Documents/NEH/2: Awareness, Access, and Support/2.1: Importance

2.1: Importance

Increase awareness of the importance of the humanities in American life.

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Strategies: Use NEH's national visibility and stature to communicate the importance of the humanities to all Americans. Where appropriate, increase international understanding of the United States by communicating the connection between the humanities and the American role in the world. Use opportunities such as the Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the National Humanities Medal awards, Coming Up Taller awards, reports to Congress, etc., to demonstrate the importance of the humanities. Effectively publicize NEH programs and activities and the accomplishments of NEH grantees. Work independently and in partnership with other national organizations to collect, analyze, and provide access to data and information on the state of the humanities in the United States.

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