The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 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. For further information, call 202-606-8500. It posts datasets on Data.gov and maintains a data catalog that makes IMLS data accessible to developers, researchers, and to the general public. § 951 (2010) § 951. To begin searching within the These grants to federally recognized tribes and organizations that represent and serve Native Hawaiians help sustain indigenous culture, heritage, and knowledge through improved museum services. The Division of Research Programs promotes original research in the humanities. Humanities committees in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin and Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa receive grants from the Endowment. 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Gives financial assistance to assist art makers, such as painters, musicians, actors, etc. Declaration of findings and purposes The Congress finds and declares the following: (1) The arts and the humanities belong to all the people of the United States. Projects supported by these grants stimulate research, develop new tools, and produce innovative alliances, models, practices, and services that broadly affect the library and archival fields. The National Endowment for the Arts supports artistic excellence and promotes creativity and innovation to benefit individuals and communities. The Division of Public Programs supports institutions and organizations that develop and present humanities programming for general audiences. This is a project of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in partnership with the IMLS and the National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities. 961 et seq.). Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197–9000. It provides grants for significant research projects. The Office of Digital Humanities supports projects that use digital technology or study how it affects education, preservation, public programming, and research in the humanities. The IMLS awards grants at two funding levels to help museums expand their role as lifelong learning resources, increase the vital contributions they make to livable communities, and become better stewards of the Nation's collections.
Projects supported by these grants promote innovation and collaboration and typically produce results that broadly affect the museum field. This program supports recruitment and education of library students, continuing education for those already working in the profession, and new programs and curricula. The IMLS supports the cost of this program through a cooperative agreement with the American Alliance of Museums. Cut corporate and individual taxes to stimulate growth (Note: This is in some way similar to supply-side economics, which is the belief that fewer taxe---> more $ for consumers to spend or save------> banks could loan more money to businesses-------> businesses will invest the money in resources to improve productivity, Created the Job Corps Youth Training Program, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), Project Head Start, Community Action Program, and other programs to fight the "war on poverty", Established Medicare (provided hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance for almost every Americans age 65 or older) and Medicaid Programs (extended health insurance to welfare recipients), 1965 Appalachian Regional Development Act. These grants help library and archive professionals address the challenges and needs of their fields. To increase understanding and appreciation of the humanities, the Endowment makes grants to individuals, as well as to groups and institutions: colleges, libraries, museums, nonprofit private groups, public television stations and agencies, schools, and universities. Podcasts feature actors, authors, composers, musicians, playwrights, poets, and other artists and professionals who support and strengthen the arts. created to financially assist painters, musicians, actors and others in art ... created to deal with national air, rail, and highway transportation. TDD, 202-606-8282 or 866-372-2930. Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. The IMLS posts employment and internship opportunities on its Web site. TDD, 202-682-5496. It makes grants to educational institutions and gives fellowships to teachers and scholars. Fund educational TV and radio broadcasting, Outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing and jobs; increased federal power to prosecute civil rights abuses, Abolished the poll tax in federal elections, Ended the practice of requiring voters to pass literacy tests and permitted the federal government to monitor voter registration, Ended national-origins quotas that was established in 1924, Set aside over 9 million acres for national forest lands, Directed the federal government to establish emission standards for new motor vehicles, Set federal air pollution guidelines and extended federal enforcement power, Set standards for labelign consumer products, 1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Set federal safety standards for the auto and tire industries, Required states to set up highway safety programs, Deal with national air, rail, and highway transportation. For further information, call 202-606-8401.

Phone, 202-682-5400. The agency funds a variety of projects in literature, music, theatre, film, dance, fine arts, sculpture, and crafts. The IMLS supports the Governmentwide initiative to promote openness in the work of Federal agencies. For further information, call 202-606-8389. Its activities center on the Endowment's mandate "to increase public understanding of the humanities.". The National Endowment for the Humanities posts job opportunities on USAJobs, the Federal Government's official source for Federal job listings and employment opportunity information. Its grant making, policy development, and research help museums and libraries offer services that make people and their communities prosper. Each year, thousands of Grants to States projects promote the priorities and assist the purposes of the Library Services and Technology Act. It also manages the awarding of the National Medal of Arts. It includes both the authorizing legislation, as amended, and key portions through August 2010. The Education/Assessment option is supplemental to the basic grants and also noncompetitive. ... National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
These committees then make grants to humanities programs at the local level.

A collection of IMLS videos is available online. It also awards competitive, nonmatching individual fellowships in literature and honorary fellowships in jazz, folk and traditional arts, and opera. Phone, 202-606-8400 or 800-634-1121. The Director receives policy advice on museum and library programs from the National Museum and Library Services Board. The Grants to States program is the largest Federal source of funding to support library services in the United States. The Institute of Museum and Library Services helps libraries and museums enhance cultural and civic engagement, embrace innovation, and further lifelong learning. Through its grants and programs, the Arts Endowment brings art to all 50 States and six U.S. jurisdictions, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135, 202-653-4657 http://www.imls.gov | Email: imlsinfo@imls.gov. 800-634-1121 http://www.neh.gov | Email: info@neh.gov.