# Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (45.164)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/45-164-promotion-of-the-humanities-public-programs/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs is run by National Endowment for the Humanities. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $108 million in 488 grants, about $221,615 per award.

## Objectives

This program supports projects that engage general
audiences with ideas from humanities scholarship through in-person exhibitions and historic site interpretations.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35.9 million | 107 |
| 2022 | $32.4 million | 169 |
| 2023 | $18.4 million | 71 |
| 2024 | $15.3 million | 88 |
| 2025 | $6.2 million | 63 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Center for Independent Documentary, Inc. | Massachusetts | $7.1 million |
| Association of Tribal Archives Libraries & Museums | Oklahoma | $4.1 million |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | District of Columbia | $3.9 million |
| American Council of Learned Societies Devoted to Humanistic Studies | New York | $3.5 million |
| American Library Association | Illinois | $3.2 million |
| National Writing Project | California | $3.1 million |
| American Historical Association | District of Columbia | $2.9 million |
| WNET | New York | $2.9 million |
| Women Make Movies | New York | $2.8 million |
| The Catticus Corporation | California | $2.6 million |
| Social Science Research Council | New York | $2.5 million |
| Icivics | Massachusetts | $2.1 million |
| The State Historical Society of Colorado | Colorado | $1.8 million |
| Film Makers Collaborative Incorporated | Massachusetts | $1.6 million |
| University of Southern California | California | $1.4 million |
| Carnegie Institute | Pennsylvania | $1.4 million |
| City Lore Inc | New York | $1.4 million |
| New York Historical Society | New York | $1.1 million |
| Chicago Historical Society | Illinois | $949,496 |
| Radio Diaries | New York | $900,000 |