National Endowment for the Humanities

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. an independent agency that stimulates the growth and development of the humanities in the U.S. by awarding grants to individuals and organizations.

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Example Sentences

And last month, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $10 million matching grant and $100,000 in outright funds to UNC’s SCiLL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

A request to the National Endowment for the Humanities was not returned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

That top-down pressure, coupled with ongoing cuts to funding streams from the National Endowment for the Humanities or the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leaves the Smithsonian and other museums vulnerable, Walker added.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

Composed for a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, each of Blackwood’s “Etudes” shows off the qualities of different, often alien microtonal octaves.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

She also dinged the National Endowment for the Humanities for a $400,000 grant to the National Comedy Center so it could display documents from comics Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2023