The National Park Service would receive $2.7 billion under the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies fiscal year (FY) 2010 bill that was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on June 18. This represents a $198 million increase over the FY 2009 level.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) would receive $170 million under the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies fiscal year (FY) 2010 bill that was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on June 18. This represents a $15 million increase over the FY 2009 level of $155 million.
The Smithsonian Institution would receive $774 million under the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies fiscal year (FY) 2010 bill that was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on June 18. This represents a $43 million increase over the FY 2009 level of $731 million.
This week, the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) marked a major milestone in their partnership to digitize historic U.S. newspapers and make them widely available on the Internet. The Chronicling America website—a free, national, searchable database of historic American newspaper pages published between 1880 and 1922—recently posted its millionth page.
On June 15, 2009, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that 154 successful applicants would receive $21.4 million in awards and offers for a wide-range of projects in the humanities.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Park Service would receive major boosts in funding under the House Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies fiscal year (FY) 2010 “Chairman’s Mark” that was approved on June 11. The full House Appropriations Committee is expected to take up the bill sometime next week.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is seeking public comment on a proposed change to the hours of operation at the Kansas City, Missouri, and New York City regional archives. The proposal for the New York City archives would result in a reduction of 2.5 hours per week from the current 42.5 hours to 40 hours, and a one-half hour per-month reduction in extended research hours. In Kansas City the hours of operation would change, but there would be no reduction of service.
On June 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2010 Legislative Branch appropriations bill. The bill includes $60 million for a new Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund to more evenly spread out the cost of repairing and revitalizing historic buildings within the U.S. Capitol Complex.
This week, Acting Archivist of the United States Adrienne Thomas announced the appointment of Miriam Nisbet as the director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) within the National Archives and Records Administration. OGIS, an organization newly established under the OPEN Government Act of 2007, will provide policy guidance and mediation services for FOIA activities government-wide.
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) has recommended to the Acting Archivist of the United States 82 grants of $5.9 million for projects in 39 states and the District of Columbia.
