Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership

Federal/State Partnerships promote local, statewide, and regional humanities programming through annual grants to humanities councils in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. The humanities councils use those grants to conduct humanities projects and grant programs for local nonprofit organizations, institutions, and groups, and occasionally for individuals. Under the provisions of 20 U.S.C. 956(f)(8), only one entity in each state may receive assistance from NEH as the state humanities council.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) state and jurisdictional humanities councils which conform to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 956(f). See https://www.neh.gov/about/state-humanities-councils.

Each council sets its own guidelines and criteria for assessing proposals, which are widely disseminated within the state. The criteria for state and jurisdictional humanities council funding from NEH are established in the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. Section 950, 956, and by the NEH Office of Federal/State Partnership.

Statutory Formula: Title National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, Part 956, Subpart (f)(4),Public Law Public Law 89-209, 20 U.S.C. �956 (f) (4).As established by the Congressional funding formula, each State and jurisdictional council receives $200,000 of the definite funds appropriated to Federal/State Partnership. The remaining funds are distributed by a formula based on population. State and jurisdictional humanities councils must match the federal award on a one-to-one basis.State and jurisdictional humanities councils must match the federal award on a one-to-one basis.

Fiscal year 2022: State and jurisdictional humanities councils offer a wide array of programming that makes the humanities accessible to general audiences. Council-conducted programs and grant making reflect the interests, resources, and diverse experiences of the local communities they serve. Council programs include competitive grants, civic education programs, book festivals, reading and discussion programs, speakers bureaus, educator institutes, Clemente courses, films, traveling exhibitions, and programs for veterans. They also help extend the reach of NEH-funded projects, and ensure NEH remains connected to local and regional communities. Through council initiatives and grant-making, state and jurisdictional humanities councils enrich lives through the humanities�with an emphasis on the specific needs of the communities they represent. Fiscal year 2025: State and jurisdictional humanities councils offer a wide array of programming that makes the humanities accessible to general audiences. Council-conducted programs and grant making reflect the interests, resources, and diverse experiences of the local communities they serve. Council programs include competitive grants,...