[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2002] [Pages 462-468] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 462]] 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. TDD, 202-682-5496. Internet, www.arts.gov. Chairman Eileen B. Mason, Acting Senior Deputy Chairman Eileen B. Mason Deputy Chairman, Grants and Awards Patrice Powell, Acting Deputy Chairman, Guidelines, Panel, and Council A.B. Spellman Operations Deputy Chairman, Management and Budget Laurence M. Baden Director, Communications Mark Weinberg Director, Congressional and White House Liaison Ann Guthrie Hingston Budget Officer Aaron Fineman Chief Information Officer Michael Burke Contracts and Grants Officer Nicki Jacobs Director, Administrative Services Murray R. Welsh Director, Civil Rights/Equal Employment Angelia Richardson Opportunity Director, Human Resources Maxine C. Jefferson Director, Policy Research and Analysis Keith Stephens, Acting Federal Partnership Director Rosalie Kessler Finance Officer Sandra Stueckler General Counsel Hope O'Keeffe, Acting Inspector General Daniel Shaw Local Art Agencies/Challenge America Director Jeff Watson, Acting State and Regional Director Edward Dickey Music/Opera Director Wayne Brown Presenting/Multidisciplinary Director Vanessa Whang Dance Director Douglas Sonntag Design Director Mark Robbins Indemnity Program Administrator Alice M. Whelihan AccessAbility Coordinator Paula Terry International Coordinator Pennie Ojeda Leadership and Millennium Coordinator Michael McLaughlin Arts Education Director Douglas Herbert Folk/Traditional Arts Director Barry Bergey 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 Bruce Cole [[Page 463]] General Counsel Laura Nelson, Acting Inspector General Sheldon Bernstein Deputy Chairman Lynne Munson Accounting Officer Tony Banko Administrative Services Officer Barry Maynes Chief Information Officer Brett Bobley Director, Division of Education Wilsonia Cherry, Programs Acting Director, Division of George Farr Preservation and Access Director, Division of Public Nancy Rogers Programs Director, Division of Research James Herbert Programs 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 Larry Myers Planning Equal Employment Officer Willie McGhee Director, Office of Grants Susan Daisey Management Director, Enterprise Office (vacancy) Director, Governmental Affairs (vacancy) Director, Office of Public Mary Lou Beatty, Affairs Acting Director, Office of Publications Mary Lou Beatty 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 Robert S. Martin Deputy Director for the Office of Mary Chute Library Services Deputy Director for the Office of (vacancy) Museum Services Director, Legislative and Public Mamie Bittner Affairs Director, Policy, Planning, and Teresa Lattaie 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The purpose of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities is to develop and promote a broadly conceived national policy of support for the humanities and the arts in the United States, and for institutions which preserve the cultural heritage of the United States. 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. A fourth entity, the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, assists the Endowments and the Council in coordinating their programs and other activities with those of Federal agencies. Each Endowment is advised on its respective grantmaking and related policies, programs, and procedures by its own National Council, composed of the Endowment Chairman [[Page 464]] and other members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Members of Congress, appointed by the leadership of the House and the Senate, serve in an ex officio, non-voting capacity on the National Council on the Arts. The Federal Council's membership comprises the Chairmen of the two Endowments, the Director of Museum and Library Services, and other key Federal cultural officials. Excluding participation by certain of its members, the Federal Council makes agreements to indemnify against loss or damage items eligible under the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 971). National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent, grantmaking agency that supports significant projects of artistic excellence, thus preserving and enhancing our Nation's diverse culturalheritage. The National Endowment for the Arts serves the American people by funding projects and activities that support and preserve artistic excellence, advance arts learning for children and youth, and provide access to the best of the arts communities throughout the Nation. Grants are made to nonprofit arts organizations for specific projects in dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literature, media arts, music, musical theater, opera, theater, and the visual arts. Competitive fellowships are awarded to published creative writers and literary translators of exceptional talent; honorific fellowships are given to jazz masters and significant, influential master folk and traditional artists. The Endowment also works in partnership with the 56 State and special jurisdictional arts agencies and their regional arts organizations, dedicating 40 percent of its program appropriation to this purpose. Sources of Information Grants For information about Endowment funding opportunities, contact the Public Information Office. Phone, 202-682-5400. Internet, www.arts.gov/guide. Publications To obtain a copy of the Endowment's annual report, funding guidelines, or other publications, contact the Public Information Office. Phone, 202-682-5400. Internet, www.arts.gov/pub. 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. TDD, 202-682-5496. Internet, www.arts.gov. 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, [[Page 465]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T189864.072 [[Page 466]] 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 202-606-8500. 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. 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. 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. 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 402, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400. Publications The annual report and the grant programs book may be obtained from the Office of Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 402, 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 ($24 domestic, $30 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 402, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-606-8400. Internet, www.neh.gov. E- mail, info@neh.gov. Institute of Museumand LibraryServices 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 [[Page 467]] 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. 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. [[Page 468]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------