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NEH

1 American  

  1. National Endowment for the Humanities.

Neh. 2 American  

abbreviation

Bible.

  1. Nehemiah.

Neh. British  

abbreviation

  1. Nehemiah

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NEH funding in 2024 amounted to about $200,000,000, or 0.0029% of the $6.8-trillion federal budget.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

Grantees generate ideas, build partnerships, create a work plan, and write proposals, while NEH staffers and volunteer peer reviewers work to bring in new voices, vet proposals, and offer feedback to applicants.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

The NEH is quite small as federal agencies go; as historian Karin Wulf reported, the NEH’s 2024 grant budget was just $211 million, compared to the National Science Foundation’s $9.06 billion.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

He described the reaction of state humanities councils as the NEH notices were landing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

Of the approved grants, $750,000 was part of the NEH program Save America’s Treasures, devoted to historic preservation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

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