National Endowment for the Humanities

DEADLINE TODAY | Applications for the “Celebrate America!” grant program are due TODAY. For more information, visit https://shorturl.at/xZf97.

AMERICA 250 | As the American Revolution spread throughout the colonies, the lives of everyday citizens were thrust into chaos. In the NEH-supported podcast, George Mason University explores the implications of the war on the greater population in the narrative docuseries, “Worlds Turned Upside Down." https://shorturl.at/kVpwU

3rd-12th graders: Ready, set, CREATE! Your original artwork inspired by one of the 250 American heroes featured in the National Garden of Heroes could win a spot at the Great American State Fair, and a trip to Washington, D.C. to see it on display! Submit your artwork by June 1, 2026. https://shorturl.at/oAd7Z

REMINDER | NEH's Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for K-12 Educators and Higher Education grant programs are accepting applications.

Apply by June 25 to hold a summer professional development program for humanities educators. Learn more: https://shorturl.at/V0049

AMERICA 250 | Extra, extra! Read all about it! 📰 More than 270 years of history has been digitally captured through the National Digital Newspaper Program, a partnership between NEH and The Library of Congress. Users can read actual news articles and proclamations about the Revolution as it was happening. Read more: https://shorturl.at/vgDd4

DEADLINE APPROACHING | Calling all 3-12 graders! Submit your original artwork by June 1, 2026, for a chance to win a trip to Washington, DC! https://shorturl.at/yUazc

REMINDER | NEH's Media Projects grant program is accepting applications!

Deadline to apply is June 25, 2026. Learn more: https://shorturl.at/Rji1E

Attention 3rd–12th grade students: Submit an original artwork inspired by your favorite American hero to the Freedom 250 American Heroes Student Art Contest by June 1, 2026, for a chance to win a trip to Washington, DC to see your creation on display at the Great American State Fair. Let’s go! 🎨🖌 https://shorturl.at/OdlTc