National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is pleased to announce the 2023 NEH Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities: college president and education reformer Ruth J. Simmons.   Hear Dr. Simmons deliver her lecture, “Facing History to Find a Better Future,” on 9/26 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture at 7PM EDT. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3QlSzns   #JeffLec23 #history #humanities  

Today, Consul General Robert P. Sanders hosted the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC-CRSH) of Canada for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is a framework document intended to structure how the NEH and SSHRC will cooperate on funding to advance scholarly interchange of Indigenous knowledge and practices between our two countries.

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition has announced the launch of the National Indian Boarding School Digital Archive, the first-ever digital archive on U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. The launch of the online repository and related educational materials have received support from an #NEHgrant. https://lnkd.in/eSQ2NaEu

National Endowment for the Humanities Named a Best Place to Work in the Federal Government for 2023   https://lnkd.in/eTWK_Uf3

We are so proud that our agency is featured in the 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government®: Top 10 Edition, created in partnership with The Washington Post The rankings are produced by Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). See the preview of the rankings at bestplacestowork.org. #FedBPTW

DEADLINE EXTENSION to apply for three NEH grants: Education & Training, Cultural & Community Resilience, and Research & Development. Now due May 28, 2024, 11:59pm ET. Grants.gov will be down for maintenance from May 18, 12:01am to May 21, 6:00am. Visit https://lnkd.in/eUKFpqJC & get tips at https://lnkd.in/g5Tu5reG. #PresAccessFunded

Each year NEH selects an individual of outstanding intellectual achievement to deliver the Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. The lectureship is the highest honor the federal government bestows for achievement in the humanities. Submit a nomination today. #JeffLec24 https://lnkd.in/e_ttbh4a

Join NEH tomorrow, April 25, at 1 PM ET for a live webinar and Q&A session on applying for NEH Public Impact Projects #grants for small & mid-sized cultural organizations. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gy_dXxKK #museums #historicsites #archives #NEHgrant

NEH announces $26.2 million for 238 humanities projects across the U.S. Grants will support exhibitions, films, digitization of historic collections, sustainability projects at museums and archives, advanced research, and programs in higher ed. https://lnkd.in/ekECpMfG

NEH awards $411,000 to Tribal communities for projects on the history and legacy of Federal Indian Boarding Schools. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d_6qYCFi