Humanities Links: Federal Government

Federal Agencies/Programs
Institute of Museum and Library Services Library of Congress National Archives and Records Administration National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Gallery of Art National Institute for Literacy National Institutes of Health (Dept. of Health and Human Services) National Park Service	National Science Foundation Smithsonian Institution U.S. Congress U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. General Services Administration U.S. State Department U.S. Supreme Court White House Offices/Programs

Institute of Library and Museum Services

Main Index (http://www.imls.gov/)

Office of Museum Services (http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/)

Office of Library Services (http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/)

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Library of Congress

Main Index (http://www.loc.gov/)

Collections (http://www.loc.gov/rr/)

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html)
Business Reference Services (http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/)
Childrens Literature Center (http://www.loc.gov/rr/child/)
Geography and Map Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Local History & Genealogy Reading Room (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/)
Law Library Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/law/)
Main Reading Room, Humanities & Social Sciences Division (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/main/)
Manuscript Reading Room (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/)
Microform Reading Room, Humanities & Social Sciences Division (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/microform/)
Motion Picture and Television Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/)
Newspaper and Current Periodical Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/)
Performing Arts Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/)
Prints & Photographs Reading Room (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/)
Rare Book & Special Collections Reading Room (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/)
Recorded Sound Reference Center (http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/)
Science and Technology Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/)

Special Centers and Programs

American Folklife Center (http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/)
- September 11, 2001 Documentary Project (http://www.loc.gov/folklife/nineeleven/nineelevenhome.html)
- Veterans History Project (http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/)
Center for the Book (http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/)
John W. Kluge Center (http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/)
- Kluge Chairs (http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/kluge-chairs.html)
- Kluge Fellowships and Grants (http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/kluge-fellow.html)
- Kluge Prize in Human Sciences (http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/kluge-prize.html)
Junior Fellows Program (http://www.loc.gov/rr/jrfell/)
Russian Leadership Program (http://www.open-world2002.gov/)
Poetry and Literature Center (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/)

Special Services (http://www.loc.gov/rr/)

General Research (http://www.loc.gov/rr/)
Law Researchers (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/)
Librarians and Archivists (http://www.loc.gov/library/)
Preservation (http://www.loc.gov/preserv/)
Teachers (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/)

National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndiipp/)

THOMAS Legislative Information -- bill status; roll call votes; public laws; major legislation; Congressional Record (http://thomas.loc.gov/)

U.S. Copyright Office (http://www.loc.gov/copyright/)

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National Archives and Records Administration	« Back
Main Index (http://www.archives.gov/) Research (http://www.archives.gov/research_room/index.html) NARA Research Centers - Facilities open to the public for archival research (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/research_centers.html) NARA Records Centers - Facilities storing records that belong to Federal Government agencies (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/records_centers.html) Presidential Libraries (http://www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries/addresses/addresses.html) Records Management (http://www.archives.gov/records_management/index.html) Federal Agency Records Officers (http://www.archives.gov/records_management/ federal_agency_records_officers/officers_lists.html) Federal Laws Relating to Records Management (http://www.archives.gov/records_management/laws/basic_laws_and_authorities.html) Federal Web Site Snapshot Information (http://www.archives.gov/records_management/ web_site_snapshot/snapshot.html) Records Schedules (http://www.archives.gov/ records_management/records_schedules.html) Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html) National Historical Publications and Records Commission (http://www.archives.gov/nhprc_and_other_grants/index.html)
National Endowment for the Arts	« Back
Main Index (http://www.nea.gov/) Grants and Applications (http://www.nea.gov/guide/) Literature Fellowships (http://www.nea.gov/guide/Lit02/Litindex.html)
National Endowment for the Humanities	« Back
Main Index (http://www.neh.gov/) Grants and Applications (http://www.neh.gov/grants/) Agency-Wide Programs Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Special Initiative We the People Initiative Challenge Grants Office Challenge Grants Challenge Grants: Special Initiative for Local History Education Division Exemplary Education Projects Schools for a New Millennium Summer Seminars and Institutes Institutional Grants for Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and Tribal College and Universities Humanities Focus Grants Preservation and Access Division Preservation Assistance Grants Preservation Education and Training Preserving and Creating Access to Humanities Collections United States Newspaper Program Research and Development Projects for Preservation and Access Reference Materials Stabilization of Humanities Collections Research and Demonstration Projects Public Programs Division Consultation Grants for Libraries, Museums, or Special Projects Media Consultation Grants Planning Grants for Museums, Libraries, and Special Projects Public Programs for Libraries, Museums or Special Projects (Implementation) Media Projects: Planning, Scripting, or Production Research Division Collaborative Research Faculty Research Awards for Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and Tribal Colleges and Universities Fellowships Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions Scholarly Editions Summer Stipends Project Areas/Profiles (http://www.neh.gov/projects/) Challenge Grants (http://www.neh.gov/projects/challenge.html) EdSitement (http://edsitement.neh.gov/) Exhibitions Today (http://www.neh.gov/projects/et-index.html) Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (http://www.neh.gov/projects/fpiri.html) Federal/State Partnership (http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/statecouncils.html) Media Log: NEH-Supported Film, Television & Radio Programs (http://www.neh.gov/projects/medialog.html) Online Humanities Projects (http://www.neh.gov/projects/online.html) Papers Projects (http://www.neh.gov/projects/papersprojects.html) Prize-winning Books (http://www.neh.gov/projects/prizewinners.html) Reference Materials (http://www.neh.gov/projects/reference.html) Summer Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers (http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html) Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers (http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-university.html) U.S. Newspaper Project (http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html) Websites for NEH-Supported Films (http://www.neh.gov/projects/filmwebsites.html) Recent Awards (http://www.neh.gov/news/recentawards.html)
National Gallery of Art	« Back
Main Index (http://www.nga.gov/) Education and Research (http://www.nga.gov/education/education.htm) Art Research Library (http://www.nga.gov/resources/dldesc.htm) Conservation Division (http://www.nga.gov/education/internco.htm) Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (http://www.nga.gov/resources/casva.htm#fellowships) Gallery-Wide Internships (http://www.nga.gov/education/interned.htm) National Directory of Teacher Programs and Resources in Art Museums (http://www.nga.gov/education/tpmain.htm)
National Institute for Literacy	« Back
Main Index (http://www.nifl.gov/)
National Institutes of Health (Dept. of Health and Human Services)	« Back
Main Index (http://www.nih.gov/) Department of Bioethics (http://www.bioethics.nih.gov/) Fellowship Opportunities (http://www.bioethics.nih.gov/opportunity.html) National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/) History of Medicine Division (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/hmd.html) DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research (http://www.nih.gov/od/museum/) Stetten Memorial Fellowship in the History of Biomedical Sciences and Technology (http://www.nih.gov/od/museum/grants/memorial-fellowship/) John J. Pisano Travel Grants (http://www.nih.gov/od/museum/grants/pisano/) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences (http://obssr.od.nih.gov/) Grants and Funding (http://obssr.od.nih.gov/Publications/BSSR-Guide/index.htm)
National Park Service	« Back
Main Index (http://www.nps.gov/) Cultural Resources (http://www.cr.nps.gov/) Archaeology (http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology.htm) Architecture and Engineering (http://www.cr.nps.gov/architecture.htm) Grants, Tax Credits and Other Assistance for Protection of Cultural Resources (http://www.cr.nps.gov/helpyou.htm) Historic Preservation Fund (http://WWW2.CR.NPS.GOV/hpf/hpf-fund.htm) Preservation Technology and Training Grants (http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/pttgrants/) Historic Buildings and Structures (http://www.cr.nps.gov/buildings.htm) History (http://www.cr.nps.gov/history.htm) Mapping (http://www.cr.nps.gov/map.htm) Military History (http://www.cr.nps.gov/military.htm) Museums and Collections (http://www.cr.nps.gov/museums.htm) National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/pttinfo_about_fs.stm) National Historic Landmarks (http://www.cr.nps.gov/landmarks.htm) National Register of Historic Places (http://www.cr.nps.gov/places.htm) Social Science Program (http://www.nps.gov/socialscience/) Research Opportunities (http://www.nps.gov/socialscience/research/research.htm) Services for Social Scientists (http://www.nps.gov/socialscience/tech/tech.htm)
National Science Foundation	« Back
Main Index (http://www.nsf.gov/) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/) Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/) Archaeology (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/arch/) Cultural Anthropology (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/) Geography and Regional Sciences (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/geograph/) Linguistics (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/) Physical Anthropology (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/physical/) Social and Economic Sciences (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/) Law and Social Science (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/law/) Political Science (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/) Sociology (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/sociol/) Division of Science Resource Statistics (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (http://www.nsf.gov/ehr/)
Smithsonian Institution	« Back
Main Index (http://www.si.edu/) Museums (http://www.si.edu/) Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History & Culture (http://www.si.edu/anacostia/) Arts and Industries Building (http://www.si.edu/ai/) Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (http://ndm.si.edu/) Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (http://www.asia.si.edu/) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (http://hirshhorn.si.edu/) National Air and Space Museum (http://www.nasm.si.edu/) National Museum of African Art (http://www.nmafa.si.edu/) National Museum of American History (http://americanhistory.si.edu/) National Museum of Natural History (http://www.mnh.si.edu/) National Museum of the American Indian (http://www.nmai.si.edu/alert.html) National Portrait Gallery (http://www.npg.si.edu/) National Postal Museum (http://www.si.edu/postal/) Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery (http://americanart.si.edu/) Smithsonian National Zoological Park (http://natzoo.si.edu/) Research (http://www.si.edu/research/) Natural History Museum Research and Collections (http://www.mnh.si.edu/rc/) National Museum of American History Research and Collections (http://americanhistory.si.edu/csr/index.htm) Conservation Architectural History and Historic Preservation Division (http://www.si.edu/oahp/) African Art Museum Conservation Department (http://www.nmafa.si.edu/resource/conserv.htm) Freer and Sackler Galleries Department of Conservation and Scientific Research (http://www.asia.si.edu/aboutus/dcsr.htm) Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (http://www.si.edu/scmre/) Cultural and Scholarly Programs Asian Pacific American Program (http://www.apa.si.edu/) Center for Education and Museum Studies (http://museumstudies.si.edu/) Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (http://www.folklife.si.edu/) International Relations (http://www.si.edu/intrel/start2.htm) Latino Initiatives (http://latino.si.edu/) Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (http://www.si.edu/lemelson/) Education and Outreach Office of Fellowships (http://www.si.edu/ofg/) Smithsonian Institution Libraries (http://www.sil.si.edu/about/index.htm) SIRIS Online Research Information System (http://www.siris.si.edu/) Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (http://wwics.si.edu/)
U.S. Department of Agriculture	« Back
Main Index (http://www.usda.gov/) National Agricultural Library (http://www.nal.usda.gov/) Rural Information Center (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/) Arts, Humanities and Historic Preservation Resources (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/arts.htm) Tourism Resources (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/tourism.htm) Special Collections (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/) Forest Service Historical Photograph Collection (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/forest.html) Rare Book Collection (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/rarebook.html) Thomas Jefferson Correspondence Collection (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/images1/jeff.html) USDA History Collection (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/history.html) Research, Education and Economics (http://www.reeusda.gov/ree/) USDA Grad School (http://www.grad.usda.gov/) USDA Forest Service (http://www.fs.fed.us/) Library (http://www.fs.fed.us/library/index.html) Forest Service Archives Index (http://fs.jorge.com/archives/indexOral.html) Forest Service History (http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/usfscoll/) Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness Programs (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/) Congressionally Designated Special Areas (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/facts/special_areas.shtml) Heritage Expeditions (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/heritage/expeditions.shtml) National Scenic and Historic Trails (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/trails/index.shtml#historic) Passport in Time Volunteer Program (http://www.passportintime.com/)

U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives (http://www.house.gov/)

U.S. Senate (http://www.senate.gov/)

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U.S. Department of Defense	« Back
Main Index (http://www.dod.gov/) U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency (http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/) U.S. Air Force History Support Office (http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/) U.S. Air Force Museum (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/index.htm) U.S. Army Center of Military History (http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/) U.S. Army Military History Institute (http://www.history.navy.mil/) U.S. Marine Corps History and Museums Division (http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/) U.S. Navy Historical Center (http://www.history.navy.mil/)
U.S. Department of Education	« Back
Main Index (http://www.ed.gov/) Office of Educational Research and Improvement (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/) National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/) Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/) National Library of Education (http://www.ed.gov/NLE/) Media and Information Services (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/MIS/) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/) Teaching American History (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/TAH/) Office of Postsecondary Education ("http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/") Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/) Competition Guidelines and Application Materials (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/compete.html) FY 2001 Comprehensive Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/Comp/index.html) FIPSE International Programs (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/international) North American Mobility in Higher Education (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/northam/) Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/LAAP/) European Community/USA Joint Consortia for Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocation Training (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/EC/) Higher Education Programs (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/) Federal TRIO Programs (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/trio/) Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/trio/mcnair.html) Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Programs Service (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/idues/) International Education and Graduate Programs Service (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/) Graduate Programs Jacob K. Javitz Fellowships (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/javits.html) Domestic International Education Programs National Resource Centers (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/nrc.html) Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/flasf.html) Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/ugisf.html) International Research and Studies Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/irs.html) Business and International Education Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/bie.html) Centers for International Business Education (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/cibe.html) Language Resource Centers (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/lrc.html) American Overseas Research Centers (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/aorc.html) Institute for International Public Policy Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/iipp.html) Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Program (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/ticfia.html) Overseas Programs Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/ddrap.html) Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Faculty Research Abroad (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/fra.html) Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Group Projects Abroad (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/gpa.html) Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad--Bilateral Projects (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/sap.html)
U.S. Department of Transportation	« Back
Main Index (http://www.dot.gov/) Federal Highway Administration (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/) Office of Human Environment (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/human.htm) Archeology and Historic Preservation (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/arch_abs.htm)
U.S. General Services Administration	« Back
Main Index (http://www.gsa.gov/) Historic Buildings Program (http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/content/offerings_content.jsp?contentOID=113369&contentType=1004) Office of Citizen Services and Communications (http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/content/orgs_content.jsp?contentOID=22916&contentType=1005) FirstGov (U.S. Government Portal) (http://www.firstgov.gov/) Federal Statistics Collections (http://www.fedstats.gov/) Recreation Resources (http://www.recreation.gov/) State Tourism Sites (http://www.recreation.gov/statelinks.cfm) National Register Travel Itineraries (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/)
U.S. State Department	« Back
Main Index (http://www.state.gov/) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (http://exchanges.state.gov/) Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/afcp/) Education Information and Resources (Education USA) (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/) International Cultural Property Protection (http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/) Training and Exchange Programs (Applications and Deadlines) (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/menu.htm) Educational Partnerships Program (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/partnership/) Fulbright Program (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright) Graduate Students - Administered by the Institute of International Education (http://www.iie.org/fulbright/) Scholars and Professionals - Administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (http://www.iie.org/cies/) Teachers and Administrators - Administered by the USDA Grad School (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright/usflb.htm) Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/hhh/) International Visitor Program (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/ivp/) Office of Academic Exchange Programs - European Branch (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/nonfulb/) Office of Citizen Exchanges (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/) Office of English Language Programs (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/) Youth Programs Division (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/students/factsheet.htm) History, Education and Culture (http://www.state.gov/history/) Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/adcom/) Foreign Relations of the United States (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/) Office of the Historian (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/)

U.S. Supreme Court

Main Index (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/)

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White House Offices/Programs

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Main Index (http://www.whitehouse.gov/)

Office of Management and Budget (http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/)

President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (http://www.pcah.gov/)

Save America's Treasures (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/treasures/)

White House Fellows Program (http://www.whitehousefellows.gov/)