NEH Announces $1 Million in “We the People” Grants

This week, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced 62 awards totaling more than $1 million to support We the People projects providing funding for programs to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture. Over the five years since its inception, the NEH We the People program has provided support to 1,377 projects undertaken by scholars, teachers, filmmakers, museums, libraries, and other individuals and institutions.

The NEH awards announced this week will fund programs in 42 states, the District of Columbia, as well as the work of one researcher and two institutions located outside of the United States. A complete state-by-state listing of grants and offers is available in four files: Alabama to Illinois, Indiana to Mississippi, Missouri to Oregon, and Pennsylvania to Wyoming.