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13 August 2009
Nonprofit organizations across Oregon may now apply for Public Program Grants... More
13 August 2009
The United States Senate has approved President Obama’s nomination of James Leach,... More
News releases from August 2009
13 August 2009
Nonprofit organizations across Oregon may now apply for Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $5,000 from Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities). Grant guidelines are available for download (oregonhumanities.org) or by request from Development and Program Coordinator Annie Dubinsky at (503) 241-0543, ext. 116.
Letters of inquiry must be postmarked by October 31, 2009. Full proposals, if invited, will be due by December 15, 2009. Public Program Grants are awarded once a year through a competitive process, and grant decisions are made by the OCH statewide volunteer board of directors.
Oregon Humanities funds programs that offer opportunities for civic engagement and humanities learning, respond to... More
13 August 2009
The United States Senate has approved President Obama’s nomination of James Leach, an Iowa Congressman and university professor with a long and distinguished career, as the next chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Oregon Humanities, an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the NEH, joins the NEH and the Federation of State Humanities Councils in celebrating this confirmation.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which voted on the confirmation, describes Leach as “a public servant of this first order. I’m appreciative that Iowa and our nation will continue to benefit from his leadership.”
Calling the confirmation “very welcome news to all... More
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