The living declaration: rediscovering america?S founding text [library of america plans the living declaration: rediscovering america?S founding text, a public humanities initiative comprising a…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded The Library of America $100,000 on April 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs initiative (CFDA 45.164) to develop and deliver "The Living Declaration: Rediscovering America's Founding Text," a public humanities initiative comprising a five-part public program series and multimedia online resource interpreting the origins, historical development, and continued importance of the Declaration of Independence. The initiative draws on historical source texts from Library of America's forthcoming book "The Living Declaration: A Biography of America's Founding Text" (May 2026) and is presented in partnership with major cultural organizations and public libraries around the country to demonstrate how the Declaration came to be in 1776 and why it has remained a crucial cultural and political touchstone. Work is performed in New York and runs through January 31, 2027. Library of America, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in New York, receives the award as a prime recipient with no federal sub-recipients.

The living declaration: rediscovering america?S founding text [library of america plans the living declaration: rediscovering america?S founding text, a public humanities initiative comprising a five-part public program series and multimedia online resource interpreting the origins, historical development, and continued importance of the language and ideas of the declaration of independence. Informed by rigorous scholarship and presented in partnership with major cultural organizations and public libraries around the country, the initiative will draw on vivid historical source texts from library of america?S forthcoming book the living declaration: a biography of america?S founding text (may 2026) to show how the declaration came to be in 1776 and why IT has remained a crucial cultural and political touchstone ever since.]