---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1171.1"
title: "45"
number: "1171.1"
heading: "About the National Endowment for the Humanities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1171.1"
---

# §1171.1. About the National Endowment for the Humanities.


The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) was established by the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, [20 U.S.C. 951](/usc/20/951.md) et seq., and is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is directed by a Chairman and has an advisory council composed of twenty-six presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed members.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 20 U.S.C. 959; 31 U.S.C. 3717; E.O. 12600.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 9415, Feb. 19, 2014, unless otherwise noted.