    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2000]
    [Pages 468-474]
    [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
    Deputy Chairman, Grants and Awards                Karen Christensen
    Deputy Chairman, Guidelines, Panel, and Council   A.B. Spellman
            Operations
    Deputy Chairman, Management and Budget            Lawrence Baden
    Budget Officer                                    Ron Fincman

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    Chief Information Officer                         Mike Burke
    Congressional and White House Liaison             Dick Woodruff
    Contracts and Grants Officer                      Nicki Jacobs
    Coordinator, Leadership and Millennium            Michael McLaughlin
    Council Coordinator                               Michael Faubion
    Director, Administrative Services                 Murray R. Welsh
    Director, Civil Rights                            Angelia Richardson
    Director, Information Management                  Andrea Fowler
    Director, Office of Human Resources               Maxine Jefferson
    Director, Office of Communications                Cherie Simon
    Director, Policy Research and Analysis            (vacancy)
    Federal Partnership Director                      Rosalie Kessler
    Finance Officer                                   Marvin Marks
    General Counsel                                   Hope O'Keeffe, Acting
    Inspector General                                 Ed Johns
    Locals/ArtsREACH Director                         Patrice Powell
    State and Regional Director                       Ed Dickey
    Music/Opera Director                              Wayne Brown
    Presenting/Multidisciplinary Director             Vanessa Whang
    Dance Director                                    Doug Sonntag
    Design Director                                   Mark Robbins
    Arts Education Director                           Doug Herbert
    Folk/Traditional Arts Director                    Dan Sheehy
    Literature Director                               Cliff Becker
    Media Arts Director                               Laura Welsh, Acting
    Museum/Visual Arts Director                       Saralyn Reece Hardy
    Planning and Stabilization Director               Lee Dennison
    Theater/Musical Theater Director                  Gigi Bolt

    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

    1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506

    Phone, 202-606-8400. Internet, www.neh.gov.
    Chairman                                          William R. Ferris
        General Counsel                               Virginia Canter
        Inspector General                             Sheldon Bernstein
        Deputy Chairman                               John W. Roberts
            Accounting Officer                        Tony Banko
            Administrative Services Officer           Barry Maynes
            Chief Information Officer                 Brett Bobley
            Director, Division of Education           Candace Katz
            Director, Division of                     George Farr
                    Preservation and Access
            Director, Division of Public              Nancy Rogers
                    Programs
            Director, Division of Research            James Herbert
            Director, Federal/State                   Edith Manza
                    Partnership
            Director, Office of Challenge             Stephen M. Ross
                    Grants
            Director, Office of Human                 Timothy G. Connelly
                    Resources
            Director, Office of Strategic             Jeffrey Thomas
                    Planning
            Equal Employment Officer                  Willie McGhee
            Grants Officer                            David Wallace
        Chief of Staff                                Ann S. Young Orr
            Director, Enterprise Office               Nancy Sturm
            Director, Governmental Affairs            Michael Bagley
            Director, Office of Public                Roberta Heine
                    Affairs

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    INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

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

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

    [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
    culturalheritage, 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 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

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    organizations in order to promote broad dissemination of the arts across
    America. Its grantmaking is conducted through the following funding
    categories: 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. Phone, 202-682-5400.
    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.
        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; archeology; 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 grantsto 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.

    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.

    Education  Through grants to educational institutions and fellowshipsto
    scholars and teachers, this division strengthens sustained thoughtful
    study of the humanities at all levels of education.

    For further information, call 202-606-8376.

    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, in turn, grant to support humanities programs
    at the local level.

    For further information, call 202-606-8254.

    Preservationand 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.

    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.

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    Research  This division promotes original research in the humanities by
    providing grants for significant research projects.

    For further information, call 202-606-8200.

    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 and the Overview of Endowment Programs
    may be obtained from the Office of Public Affairs, National Endowment
    for the Humanities, Room 401, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
    DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400.
        The bimonthly review of issues in the humanities, entitled
    Humanities, is available by subscription ($22 domestic, $27.50 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, 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.
        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 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 grantsto 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.
    States  These grants improve electronic sharing of information and
    expand public access to an increasing wealth of information and
    services.

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    Native Americans  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 Hawaiians  This program provides a single grant to an
    organization that primarily serves and represents Native Hawaiians.
    National Leadership  This program provides grants, contracts, and
    cooperative agreements to enhance the quality of library and museum
    services nationwide. The program supports model projects that can be
    widely replicated and encourages the use of promising practices in
    libraries and museums.
    General Operating Support  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  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  This program offers museums grants of technical
    assistance in the areas of institutional assessment, collections
    management assessment, and a public dimension assessment.
    Conservation Assessment  The program provides eligible museums with an
    alternative source of general conservation survey grants. For more
    information, contact the Conservation 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, 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, www.imls.gov. E-mail, imlsinfo@imls.gov.

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