Meeting of National Council on the Humanities

Issuing agencies

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman; and to consider gifts offered to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 69276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22428]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Humanities


Meeting of National Council on the Humanities

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to 
advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 
with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his 
functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the 
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make 
recommendations thereon to the Chairman; and to consider gifts offered 
to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 
10:00 a.m. ET until adjourned.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by videoconference originating at 
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee 
Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506; 
(202) 606-8322; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3550435a4c54414f5c46755b505d1b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aacfdcc5d3cbded0c3d9eac4cfc284cdc5dc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Council on the Humanities is 
meeting pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960, as amended). The National Council on 
the Humanities will convene by videoconference on November 19, 2026, 
from 10:00 a.m. ET until adjourned, to discuss specific grant 
applications and programs before the Council. The agenda for the 
meeting will be as follows:
I. Call to Order
II. Quorum and Minutes of Previous Meeting
III. Reports
    a. Chairman's Remarks
    b. Budget Report
    c. Special Assistant to the Chairman Remarks
    d. Deputy Director for Special Projects Remarks
    e. Actions on Requests for Chairman's Grants and Supplemental 
Funding
    f. Actions on Previously Considered Applications
IV. Division of Collections and Infrastructure
V. Division of Federal/State Partnership
VI. Division of Lifelong Learning
VII. Division of Research
    This meeting of the National Council on the Humanities will be 
closed to the public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6), and 
552b(c)(9)(B) of Title 5 U.S.C., as amended, because it will include 
review of personal and/or proprietary financial and commercial 
information given in confidence to the agency by grant applicants, and 
discussion of certain information, the premature disclosure of which 
could significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action. 
I have made this determination pursuant to the authority granted to me 
by the Chair's Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee 
Meetings dated April 15, 2016.

    Dated: October 30, 2026.
Elizabeth Voyatzis,
Acting General Counsel, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2026-22428 Filed 11-2-26; 8:45 am]
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