NEH ANNOUNCES
$30.9 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2001--The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced the awarding of 302 grants nationwide totaling $30.9 million. The grants are in all four of NEH's program areas--preservation and access, research, education and public programs. "NEH grants foster study of American civilization and of the world's many cultural traditions," said NEH Chairman William R. Ferris. "NEH-funded projects have a powerful cultural impact by helping to discover, preserve and tell the many stories that comprise the human experience. It is my pleasure to present to the American people the latest round of NEH grants." Programs, number of projects, and dollar amounts this round are: Preservation and access (66)--$18,152,000
Research programs (171)--$7,358,000
Education programs (52)--$4,878,000
Public programs (13)--$476,000
A complete list of the grants awarded by state can be downloaded as a PDF file (64 pages) by clicking here. NEH grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Throughout the year, humanities experts outside of the Endowment assess all applications and judge the quality and significance of each proposed project. |