    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [Pages 602-609]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

    1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001

    Phone, 202-682-5400
    Chairman                                          William J. (Bill) Ivey
    Senior Deputy Chairman                            Scott Shanklin-
                                                              Peterson
    Congressional and White House Liaison             Dick Woodruff
    General Counsel                                   Hope O'Keeffe, Acting

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    Inspector General                                 Ed Johns
    Deputy Chairman, Grants and Awards                Karen Christensen
    Deputy Chairman, Management and Budget            Lawrence Baden
    Deputy Chairman, Guidelines, Panel, and Council   A.B. Spellman
            Operations
    Chief Information Officer                         (vacancy)
    Director, Office of Communications                Cherie Simon
    Director, Policy Research and Analysis            Olive Mosier
    Budget Officer                                    Ron Fincman
    Finance Officer                                   Marvin Marks
    Contracts and Grants Officer                      Donna DiRicco
    Director, Administrative Services                 Murray R. Welsh
    Director, Office of Human Resources               Maxine Jefferson
    Director, Civil Rights                            Angelia Richardson
    Director, Information Management                  Andrea Fowler
    Council Coordinator                               Yvonne Sabine
    Coordinator, Leadership and Millennium            Michael McLaughlin
    State and Regional Director                       Ed Dickey
    Locals/ArtsREACH Director                         Patrice Powell
    Federal Partnership Director                      Rosalie Kessler
    Arts Education Director                           Doug Herbert
    Music/Opera Director                              Wayne Brown
    Presenting/Multidisciplinary Director             Pennie Ojeda, Acting
    Dance Director                                    Doug Sonntag
    Design Director                                   Mark Robbins
    Media Arts Director                               Laura Welsh, Acting
    Museum/Visual Arts Director                       Jennifer Dowley
    Folk/Traditional Arts Director                    Dan Sheehy
    Literature Director                               Cliff Becker
    Theater/Musical Theater Director                  Gigi Bolt
    Planning and Stabilization Director               Lee Dennison

    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

    1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506

    Phone, 202-606-8400. Internet, http://www.neh.gov/.
    Chairman                                          William R. Ferris
    Deputy Chairman                                   Juan Mestas
    Chief of Staff                                    Ann S. Young Orr
        General Counsel                               Virginia Canter
        Director, Office of Strategic                 Jeffrey Thomas, Acting
                Planning
        Director, Office of Public Affairs            Roberta Heine
        Director, Governmental Affairs                Michael Bagley
        Director, Enterprise Office                   Nancy Sturm
        Director, Federal/State Partnership           Edith Manza
        Director, Division of Research and            James Herbert
                Education
        Director, Division of Public                  Nancy Rogers
                Programs
        Director, Division of Preservation            George Farr
                and Access
        Director, Office of Challenge Grants          Stephen M. Ross
        Accounting Officer                            Tony Banko
        Administrative Services Officer               Barry Maynes
        IRM Systems Officer                           Brett Bobley
        Equal Employment Opportunity Officer          Willie McGhee

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        Grants Officer                                David Wallace
        Director, Office of Human Resources           Timothy G. Connelly
        Inspector General                             Sheldon Bernstein

    INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

    Room 510, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506

    Phone, 202-606-8536. Internet, http://www.imls.fed.us/. E-mail,
    Imlsinfo@imls.fed.us.
    Director                                          Beverly Sheppard,
                                                              Acting
    Deputy Director of IMLS for the Office of         Elizabeth Sywetz
            Library Services
    Deputy Director of IMLS for the Office of Museum  Beverly Sheppard
            Services
        Director, Policy, Planning, and               Linda Bell
                Budget
        Director, Legislative and Public              Mamie Bittner
                Affairs
        Museum Program Director                       Mary Estelle Kennelly
        Library Program Director                      Joyce Ray
        Director, Research and Technology             Rebecca Danvers

    [For the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities statement of
            organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45,
            Part 1100]

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    The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities encourages and
    supports national progress in the humanities and the arts.

    The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities was created as an
    independent agency by the National Foundation on the Arts and the
    Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951). The Foundation consists of the
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the
    Humanities, the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, and the
    Institute of Museum and Library Services. Each Endowment has its own
    Council, composed of the Endowment Chairman and 26 other members
    appointed by the President, which advises the Chairman with respect to
    policies, programs, and procedures, in addition to reviewing and making
    recommendations on applications for financial support.
        The Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities consists of 20
    members, including the two Endowment Chairmen and the Director of the
    Institute of Museum and Library Services, and is designed to coordinate
    the activities of the two Endowments and related programs of other
    Federal agencies. Four members are excluded from the Federal Council
    when it is considering matters under the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity
    Act (20 U.S.C. 971).

    National Endowment for the Arts

    The National Endowment for the Arts, an investment in America's living
    cultural heritage, serves the public good by nurturing the expression of
    human creativity, supporting the cultivation of community spirit, and
    fostering the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and
    diversity of our Nation's artistic accomplishments.
    The Arts Endowment serves as a catalyst to increase opportunities and
    resources for arts organizations, artists, and arts audiences. It
    promotes involvement in the arts by citizens, public and private
    nonprofit organizations, and States and local communities. The Endowment
    awards grants to nonprofit arts organizations in support of outstanding
    projects; honors artists of exceptional

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    achievement; works to expand the Nation's artistic resources and promote
    preservation of the country's cultural heritage; and funds projects
    whose goal is to educate, formally or informally, both children and
    adults in the arts. The Endowment also disburses funds to State arts
    agencies and local and regional organizations in order to promote broad
    dissemination of the arts across America. Its grantmaking is conducted
    through the following funding catagories: creation and presentation,
    education, access, heritage and preservation, planning and
    stabilization, and partnerships with State and regional arts agencies.

    Sources of Information

    Grants  Persons interested in applying for a grant in the arts should
    contact the appropriate discipline Director at the National Endowment
    for the Arts by calling 202-682-5400 for further information.
    Publications  A report of the National Endowment for the Arts is issued
    annually and may be obtained, for a limited time, from the Public
    Information Office (see ``For furter information'' section below).
        Information for prospective applicants may be obtained by requesting
    application guidelines from the Public Information Office.

    For further information, contact the Public Information Office, National
    Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
    20506-0001. Phone, 202-682-5400.

    National Endowment for the Humanities

    The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent, grantmaking
    agency established by Congress in 1965 to support research, education,
    and public programs in the humanities.

    According to the agency's authorizing legislation, the term
    ``humanities'' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the
    following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature;
    history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion;
    ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; and those
    aspects of the social sciences that employ historical or philosophical
    approaches.
        The Endowment makes grants to individuals, groups, or institutions--
    schools, colleges, universities, museums, public television stations,
    libraries, public agencies, and nonprofit private groups--to increase
    understanding and appreciation of the humanities. Its grant-making is
    conducted through three operating divisions--Research and Education,
    Public Programs, and Preservation and Access, and through the Federal/
    State Partnership and the Office of Challenge Grants.
    Research and Education  Through grants to educational institutions,
    fellowships to scholars and teachers, and through the support of
    significant research, this division is designed to strengthen sustained,
    thoughtful study of the humanities at all levels of education and
    promote original research in the humanities.

    For further information, call 202-606-8200.

    Public Programs  This division strives to fulfill the Endowment's
    mandate ``to increase public understanding of the humanities'' by
    supporting those institutions and organizations that develop and present
    humanities programming for general audiences.

    For further information, call 202-606-8269.

    Preservation and Access  This division supports projects that will
    create, preserve, and increase the availability of resources important
    for research, education, and public programming in the humanities.

    For further information, call 202-606-8570.

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    Federal/State Partnership  Humanities committees in each of the 50
    States, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the
    Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam receive grants from
    the Endowment, which they then re-grant to support humanities programs
    at the local level.

    For further information, call 202-606-8254.

    Challenge Grants  Nonprofit institutions interested in developing new
    sources of long-term support for educational, scholarly, preservation,
    and public programs in the humanities may be assisted in these efforts
    by a challenge grant.

    For further information, call 202-606-8309.

    Sources of Information

    Employment  For employment information, contact the NEH Job Line. Phone,
    202-606-8281.
    Grants  Those interested in applying for a grant in the humanities
    should request information, guidelines, and application forms from the
    Endowment's Office of Public Affairs, Room 401, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue
    NW., Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400.
    Publications  The annual report of the National Endowment for the
    Humanities may be obtained from the Endowment's Office of Public
    Affairs, Room 401, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506.
    Phone, 202-606-8400.
        Overview of Endowment Programs, which contains information for
    prospective applicants, may be obtained by writing to the Office of
    Public Affairs, at the address given above.
        Humanities, a bimonthly review of issues in the humanities published
    by the Endowment, is available by subscription ($18 domestic, $22.50
    foreign) through the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954,
    Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.

    For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, National
    Endowment for the Humanities, Room 401, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
    Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400. Internet, http://
    www.neh.gov/. E-mail, info@neh.gov.

    Institute of Museum and Library Services

    The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent, grant-
    making agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of
    learning by supporting museums and libraries.

    The Institute of Museum and Library Services was established within the
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities by the Museum and
    Library Services Act of September 30, 1996 (110 Stat. 3009-293), which
    amended the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 961 et seq.). The Institute
    combines administration of Federal museum programs formerly carried out
    by the Institute of Museum Services and Federal library programs
    formerly carried out by the Department of Education. The Institute's
    Director is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of
    the Senate and is authorized to make grants to museums and libraries.
    The Director receives policy advice on museum programs from the National
    Museum Services Board, which is comprised of 14 Presidentially appointed
    members and the Director. The Director receives policy advice on library
    programs from the National Commission on Libraries and Information
    Science, a 16-member independent commission which advises the President
    and the Congress on library sciences. The Director is an ex officio
    member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
        In addition to providing distinct programs of support for museums
    and libraries, IMLS encourages collaboration between these community
    resources. The Institute's library programs help

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    libraries use new technologies to identify, preserve, and share library
    and information resources across institutional, local, and State
    boundaries and to reach those for whom library use requires extra effort
    or special materials. Museum programs strengthen museum operations,
    improve care of collections, increase professional development
    opportunities, and enhance the community service role of museums.
        IMLS awards grants to all types of museums and libraries. Eligible
    museums include art, history, general, children's, natural history,
    science and technology, as well as historic houses, zoos and aquariums,
    botanical gardens and arboretums, nature centers, and planetariums.
    Eligible libraries include public, school, academic, research, and
    special libraries. The Institute makes grants in 10 program categories.
    Library Grants to States  These grants improve electronic sharing of
    information and expand public access to an increasing wealth of
    information and services. Each State provides a 5-year plan to establish
    goals and identify priorities that address the purposes of the Library
    Services and Technology Act subtitle of the Museum and Library Services
    Act. Grants to States may be expended directly or through subgrants or
    cooperative agreements.
    Native American Library Services  This program provides small grants for
    core library operations of tribes and Alaska Native villages, technical
    assistance for these libraries, and enhancement grants to promote
    innovative practices in libraries serving Native Americans and Alaskan
    Native villages.
    Native Hawaiian Library Services  This program provides a single grant
    to an organization that primarily serves and represents Native
    Hawaiians.
    National Leadership Grants  These grants, contractsm and cooperative
    agreements enhance the quality of library and museum servces nationwide.
    The program supports model projects that can be widely replicated and
    encourages the use of promising practices in libraries and museums.
    Categories of funding for libraries and related organizations are:
    education and training in library and information science; research and
    demonstration projects to improve library services; and preservation or
    digitization of library materials and resources. Categories of funding
    for museums and related organizations are: the creation of online museum
    services; the involvement of museums in local community interests; and
    the promotion of professional practices. The program also supports a
    category that emphasizes improving services through innovative
    partnerships between libraries and museums.
    General Operating Support Program  This program awards unrestricted
    grants to museums for ongoing institutional activities. General
    operating support, often cited as the most difficult type of money to
    raise, helps museums enhance their educational services, strengthen
    collections care, and raise funds from other sources.
    Conservation Project Support Program  This program awards matching
    grants to help museums identify conservation needs and priorities and
    perform activities to ensure the safekeeping of their collections.
    Museum Assessment Program  This program offers museums grants of
    technical assistance in three areas: institutional assessment,
    collections management assessment, and a public dimension assessment.
    Conservation Assessment Program  The Conservation Assesment Program
    (CAP) serves as an adjunct to the IMLS Conservation Project Support
    Program. The program, which is funded by IMLS and administered by
    Heritage Preservation, a national nonprofit organization that promotes
    conservation and preservation, provides eligible museums with an
    alternative source of general conservation survey grants. Applications
    are funded on a first-come-first-served basis. Each museum may receive
    only one CAP grant. Museums that have received a grant for a general
    conservation survey through the Conservation Project Support Program are
    not eligible for CAP. For more information, contact the Conservation

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    Assessment Program, Suite 566, 1730 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006.
    Phone, 202-634-1422.
    National Award for Museum Service  This program recognizes outstanding
    museums that provide meaningful public service for their communities.

    Sources of Information

    Electronic Access  Information about IMLS programs, application
    guidelines, and lists of grantees are available electronically.
    Internet, http://www.imls.gov/. E-mail, Imlsinfo@imls.gov.
    Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements  For information about
    applying for IMLS funding, contact the appropriate program office.
    Museums should contact the Office of Museum Services, Institute of
    Museum and Library Services, Room 609, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
    Washington, DC 20506 (phone, 202-606-8539). Libraries should contact the
    Office of Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services,
    Room 802, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506 (phone,
    202-606-5227).

    For further information, contact the Office of Legislative and Public
    Affairs, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Room 510, 1100
    Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8536.
    Internet, http://www.imls.gov/. E-mail, Imlsinfo@imls.gov.

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