45 CFR § 1171.1 - About the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1171.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1171.1 - About the National Endowment for the Humanities."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1171.1"
section_name: "About the National Endowment for the Humanities."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES"
part_number: "1171"
part_name: "PUBLIC ACCESS TO NEH RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 20 U.S.C. 959; 31 U.S.C. 3717; E.O. 12600."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 9415, Feb. 19, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1171"
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# 1171.1 About the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) was established by the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 951 *et seq.,* and is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is directed by a Chairman and has an advisory council composed of twenty-six presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed members.