NEH News

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Press Release

Freedom 250 and National Endowment for the Humanities to Honor Winners of National American Heroes Student Art Contest

Second Lady Usha Vance to Deliver Remarks During Awards Ceremony Celebrating Student Artists from Across America

June 29, 2026

Press Release

Ruth R. Wisse Delivers NEH Jefferson Lecture

Watch the livestream at 7 PM ET on March 25 of Wisse's Jefferson Lecture, “A Message from the ‘Blue and White’ in the ‘Red, White, and Blue’”

January 22, 2026

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NEH Announces $75.1 Million for 84 Humanities Projects

Grant awards in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary will support research, education, and public programs on the Declaration of Independence and America’s founding.

January 15, 2026

NEH's 60th Anniversary

Created on September 29, 1965, by an act of Congress that states “Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens,” the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) this year celebrates 60 years of advancing history, literature, philosophy, languages, and other humanities fields.

Browse a selection of NEH-funded projects past and present.

Grand Central Atelier Launches The Bruce Cole Lectures

"Echoes of the Renaissance" will feature a panel conversation celebrating new NEH-supported humanities initiative, with opening remarks from NEH Chairman Michael McDonald

October 1, 2026

Senate Confirms Michael McDonald as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities

August 7, 2026

NEH Announces $41.4 Million for 81 Humanities Projects

Grant awards support the preservation of foundational documents, museum exhibitions and historic sites, humanities initiatives, and collaborative research

July 22, 2026