NEH site visit Welcome Reception, 2008: Kathleen Mitchell, NEH Federal/State Partnership, Governor Felix Camacho, Speaker Judi Won Pat, Executive Director Kimberlee Kihleng, and Warren Nishimoto, NEH Site Visit team.

NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government created in 1965 that is dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

Because democracy demands wisdom, the National Endowment for the Humanities serves and strengthens our Republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of history to all Americans. The Endowment accomplishes this mission by providing grants for high-quality humanities projects in four funding areas: preserving and providing access to cultural resources, education, research, and public programs.

NEH grants typically go to cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, and radio stations, and to individual scholars. The grants:

• strengthen teaching and learning in the humanities in schools and colleges across the nation
• facilitate research and original scholarship
• provide opportunities for lifelong learning
• preserve and provide access to cultural and educational resources
• strengthen the institutional base of the humanities

http://www.neh.gov/