National Endowment for the Humanities

"NEH" redirects here. For other uses, see NEH (disambiguation).
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Agency overview
FormedSeptember 29, 1965
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersConstitution Center, Washington, D.C.
Employees500 (2022)
Annual budget$207 million (2023)[1]
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Websitewww.neh.gov

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89–209), dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is housed in the Constitution Center at 400 7th St SW, Washington, D.C.[2] From 1979 to 2014, NEH was at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., in the Nancy Hanks Center at the Old Post Office.

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  2. ^ "Visiting NEH". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 13 July 2014.