Public humanities scholarship can enhance students’ education, deepen scholarly practice, and offer opportunities to partner with individuals and community organizations that benefit everyone involved. We offer resources to support students, faculty, and administrators in engaging with communities through the humanities.
Dear Colleague Letters
Dear Colleague Letters are open letters authored by one or more members of Congress directed to the leadership of a Congressional Committee regarding an issue under its jurisdiction. These letters are opened for signature by any member of Congress. They are useful in helping committee leadership gauge the priorities of the broader membership and craft legislation that is likely to have majority support on the floor. Each year, Dear Colleague Letters are circulated advocating for robust appropriations for NEH, Title VI and Fulbright-Hays, and IMLS, among many other issues. Below are links to past Dear Colleague Letters:
2021
FY 2022 – NEH House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2022 – NEH Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2022 – Title VI House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2022 – Title VI Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2022 – National Archives and Records Administration House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2022 – National Archives and Records Administration Senate Dear Colleague Letter
2020
FY 2021 – NEH House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2021 – NEH Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2021 – Title VI House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2021 – Title VI Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2021 – National Archives and Records Administration House Dear Colleague Letter
House COVID-19 Relief Funding Bill Dear Colleague Letter
2015-2019
2019
FY 2020 – NEH House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2020 – NEH Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2020 – Title VI House Dear Colleague Letter
2018
FY 2019 – NEH House Dear Colleague
FY 2019 – NEH Senate Dear Colleague
FY 2019 – Title VI House Dear Colleague
FY 2019 – Title VI Senate Dear Colleague
Grothman Amendment Dear Colleague
2017
FY 2018 – NEH House Dear Colleague
FY 2018 – NEH Senate Dear Colleague
FY 2018 – Title VI House Dear Colleague
FY 2018 – Title VI Senate Dear Colleague
Gillibrand-Udall Letter to President Trump
2016
FY 2017 – NEH House Dear Colleague
FY 2017 – NEH Senate Dear Colleague
FY 2017 – Title VI House Dear Colleague
FY 2017 – Title VI Senate Dear Colleague
2015
FY 2016 NEH – House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2016 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2016 NEH & NEA – Senate Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2016 Title VI – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2016 Title VI – Senate Appropriation Request Letter
2010-2014
2014
FY 2015 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2015 NEH/NEA – Senate Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2015 Title VI – House Appropriation Request Letter
2013
FY 2014 NEH – House Dear Colleague Letter
FY 2014 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2014 NEH/NEA – Senate Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2014 Title VI – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2014 Title VI – Senate Appropriation Request Letter
2012
FY 2013 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2013 NEH/NEA – Senate Appropriation Request Letter
2011
FY 2012 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2012 NEH/NEA – Senate Appropriation Request Letter
2010
2005-2009
2009
FY 2010 NEH – Appropriation Request Letter to Conference Committee
FY 2010 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
2008
FY 2009 NHPRC – House Appropriation Request Letter
2007
FY 2008 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
2006
FY 2007 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2007 NHPRC – House Appropriation Request Letter
2005
FY 2006 NEH – House Appropriation Request Letter
FY 2006 NHPRC – House Appropriation Request Letter
Appropriations Committee Testimony
As a part of our advocacy efforts, NHA regularly provides testimony before Congress regarding humanities funding and policy issues. Below are links to past testimony:
Letters to Congress and the Administration
Individually, and in coalition with allied organizations, NHA routinely addresses letters to Congressional Committees and Executive-Branch Agencies and Departments to provide formal input on issues in humanities policy and appropriations outside of the testimony process. Below is a collection of the letters submitted since 2000:
2015-2017
2017
Letter Concerning FY 2018 Allocation for Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Letter to Budget Committee Chairman Dianne Black Concerning Congressional Budget Language on NEH and NEA
Letter to House Committee on Education and the Workforce Leadership Concerning FY 2018 Title VI Reauthorization
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees Concerning FY 2018 Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Appropriations
Letter to House Committee on Education and the Workforce Leadership Concerning the PROSPER Act
2010-2014
2014
Letter to Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education Margo Anderson
2013
FY 2014 Coalition for International Education Letter to the House Appropriations Committee Regarding Title VI & Fulbright-Hays
FY 2014 Coalition for International Education Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding Title VI & Fulbright-Hays
2012
FY 2013 Coalition for International Education Letter to the House Regarding Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Appropriations
FY 2013 Coalition for International Education Letter to the Senate Regarding Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Appropriations
2011
FY 2012 Coalition for International Education Letter to the House Appropriations Committee Regarding Title VI & Fulbright-Hays
FY 2012 Coalition for International Education Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding Title VI & Fulbright-Hays
FY 2012 Coalition for International Education Letter to the Appropriations Committees Regarding Title VI & Fulbright-Hays
FY 2012 Letter to the House Regarding NHPRC Appropriations
FY 2011 NHA Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
FY 2011 Coalition for International Education Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
FY 2011 Letter to the House Education Committee
2010
FY 2011 Coalition for International Education Letter to the House Appropriations Committee Regarding Title VI & Fulbright-Hays
Letter to Senator Durbin Regarding a Proposed Stimulus Project to Create Jobs for New PhDs
2005-2009
2009
FY 2010 Coalition for International Education Letter to the House Regarding Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
FY 2010 Letter to the House Interior Subcommittee Regarding H.R. 2996 and NEH Appropriations
FY 2010 Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding H.R. 2996 and NEH Appropriations
Letter to the National Archives and Records Administration Regarding Alternative Models for Presidential Libraries
2008
FY 2009 Letter to the House Appropriations Committee Regarding Library of Congress Appropriations
2007
FY 2008 Letter to Senate Legislative Branch Subcommittee Regarding the Library of Congress
2006
FY 2007 Letter to House Labor Subcommittee Regarding Title VI and Fulbright-Hays, NSLI, and FIPSE
FY 2007 Letter to House Appropriations Committee Regarding Library of Congress Appropriations
FY 2007 Letter to Senate Interior Subcommittee Requesting Adoption of House-Passed NEH Funding Level
Letter to the Senate Commerce Committee Regarding S. 2686 and the Broadcast Video Flag
Letter to the National Archives and Records Administration Regarding Research Hours
Letter to the National Endowment for the Humanities Regarding NEH’s FY 2004 – FY 2009 Strategic Plan
2005
Presidential Transition Briefs
At the beginning of each new Administration, NHA, in collaboration with our partners in the higher educational and cultural communities, produces Presidential Transition Briefs on a variety of pressing topics. These briefs provide incoming administrations with guidance on the policy landscape and the community’s views on critical issues. Below are links to past transition briefs:
Amicus Curiae
On occasion when an issue before the courts becomes critical to NHA’s advocacy efforts, NHA has filed Amicus Curiae briefs, informing the court of the potential impact of the case before them. Below are links to past Amicus Curiae: