Federal Grant Award Summary

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities $520,697 through the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) effective June 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031. This general operating support grant enables LEH to deliver public humanities programming and educational initiatives tailored to Louisiana's communities, institutions, and individuals. Through this five-year award, LEH will explore Louisiana's past, reflect on present circumstances, and imagine future possibilities by developing and distributing humanities resources, exhibits, workshops, and digital materials focused on state and local history, cultural studies, literature, civics, and the arts.

LEH will utilize the grant funding to provide subawards to local humanities organizations and cultural institutions throughout Louisiana while conducting direct public programming that advances NEH's strategic objectives of enhancing knowledge and understanding of the humanities and increasing public awareness of and support for humanities-focused activities. As a state humanities council, LEH is required to expend the obligated funds during the first three years of the performance period and maintain comprehensive fiscal documentation for three years following final expenditure report submission, consistent with standard CFDA 45.129 program requirements.