Mission

NEH is an independent federal agency that supports the humanities in every state and U.S. jurisdiction. 

Since 1965, NEH has awarded over $6 billion to support museums, historic sites, universities, teachers, libraries, documentary filmmakers, public TV and radio stations, research institutions, scholars, and Indigenous communities. 


Outlays (in millions of dollars)

US_Department_of_Education_Outlay_Line_Graph

 

Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962   1991 153 2020 160
1963   1992 160 2021 194
1964   1993 168 2022 216
1965   1994 178 2023 249
1966 1 1995 180 2024 305*
1967 5 1996 147 2025 202*
1968 5 1997 124 2026 202*
1969 6 1998 110 2027 206*
1970 8 1999 112 2028 211*
1971 17 2000 112 2029 216*
1972 26 2001 118    
1973 37 2002 119    
1974 54 2003 121    
1975 68 2004 127    
1976 0 2005 134    
1977 0 2006 137    
1978 126 2007 138    
1979 147 2008 139    
1980 168 2009 151    
1981 166 2010 156    
1982 137 2011 150    
1983 134 2012 151    
1984 139 2013 148    
1985 149 2014 140    
1986 135 2015 147    
1987 131 2016 145    
1988 133 2017 146    
1989 145 2018 145    
1990 145 2019 139    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

US_Department_of_Education_Employee_Count_Line_Graph

 

Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 173
1963   1992   2021 216
1964   1993   2022 202
1965   1994   2023 198
1966   1995   2024 197
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 187    
1970   1999 196    
1971   2000 198    
1972   2001 188    
1973   2002 183    
1974   2003 182    
1975   2004 182    
1976   2005 182    
1977   2006 174    
1978   2007 178    
1979   2008 182    
1980   2009 178    
1981   2010 190    
1982   2011 190    
1983   2012 186    
1984   2013 179    
1985   2014 182    
1986   2015 179    
1987   2016 169    
1988   2017 150    
1989   2018 151    
1990   2019 160    
Source