Oregon Humanities

Please Tell Your Senators That Humanities Funding Is Important

Thanks to all of you who contacted your house representatives over the past few weeks in support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Because of your efforts, the NEH was included in the FY2011 bill for $145 million.

Although we are relieved to have been included in this bill, this figure represents a $22 million decrease for the NEH. This decrease will have an impact on you—it means fewer conversations, fewer discussions, fewer opportunities to think about, reflect... Read more

25 February 2011 | Advocacy | Permalink | Comments? (1 so far)

Crucial House Decision on Funding for the Humanities

In the coming days, the House of Representatives will be voting on an appropriations bill that proposes FY 2011 budget cuts to dozens of federal agencies, including the National Endowment for the Humanities. In the proposed mid-year budget, the NEH would sustain a loss of at least $12 million; this amount could be as high as $25 million (15 percent of the NEH’s current annual budget).

Less funding for the NEH means fewer conversations, fewer discussions, fewer opportunities to... Read more

11 February 2011 | Advocacy | Permalink | Comments? (0 so far)

Help secure federal funding for the humanities

In the coming days, the House and Senate will be meeting in a special conference committee to work out differences between their funding recommendations for the National Endowment for the Humanities. There’s a lot at stake in the outcome of this negotiation: If the House funding version prevails, funding for the humanities in all states will increase; in Oregon alone, this would mean an increase of approximately $100,000 to Oregon Humanities, which will be passed along in grants... Read more

25 September 2009 | Advocacy | Permalink | Comments? (0 so far)