II as classroom materials. The Endowment supports projectsto improve courses and materials in order to promote the concept of liberaleducation and to restore the humanities to the center of undergraduate educa-tion. Grants are made to improve introductory courses, to foster curricularcoherence, to strengthen the preparation of teachers at all levels, to promoteinter-institutional collaboration, and to prepare teaching materials that reflectthe best research in a given field.

Additional endowment support for institutions is centered in the office ofChallenge Grants, which exists to strengthen the financial base of the nation'smuseums, libraries, cultural organizations, and other institutions engaged in thestudy and preservation of the humanities. Because the program is designed togenerate private contributions with the award of federal funds, a challenge grantbroadens an institution's base of support while enabling it to establish an endow-ment, increase acqu i t ions, or fund some other means of improving its financialstability and the quality of its work in the humanities.

Special InitiativesThe Endowment is currently encouraging proposals forprojects concerning thefollowing topics:

The Bicentennial of the U.S. ConstitutionIn the period leading ro the 200th anniversary of the Constitution of the UnitedStates, the Endowment is encouraging renewed interest in the principles andfoundations of constitutional government. Proposals for scholarly research areinvited on philosophical and historical topics about the Constitution and foundingperiod. NEH supports fellowships and research grants under this initiative. TheEndowment also encourages wide dissemination of the results of such studiesas well as of the best work now existing. This dissemination may take placethrough conferences; public ler _Ares and exhibitions; television, radio, and movie

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productions; and summaries and analyses for high school and college students.Under the Summer Seminars for College Teachers Program in the summer

of 1986, the Endowment will sponsora series of Bicentennial Seminars for LawSchool Professors on the historical and philosophical origins and meaning ofthe U.S. Constitution. Seminar participants will examine the debates and argu-ments of the founders as well as the significance of these debates and argumentsto contemporary Issues of constitutional law.

The Columbian QuincentenaryIn anticipation of the International observance of the 500th anniversary ofChristopher Columbus's discovery of the New World, NFH invites proposals fororiginal scholarship on related topics and for the dissemination of both new andexisting scholarship. Topics may include the expansion of European civilizationthrough the efforts of the Spanish and Portuguese crowns; the establishment ofnew societies and new forms of cultural expression through encounters amongnative American, European, and African peoples; and the ideaspolitical, reli-gious, philosophical, scientific, technological, and aestheticthat shaped theprocesses of exploration, settlement, cultural conflict, and transformation setinto motion by Columbus's momentous voyage.

Understanding AmericaPreliminary findings from a recent NEH-supported study by the National Assess-ment of Educational Progress indicate that young Americans today may knowless about their own culture and history than at any time in the country's existence.In an effort to reinvigorate the teaching and learning of American history andculture, the Endowment welcomes proposals that focus on the principles thatfashioned this country; the events that shaped it; the people that built it; andthe writers, poets, and painters that reflected upon it. To this end, this initiativeseeks, among other things, to improve the quality of teaching by increasing thenumber of seminars and institutes for secondary school teachers in the areas ofAmerican history and literature; to support collaborative efforts of colleges,universities, and local schools in putting together a series of coherent historyofferings; to encourage filnimakers to develop major productions on the mostsignificant events in American history and literature; and to encourage projectsthat integrate the best of recent scholarship on particular groupsimmigrants,minorities, womeninto the more traditional offerings of American history.

Understanding Other NationsA companion to the initiative on Understanding America, this initiative seeks toimprove Americans' understanding of the culture and languages of other coun-tries. Based on the premise that languages are the keys to the doors of foreigncultures, the initiative encourages proposals aimed at a restoration of foreignlanguage literacy in America through projects that emphasize the teaching andlearning of foreign languages, with particular concern for those languages lessfrequently offered, such as Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic, as well as

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French, German, and Spanish. In addition, under this initiative, the Endowmentsupports the translation into English of the "basic texts" of the world's majorcultures

All divisions at the Endowment are participating in these special initiatives.Proposals are expected to neet the particular guidelines of the program to whichapplication is made.

What the Endowment Does Not SupportThe statutory definition of the humanities (see page 3) establishes the generalrange of subject matter appropriate to requests for Endowment assistance. TheEndowment does not fund projects outside those fields, nor does it fund thefollowing:

Research or study to acquire an academic degree (with the exception of theFaculty Graduate Study Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities,described on page 12);

Projects that advocate or promote a particular political, ideological, religious,or partisan point of view;

Original works of art, or performance or training in the arts.

How Applications Are EvaluatedExcept in the case of Challenge Grants and grants made by the Div;sion of StatePrograms, awards made by NEH are for specific projects in the humanities. Inapplying, an individual or organization submits a proposal for a project to oneof the Endowment's funding categories. (These categories are described in PartII of this booklet.)

Each application is assessed by knowledgeable persons outside the Endowment,who are asked for their judgments about the quality of the proposed project.Nearly1,000 scholars and professionals in the humanities serve on approximately150 panels throughout the course of a year. The judgment of panelists is oftensupplemented by individual reviews solicited from specialists who have extensiveknowledge of the specific subject area dealt with in the application.

The advice of the panels and outside reviewers is assembled by the staff ofthe Endowment, who comment on matters of fact or policy or on significantissues that would otherwise be missing from the review. These materials are thenpresented to the National Council on the Humanities, which meets four timeseach year to advise the chairman about the funding of applications. The chair-man, taking into account the advice provided by this review process, makes thefinal decision about funding.

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Eligibility for Endowment AssistanceThe Endowment welcomes applications from individuals, nonprofit associations,institutions, and organizations. Individuals eligible for Endowment .. ssistanceinclude U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who have been legal residents in theUnited States for a period of at least three years as of the date of application.

Those planning to apply for Endowment assistance should request the appro-priate guidelines and application forms for the program or programs concerned(see Part II, pages 9-22, for program summaries and a schedule of applicationdeadlines). Current guidelines and descriptive materials for all Endowmentprograms are available from the NEH Public Affairs Office (see page 22 foraddress).

The Jefferson LectureThe Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, established by the Endowment in 1972,is the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectualachievement in the humanities. The lecture provides the opportunity for anoutstanding thinker to present in a public forum matters of broad concern inthe humanities. The lecturer is chosen each year by the National Council on theHumanities. Traditionally delivered each spring, the lecture is open to attendanceby scholars, professionals in the humanities, and the public.

The 14th Annual Jefferson Lecture, "Literature in a Technological Age," waspresented by Clean th Brooks, Gray Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric at Yale Uni-versity. Previous Jefferson lecturers have been Lionel Trilling, Erik Eriksen,Robert Penn Warren, Paul Freund, John Hope Franklin, Saul Bellow, C. VannWoodward, Edward Shils, Barbara Tuchman, Gerald Holton, Emily TownsendVermeule, Jaroslav Pelikan, and Sidney Hook.

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H. An Overview of EndowmentPrograms

Division of Education ProgramsThrough grants to elementary and secondary schools, two- and four-year collegesand universities, academic and professional associations, and other educationalinstitutions, this division supports projects that seek to improve education in the

humanities.

Central Disciplines in Undergraduate EducationGrants support costs at.sociated with establishing or sustaining the disciplines ofthe humanities in a central role in undergraduate education and with achievinglong-term institutional improvements in the way the humanities are taught.Applications should outline plans and activities and should provide evidence of

an institutional commitment to increase the quality and the amount of humanitiesrequired, either within a particular course of study or as part of a general edu-cation program. This program has three grant categories:

Improving IntroductoryCoursesGrants support institutional efforts to makeintroductory courses more effective.

Promoting Excellence in a FieldGrants support efforts of individual depart-ments and programs within the humanities to foster greater depth of study andto implement other improvements in particular fields of the humanities.

Fostering Coherence Throughout an InstitutionGrants support com prehe n-sive efforts to Increase the coherence of an instit nion's offering in the humanities.Eligible applicants: Two- and four-year colleges, universities,nonprofit technicalschools, and other postsecondary institutions.Write or call: Central Disciplines in Undergraduate Education, room 302, tele-phone 202/786-0380.

Humanities Instruction in Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGrants support institutes and collaborative projects designed to improve theteaching of history, foreign languages, literature, and other humanities discip-lines in elementary and secondary schools. This program has three grantcategories:

Institutes for Teachers and AdministratorsGrants provide opportunities forteachers and administrators of programs in history, languages, literature, andother humanities disciplines to learn more about their fields and the most effec-tive ways of teaching them by studying under the direction of leading scholarsand master teachers.

Institutes for PrincipalsGrants provide opportunities for principals, superin-tendents, and other school administrators to learn more about the humilitiesand the most effective ways of supporting programs in the humanities.

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Collaborative Projects Grants provide partial support for joint university andschool system projects designed to strengthen the curriculum and to improveteaching in the humanities. Small planning grants are available to support theearly stages of work in the development ofcollaborative projects, suc' aS planningmeetings, conferences, and other related activities.Eligible applicants. Pablic and private elementary and secondary schools, schoolsystems, colleges and universities, and other nonprofit educational organizations.Write or call. Humanities Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools, room302, telephone 202/786-0377.

Historically Black CAleges and UniversitiesAs part of the President's Initiative for Historically BlackColleges and Univer-sities set forth in Executive Order 12320, the division invites proposals in twogrant categories:

Summer Humanities Programs for High School JuniorsGrants provide op-portunities for high school juniors to learn more about history, languages, liter-ature, and other humanities disciplines by studying under the direction of collegeand university scholars during the summer.

Summer Workshops for High School and College TeachersGrants provideopportunities for high school and college teachers to study the disciplines of thehumarities together in two-week summer workshops under the direction ofcollege and university scholars.Eligible applicants: Historically black colleges and universities.Write or call: High School Humanities Institutes at Historically Black Collegesand Universities, room 302, telephone 202/786-0377.

Independent Study in the HumanitiesThe Endowment has awarded a grant to the Council for Basic Education tosupport a program of summer fellowships for high school teachers with at leastfive years of teaching experience. Fellowships of $3,000 are available for teacherswho wish to spend two months of independent study in one of the disciplinesof the humanities. For further information write to Independent Study in theHumanities, CN633I, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6331.

Exemplary Projects in Undergraduate and Graduate EducationGrants promote the development and dissemination of projects in the humanitiesthat build upon the hest of scholarship and teaching in the humanities and thatare of value in themselves or as models. Support is available for institutes forcollege and university faculty for projects involvinginter-institutional collabora-

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tic n, for the preparation of teaching materials, and for other initiatives in highereducation that show promise of resulting in significant, broadly applicable im-provements in the teaching of the humanities.Eligible afkplicants. Colleges and universities, nonprofit academic and professionalassociations. and cultural institutions or agencies serving higher education.Wnte or ca i. Exemplary Projects in Undergraduate and Graduate Education,room 302, telephone 202/786-0384.

Humanities Programs for Nontraditional LearnersGrants support efforts to improve the quality, rigor, coherence, and cost effec-tiveness of the humanities education offered to students riot reached by tnetraditional structures and programs of higher education.Eligible applicants: Colleges, univer,ities, educational consortia, libraries,museums, and ')ther cultural institutions.Write or call. Humanities Programs for Nontraditional Learners, roam 302,telephone 202/785-0384.

Improving the Preparation of Teachers in the HumanitiesGrant provided through this special initiative support institutions of highereducaticn in their efforts to improve the preparation of humanities teachers inelementary and secondary schools. Proposals may be submitted to the mostsuitable of the programs described aboveEligible applicants: Colleges and universities, with the support of the appropt latestate education agency.Wnte or call: Director, Division of Education Programs, room 302, telephone202/786-0373.

Division of Fellowships and SeminarsFellowships for University TeachersGrants provide support for members of the faculty of Ph.D.-granting universitiesand, more specifically, of oepartments that grant the Ph.D., to undertake full-timeindependent study and research.Eligible applicants: Individuals.Write or call: Fellowships for University Teachers, room 316, telephone 202/786-0466.

Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent ScholarsGrants provide support for teachers in two-year, four-year, and five-year collegesand universities, that is, faculty members of departments that do not grant thePh.D., and for independent scholars and writers to undertake full-time indepen-dent study and researc:.Eligible applicants: Individuals.Write or call: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars, room316, telephone 202/786-0466.

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Constitutional FellowshipsGrants provide support for college and university teachers and others to pursueindependent study and research related to the U.S. Constitution.Eligible applicants: Individuals.Write or call: Constitutional Fellowships, room 316, telephone 202/786-0466.

Faculty Graduate Study Program for Historically Black Collegesand Univers liesGrants provide support for faculty to .-ndertake one year of full-time studyleading to a doctoral degree in the humanities with preference given to thoseindividuals who are at the dissertation stage of their work. This is the only NEHprogram that supports work leading to a graduate degree.Eligible applicants: Teachers in historically black colleges and universities. Grantswill be made through the applicant's institution.Write or call: Assistant Director for Fellowships Programs, room 316, telephone202/786-0466.

Younger ScholarsGrants provide support for individuals to conduct research and writing projectsin the humanities for nine weeks during the summer unde- the supervision ofa humanities scholar.Eligible applicants. Applicants must be 21 years of age or under throughout thecalendar year in which the application is submitted; or, if they are over 21, theymust be full-time college students pursuing an undergraduate degree at the timeof application. Individuals who will have received or expcct to receive a bachelor'sdegree by October I, 1986, are not eligible to apply.Write or :all. Younger Scholars, room 316, telephone 202r/86-0463.

Summer StipendsGrants provide support for college and university teachers and others to under-take full-time independent study and research for two consecutive summermonths.Eligible applicants: Individuals. College and university teachers must' nominatedby their institutions; others appl :III ectly to the division.Write or call: Summer Stipends, i )o.n 316, telephone 202/781 v--

Travel to CollectionsGrants enable individua: scholars to travel to use the research collections oflibraries, at chives, museums, or other r positories.Eligible applicants: Individuals.Write or call: Travel to Collections, room 316, telel one 202/786-0433.

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Summer Seminars for College TeachersParticipants' grants provide support for faculty members engaged primarily inundergraduate teaching to participate in eight-week summer seminars directedby distinguished scholars at institutions with libraries suitable foradvanced study.Eligible applicants: Individuals. Applications are submitted to the seminar director.Write or call: Summer Seminars for College Teachers, room 316, telephone 202/786-0463.

Directors' grants provide support for scholar sat institutions with libraries suitablefor advanced study to design and direct summer seminars.Eligible applicants: Institutions.Write or call: Summer Seminars for College Teachers, room 316, telephone 202/786-0463.

Summer Seminars for Secondary School TeachersParticipants' grants provide support for full-time or regular part-time secondaryschool teachers to participate in summer seminars focusing on significant textsin the humanities and directed by distinguished teachers and active scholars.Eligible applicants: Teaches s of grades seven through twelve. Applications aresubmitted to the seminar director.Write or call: Summer Seminars for Secondary School Teachers, room 316, tele-phone 202/786-0463.

Directors' grants provide support for master teachers and scholars at collegesand universities to design and direct summer seminars.Eligible applicants: Institutions.Write or call: Summer Seminars for Secondary School Teachers, room 316, tele-phone 202/786-0463.

Division of General ProgramsThii division supports projects that increase public understanding and appreci-ation of the humanities through the interpretation of cultural works; the illumi-nation of historical ideas, figures, and events; and the illustration of methodsand learning in the disciplines of the humanities.

Although primarily interested in projects for general adult audiences, thedivision encourages projects for youth, particularly of junior and high schoolage, in all programs.

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Humanities Projects in MediaGrants support the planning, writing, or production of television and radioprograms in the humanities intended for general audiences. Awards are madefor both adult and children's programming. Thereis special interest in projectsadapting significant works of fiction and ninfiction for television and radio. Thecollaboration of scholars in the humanities and experienced producers, writers,and directors is required.Eligible apphcants: Nonprofit institutions, organizations, and groups, includingpublic television and radio stations.Write or call: Humanities Projects in Media, room 420, telephone 202/786-0278.

Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical OrganizationsGrants assist museums, historical organizations, and other similar :ultural institu-tions in the planning and implementation of interpretive programs which usematerial culture and art objects to convey and interpret the humanities to thegeneral public.Eligible applicants: Museums, historical societies, and other nonprofit organiza-tions and institutions.Write or call: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizat;ons,room 419, telephone 202/786-0284.

Public Humanities ProjectsGrants support projects that enhance tte appreciation and understanding ofthe humanities for out-of-school audiences and proposals that cross divisionalboundaries or that do not fit withir other funding categories at the Endowment.Eligible applicants: Educational and cultural institutions, iibrari-s, and communityand public agencies.Wnte or call: Public Humanities Projects, room 426, telephone 202/786-0271.

Humanities Projects in LibrariesGrants support projects that enhance the appreciation and understanding ofthe humanities based on the collections housed in American libraries.Eligible applicants: Public, academic, special, or institutional libraries; local,statewide, or regional library systems; state, regional, ornational library associations.Write or call: Humanities Projects in Libraries, room 426,telephone 202/786-0271.

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Division of Research ProgramsThe purpose of the division is to strengthen the intellectual foundations of thehumanities through the support of projects that will advance knowledge, originalthought, or critical understanding in all fields of the humanities.

TextsThis program provides support for the preparation for publication of worksthat promise to make major contributions to the study of the humanities. Forgeneral information, write or call the assistant director, Texts, room 318, tele-phone 202/786-0207. Support is available in three categories:

EditioncGrants support various stages of the preparation ofauthoritative andannotated editions of sources of significant value to humanities scholars andgeneral readers.Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit professional asso-ciations and scholarly societies, and individuals.Write or call: Editions, room 318, telephone 202/786-0207.TranslationsGrants support the translation into English of works that willprovide insight into the history, literature, philosophy, and artistic achievementsof other cultures and that will make available the thought and learning of thesecivilizations.Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit professional associ-ations and scholarly sr ieties, and individuals.Write or call: Translations, room 318, telephone 202/786-0207.

Publication SubventionGrants support the publication and dissemination ofdistinguished scholarly works in all fields of the humanities. Applicants must beestablished publishers or scholarly publishing entities, and applications mustdemonstrate that publication of the work for which a subvention is sought willentail a substantial deficit to the press. Applications must also demonstrate thatthe work is important and likely to be influential.Eligible applicants: Nonprofit and commercial presses.Write or call: Publication Subvention, room 318, telephone 202/786-0207.

Reference MaterialsGrants in this program provide support for projects that promise to facilitateresearch in the humanities by organizing essential resources forscholarship andby preparing finding aids and other reference materials that can improve schol-arly access to information and collections. For general information, write or callthe assistant director, Reference Materials, room 318, telephone 202/786-0358.Support is available in two categories:

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ToolsGrants support the creation of dictionlriec. historical or linguistic atlases,encyclopedias, concordances, catalogues raison. .lguistic grammars, descrip-tive catalogues, data bases, and other materials that serve to codify informationessential to research in the humanities.Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit professional associ-ations and scholarly societies, and individuals.Write or call: Tools, room 318, telephone 202/786-0358

AccessGrants support projects that promise to increase the availability ofimportant research collections and other significant source material in all fieldsof the humanities. Support is provided for such activities as archival arrangementand description projects; bibliographies; records surveys; cataloguing projectsinvolving print, graphic, film, sound, and artifact collections; indices; foreignmicrofilming; and other guides to humanities documentation.Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit professional associ-ations and scholarly societies, and individuals.Write or call: Access, room 318, telephone 202/786-0358.

Interpretive ResearchGrants in this program provide support for important, original research in allfields of tt.e humanities Grants support collaborative or coordinated researchprojects of up to three years in dura"on. For general information, writeor callthe assistant director, Interpretive Res,arch, room 318, telephone 202/786-0210.Awards are made in two categories:

ProjectsGrants support research that will advance knowledge or deepen criticalunderstanding of important topics in the humanities.Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit professional associ-ations and scholarly societies, and individuals.Write or call: Projects, room 318, telephone 202/786-0210.

Humanities, Science and TechnologyGrants support research that employsthe theories and methods of humanities disciplines to study science and technol-ogy as well as research that broadens and deepens understanding of the funda-mental concerns that lie behind current issues about the conduct and applicationsof science and technology.Eligible applicants: Institutions of highe education, nonprofit professional associ-ations and scholarly societies, and individuals.Write or call: Humanities, Science and Technology, room 318, telephone 202/786-0210.

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RegrantsThis program supports research through awards to organizations that will thenregrant these funds according to a plan that reflects a coherent and effectivestrategy for improving the state of research in a irarticulai area or topic in thehumanities. For general information, write or call the senior program officer,Regrants, room 318, telephone 202/786-0204. Awards are made in fourcategories:

ConferencesGrants support conferences that enable both American andforeign scholars to advance the current state of research on topics of majorimportance in the humanities.Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit professional associ-ations and scholarly societies, and individuals.Write or call: Conferences, room 318, telephone 202/786-0204.Centers for Advanced StudyGrants provide support for coordinated researchin well-defined subject areas at centers for advanced study.Eligible applicants: Independent centers for advanced study, overseas researchcenters, independent research libraries, and research museums. Individualsapply directly to the centers.Write or call: Centers for Advanced Study, room 318, telephone 202/786-0204.Regrants for International ResearchGrants provide funds to national organi-zations and learned societies to enable American scholars to pursue researchabroad, to attend or participate in international conferences, and to engage incollaborative work with foreign colleagues. Examples are the International Re-search Awards Program of the Social Science Research Council and the Interna-tional Travel Program of the American Council of Learned Societies.Eligible applicants: Research organizations and learned societies.Write or call: Regrants for International Research, room 318, telephone 202/786-0204.

Regrants in Selected AreasGrants support three kinds of regrants offered bythe American Council of Learned Societies: ACLS fellowships, which provideopportunities for fellows to engage in research for periods ranging from six totwelve months; Grants-in-aid, which provide amounts under $3,000 to advancespecific research projects in progress by defraying essential re parch expenses;and rese:Irch fellowships for recent recipients of the Ph.D. Individuals interestedin more information about these regrant programs should write directly to theAmerican Council of Learned Societies, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NewYork 10017.

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Division of State ProgramsThe division provides support to volunteer state humanities councils, which thenundertake to develop and support locally initiated projects and programs forthe public in history, literature, philosophy, and the other disciplines of thehumanities. Each state council establishes its own grant guidelines and applicationdeadlines. The state councils support a wide variety of projects in the humanities,including library reading programs, speaker discussion series, conferences,seminars and institutes for teachers, media presentations, and museum andtraveling exhibits.Eligible applicants: Councils in compliance with Endowment authorizing legisla-tion. Nonprofit agencies, cultural and educational institutions, civic organizationsor groups may apply to the council in their states, the District of Columbia,Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands (see addresses on pages 24-27).Write or call: Division of State Programs, room 411, telephone 202/786-0254.

Office of Challenge GrantsChallenge grants provide support for educational and cultural institutions andorganizations to increase their financial stability and to preserve or improve thequality of their programs in the humanities. Institutions mustraise three dollarsin new or increased donations from nonfederal sources to receive each federaldollar.Eligible applicants: Nonprofit educational and cultural institutions, and organiza-tions working within the humanities.Write or call: Challenge Grants Office, room 429, telephone 202/786-0361

Office of PreservationGrants in this program address the problems of the physical deterioration ofhumanities resources by focusing current efforts and stimulating new efforts toundertake significant preservation activities. Support is available in twocategories:

Preserve tionGrants support projects that address national preservation needsof research documentation in the humanities.Eligible applicants: Institutions and individuals.Write or call: Office of Preservation, room 802, telephone 202/786-0570.

U.S. Newspaper Program Grants support projects in states and U.S. territoriesfor the bibliographic control and preservation of U.S. newspapers, the planningof statewide projects, the cataloguing of newspapers, and the entry of biblio-graphic data and holding records in the Library of Congress CONSER database. Applicants may request support for microfilm preservation of newspaperswhen bibliographic matrol is complete.Eligible applicants: State agencies, organizations, institutions, and libraries.Write or call: U.S. Newspaper Program, room 802, telephone 202/786-0570.

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Schedule of Deadlines

Program Deadlinefor Receiptof Applications

For ProjectsBeginningAfter

DIVISION Or EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Central Disciplines inUndergraduate EducationImproving Introductory Courses

Promoting Excellencein a Field

Fostering CoherenceThroughout an Institution

Humanities instruction inElementary and Secondary Schools1 nstitutes for Teachers andAdministrators

Institutes forPrincipals

CollaborativeProjects

Historically Black Colleges andUniversitiesSummer HumanitiesPrograms for High School Juniors

Summer Workshops forHigh School and CollegeTeachers

Independent Study in theHumanities

Exemplary Projects inUndergraduate and GraduateEducation

Apri11,1986October1,1986

April1,1986October1.1986

Apri11,1986October1,1986

May 15,1986January 7,1987

Ma}' 15,1986January 7,1987

May 15.1986January 7,1987

March15.1986

March 15, 1986

October 1986A pri11987

Octoly-1986April 7

Octc _r1986April ;987

January1987july1987

January1987july1987

January 1987July1987

September1986

September 1986

The Endowment does not have applicationfo,-ms for this program. Please see page 10for information.

May I, 1986December I, 1986

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january1987July1987

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Program Deadlinefor Receiptof Applications

For ProjectsBeginningAfter

Humanities Programs forNontraditional Learners

Improving the Preparationof Teachers in the Humanities

Xpri11,1986October1,1986

October PI 86April l';

This deadline will depend upon the programto which the proposal is submitted.

DIVISION OF FELLOWSHIPS AND SEMINARS

Fellowships for UniversityTeachers

Fellowships for CollegeTeachers and IndependentScholars

Constitutional Fellowships

Faculty Graduate StudyProgram for HistoricallyBlack Colleges and Universities

Younger Scholars Paogram

Summer Stipends for 1987

Travel to Collections

Summer Seminars for CollegeTeachersParticipants: 1986 SeminarsDirectors.1987 Seminars

Summer Seminars for Seconds ySchool TeachersParticipants: 1986 SeminarsDirectors:1987 Seminars

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June 1, 1986

June1,1986

june1,1986

March 15,1986

November1,1986

October 1,1986

January15,1986September I5, t986

March1,1986March1,1986

March1,1986Aprill,1986

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January 1, 1987

January1,1987

January1,1987

September I, 1987

June1,1987

May1,1987

June1,1986December15,1906

Summer1986Summer1987

Summer1986Summer1987

Program Deadlinefor Receiptof Applications

For ProjectsBeginningAfter

DIVISION OF GENERAL PROGRAMS

Media

Museums and HistoricalOrganizations

Public HumanitiesProject

Humanities Projects inLibraries

March 21,1986September19,1986

June13,1986December12,1986

March 21,1986September 19,1986

March 21,1986September19,1986

DIVISION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS

TextsEditionsTranslationsPublication Subvention

Reference MaterialsToolsAccess

Interpretive ResearchProjectsHumanities, Science

and Technology

Regrants**Conferences

Centers for Advanced StudyRegrants for International

ResearchRegrants in Selected Areas

*For archaeology projects, theApril I, 1987.

**These are deadlines for thedeadlines for individuals.

June1,1986June1,1986Apri11,1986September 1, 1986

November1,1986November1,1986

October 1,1986October 1,1986

February 15,1986July1,1986December1,1986February15,1986

February 15,1986

October I, 1986, deadline is for

sponsoring organizations; each

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October1,1986April 1 1987

January1,1987July1,1987

October :,1986Apri11,1987

October1,1986Apri11,1987

April 1,1987April 1,1987October1,1986April 1,1987

July 1,1987July 1,1987

July 1,1987*July 1,1987

October 1,1986January 1,1987July 1,1987October1,1986

October 1,1986

projects beginning after

organization has its own

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Program Deadlinefor Receiptof Applications

For ProjectsBeginningAfter

DIVISION OF STATE PROGRAMSEach state cou. -11 establishes its own grant guidelines and application deadlines. Write

or call for further information. (See addresses on pages 24-27.)

OFFICE OF CHALLENGE GRANTSChallenge Grants May1,1986

OFFICE OF PRESERVATION

PreservationU.S. Newspaper Program

BICENTENNIAL OF THE U.S.Summer Seminars for Law School

Professors

June 1, 1986June 1, 1986

December 1,1985*

January 1, 1987January 1, 1987

CONSTITUTIONMarch 3, 1986 April 6, 1986

*For applications due in May, applicants may begin raising money the previous December.

See Challenge Grants guidelines for Instructions.

Note: Application deadlines are subject to change. Before applying, please verify theapplication deadline date directly with the appropriate program (see NEH TelephoneDirectory, pages 29-30) or with the Public Affairs Office at 202/786-0438. The specialtelephone number for the hearing impaired is 202/786 -0282.

How to ApplyIf you plan to seek a grant from the Endowment, you should r' quest guidelinesand application forms for the program in which you are interested. Write orcall the program or the Public Affairs Office, National Endowment for theHumanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506, tele-phone 202/786-0438. The Public Affairs Office cannot maintain a general mailinglist. Instead, the office responds to specific requests for publications. Guidelinesand application forms are generally available two months in advance of an appli-

cation deadline.

For faster service, please enclose a self-addressed mailing label when requesting

information.

Helpful Hints1. Request guidelines and application forms at least two months in advance of

an application deadline date. Such materials are not usually available before

that time.

2. Before submitting an application, check with the appropriate program or thePublic Affairs Office (202/786-0438) to verify the application deadline.

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III. Further Information

The National Council on the HumanitiesActing ChairmanJohn AgrestoTerms Expiring in 1986Marcus CohnWashington, D C

Samuel DuBois CookNew Orleans, Louisiana

Roland DilleMoorhead, Minnesota

George A. KennedyChapel Hill, North Carolina

Louise Ano Nuevo KerrChicago, Illinois

Frances Dodson RhomeIndianapolis, Indiana

Charles R. RitchesonLos Angeles, California

Philip A. SchaeferSan Francisco, California

Anita SilversSan Francisco, California

Terms Expmng in 1988Walter F. BernsWashington, D C.

George W. CareyWashington, D.C.

A. Lawrence ChickeningSan Francisco, California

Jeffrey HartHanover, New Hampshire

Gertrude HimmelfarbNew York, New York

James Clayburn La Force, Jr.Los Angeles, California

Rita Ricardo-CampbellPalo Alto, California

Ellis SandozBaton Rouge, Louisiana

Peter J. StanlisRockford, Illinois

Terms Expiring in 1990:William B AllenClaremont, California

Mary J.C. CresimoreRaleigh, North Carolina

George D. HartRoss, California

Leon R. KassChicago, Illinois

Kathleen S. KilpatrickNew Haven, Connecticut

Robert LaxaltReno, Nevada

James V. SchallWashington, D.0

Helen M. TaylorOrange, Virginia

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State Humanities Councils

ALABAMAAlabama Humanities FoundationBox A-40Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL 35254205/324-1314

ALASKAAlaska Humanities Forum943 West Sixth AvenueRoom 10Anchorage, AK 99501907/272-5341

ARIZONAArizona Humanities CouncilFirst Interstate Bank Plaza100 West Washington, Suite 1290Phoenix, AZ 85003602/257-0335

ARKANSASArkansas Endowment for

the HumanitiesThe Remmel Building, Suite 1021010 West 3rd StreetLittle Rock, AR 72201501/372-2672

CALIFORNIACalifornia Council for

the Humanities312 Sutter Street, Suite 601San Francisco, CA 94108415/391-1474

COLORADOColorado Endowment for the Humanities1836 Blake Street #100Denver, CO 80202303/292-4458

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CONNECTICUTConnecticut Humanities Council41 Lawn AvenueWesleyan StationMiddletown, CT 06457203/347-6888

DELAWAREDelaware Humanities Forum2600 Pennsylvania AvenueWilmington, DE 19806302/573-4410

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAD. C. Community Humanities Council1341 G Street, NWSuite 620Washington, DC 20005202/347-1732

FLORIDAFlorida Endowment for

the KumanitiesP.O. Box 16989Tampa, FL 33687-6989813/974-4094

GEORGIAGeorgia Endowment for

the Humanities1589 Clifton Road, NEEmory UniversityAtlanta, GA 30322404/727-7500

HAWAIIHawaii Committee for

the HumanitiesFirst Hawaiian Bank Building3599 Waialae Avenue, Room 23Honolulu, HI 96816808/732-5402

IDAHOThe Association for the

Humanities in IdahoRoom 300, Len B. Jo, don Building650 West State StreetBoise, ID 83720208/345-5346

ILLINOISIllinois Humanities Council618 South Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60605312/939-5212

INDIANAIndiana C mimittee for

the Humanities3135 North Meridian StreetIndianapolis, IN 46208

17/925-5316

IOWAIowa Humanities BoardOakdale CampusUniversity of IowaIowa City, IA 52242319/353-6754

KANSASKansas Committee for the Humanities112 West Sixth Street, Suite 210Topeka, KS 66603913/357-0359

KENTUCKYKentucky Humanities Council, Inc.Ligon HouseUniversity of KentuckyLexington, KY 40508606/257-5932

LOUISIANALouisiana Endowment for

the Humanities1001 Howard Avenue, SuiteNew °deans, LA 70113504/523-4352

MAINEMaine Humanities CouncilP.O. Box 7202Portland, ME 04112207/773-5051

MARYLANDMaryland Humanitie, Council516 North Charles Street, #201Baltimore, MD 21201301/625-4830

MASSACHUSETTSMassachusetts Foundation f r the

Humanities and Public PolicyOne Woodbridge StreetSouth Hadley, MA 01075413/53c-1385

MICHIGANMichigan Council for the HumanitiesNisbet tluilding, Suite 301407 South Harrison RoadEast Lansing, MI 48824517/355-0160

MINNESOTAMinnesota Humanities Commission580 Park Scii, ' CourtSixth and Sibley Street.St. Paul, MN 55101612/224-5739

MISSISSIPPIMississippi Committee for

the Humanities3825 RidgewoodJackson, MS 39211601/982-6752

1, Room 111

MISSOURIThe Missouri Committee for

4407 tne Humanities, Inc.Loberg Builc"rig, Suite 20411425 Dorsett RoadMaryland Heights, MO 63043314/739-7368

MONTANAMontana Committee for the HumanitiesP.O. Box 8036HEL..GATE STATIONMissoula, MT 59807406/243-6022

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NEBRASKANebraska Committee for the HumanitiesSuite 422, Lincoln Center Building215 Centennial Mall SouthLincoln, NE 68508402/474-2131

NEVADANevada Humanities CommitteeP.O. Box 8029Reno, NV 89507702/784-6587

NEW HAMPSHIRENew Hampshire Council for

the Humanities112 South State StreetConcord, NH 03301603/224-4071

NEW JERSEYNew Jersey Committee for

the Humanities73 Easton AvenueNew Brunswick, NJ 08903201/932-7726

NEW MEXICONew Mexico Humanities CouncilOnate Hall, Room 209University of Ncw MexicoAlbuquerque, NM 87131505/277-3705

NEW YORKNew York Council for

the Humanities198 Broadway, 10th FloorNew York, NY 10036212/233-1131

NORTH CAROLINANorth Carolina Humanities Committee112 Foust Building, UNC-GreensboroGreensboro, NC 27412919/379-5325

NORTH DAKOTANorth Dakota Humanities CouncilBox 2191Bismarck, ND 58502701/663-1948

OHIOOhio Humanities Council760 Pleasant Ridge AvenueColumbus, OH 43209614/231-6879

OKLAHOMAOklahoma Foundation for

the HumanitiesExecutive Terrace Building2809 Northwest Expressway, Suite 500Oklahoma City, OK 73112405/840-1721

OREGONOregon Committee for the Humanities418 S.W. Washington, Room 410Portland, OR 97204503/241-0543

PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania Humanities Council401 North Broad StreetPhiladelphia, PH 19108215/925-1005

PUERTO RICOFundacion Puertorriquena de las

HumanidadesBox S-4307Old San Juan, PR 00904809/721-2087

RHODE ISLANDRhode Island Committee for the

Humanities463 BroadwayProvidence, RI 02909401/273-2250

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SOUTH CAROLINASouth Carolina Committee for the

HumanitiesP.O. Box 6925Columbia, SC 29260803/738-1850

SOUTH DAKOTASouth Dakota Committee on the

' umanitiesE -. 7050, University StationBrookings, SD 57007605/688-6113

TENNESSEETennessee Humanitics Council1001 18th Avenue SouthNashville, TN 37212615/320-7001

TEXASTexas Committee for the Humanities1604 NuecesAustin, TX 78701512/473-8585

UTAHUtah Endowment for the HumanitiesTen West BroadwayBroadway Building, Suite 900Salt Lake City, UT 84101801/531-7'68

VERMONTVermont Council on the Humanitir

and Public IssuesGrant House, P.O. Box 58Hyde Park, VT 05655802/888-3183

VIRGINIAVirginia v- .t;on for the

Humao. ...s and Public Policy1939 Ivy R mdCharlottesille, VA 22903804/924-3296

VIRGIN ISLANDSVirgin Islands Humanities

CouncilMarket SquareConrad Building#6 Torvet Straede/Fourth Floor, Suite #6P.O. Box 1829St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 00801809/774-4044

WASHINGTONrisbington Commission for the

HumanitiesOlympia, WA 98505206/866-6510

WEST VIRGINIAHumanities Foundation of

West VirginiaBox 204Institute, WV 25112304/768-8869

WISCONSINWisconsin Humanities Committee716 Langdon StreetMadison, WI 53706608/262-0706

WYOMINGWyoming Council for the HumanitiesBox 3972University StationLaramie, WY 82071-3972307/766-6496

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NEH PublicationsThrough its Public Affairs Office, the National Endowment for the Humanitiesproduces a variety of publications to keep potential applicants, grantees, andthe genera; public abreast of agency programs and activities. Humanities, theEndowment's bimonthly review of current work and thought in the humanities,contains in every issue descriptions of recent grants, arranged by disciplines,and a calendar of application deadlines. The magazine alco presents articles bynationally known scholar s and writers, features on noteworthy Endowment-sup-ported projects, and a Guide for those who are thinking of applying for ..a NEHgrant. Humanities is available by subscription from the Government PrintingOffice, at six issues for $14.00 ($17.25 foreign); a subscription form appears onthe last page of this booklet.

Interested parties may also wish to order the National Endowment for theHumanities Annual Report. The report contains brief descriptions of Endowmentprograms and policies as well as a complete listing of al' Endowment grants andawards for the fiscal year concerned. Single copies of the most recent NEHAnnual Report are available at no cost from the Public Affairs Office, as are thefollow;ng informational brochures:

The Bicentennial of the U.S. ConstitutionThe Columbian QuincertenarySupport for Museums and Historical OrganizationsUnderstanding AmericaUnderstanding Other Nations

These publications may be obtained by writing or calling the Public AffairsOffice, Room 409, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506, telephone 202/786-0438. For fasterservice, please enclose a self-addressed mailing label when requesting information.

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NEH Telephone Directory

Telephone and room numbers for Endowment offices, divisions, and programs(area code 202)

Division of Education Programs, Room 302Director's Office 786-0373Central Disciplines it: Undergraduate Education 786-0380Humanities Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools 786-0377Exemplary Projects in Undergraduate and Graduate Education 786-0384Humanities Programs for Nontraditional Learners 786-0384Improving the Preparation of Teachers in the Humanities 786-0373

Division of Fellowships and Seminars, Room 316Director's OfficeFellowships for University TeachersFellowships for College Teachers and Independent ScholarsConstitutional FellowshipsFaculty Graduate Study Program

Colleges and UniversitiesYounger Scholars ProgramSummer StipendsTravel to CollectionsSummci Seminars for College TeachersSummer Seminars for Secondary School Teachers

786-0458786-0466786-0466786-0466

for Historically Black786-0466786-0463786-0466786-0463786-0463786-0463

Division of General Programs, :loom 426Director's Office 786-0267Humanities Projects in Media 786-0278Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical

Organizations 786-0284Public Humanities Project 786-0271Humanities Projects in Libraries 786-0271

Division of Research Programs, Room 318Director's Office 786-0200Texts 786-0207Reference Materials 786-0358Interpretive Research 786-0210Regrants 786-0204

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Division of State Programs, Room 411Director and Program Officers 786-0254

Office of Challenge Grants, Room 429Director and Program Officers 786-0361

Office of Presezvation, Room 802Director and Program Officers

Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, Room 504

Chairman's Office, Room 502Assistant Chairman Office, Room 503Assistant Chairmaa for Programs Office, Room 502Congressional Liaison Office, Room 508Public Affairs Office, Room 409Grants Office, Room 310Personnel Office, Room 417Office of Equal OpportunityTelecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD)

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786-0570

786-0332

786-0310786-0314786-0318

786-0328

786-0438786-0494786-0415786-0410

786-0282

Related Federal Agencies and Offices

National Endowment for the Arts 202/682-5400The National Endowment for the Arts, an independent, grant-making agencyof the federal government, was created in 1965 to encourage and support Amer-ican art and artists.

Institute of Museum Services 202/786-0536The Institute of Museum Services, established by Congress in 1976, makes grantsto assist museums in modernizing methods and facilities and to ease financialburdens resulting from increased public use.

The President's Committee on the 202/682-5409Arts and the HumanitiesThe President's Committee was created by an Executive Order of the presidentin 1982 to assist in efforts to increase private support of the arts and humanities.

The three offices above are located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20506.

Legal RequirementsEqual Opportunity: The Code ofFederal Regulations, Title 45, Part 1110, implements provisionsofTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and, along with Title IX of the Education Amendments of1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Actof 1975, providesthat the National Endowment for the Humanities is responsible for ensuring compliance with andenforcement of public laws prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, national origin, sex,handicap, and age in programs ,,nd activities receiving federal assistance from the National Endow-ment for the Humanities Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in anyprogram, activity, or facility receiving federal assistance from the Endowment should write to thedirector of the Office of Equal Opportunity, National Endowment for the Humanities,1100 Pennsyl-vania Avenue, N.W , Washington, D.0 20506.

Note: If a proposed project relates to American Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos, or native Hawaiian peopleand artifacts, an applicant should obtain from the Endowment a copy of its code of ethics concerningnative Americans The code establishes certain standards of conduct in research, publication, andpublic programs involving native American peoples.

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