FYI:
"Total funding for NEH is 60% of its level 10 years ago and 35% of its peak 
in 1979 of $386.5 million (in adjusted 2005 dollars)."

SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES BUDGET RECOMMENDATION FOR NEH AND OTHER 
INTERIOR FUNDED AGENCIES
On 27 June 2006, the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee made its 
budget recommendations for the federal agencies under its jurisdiction for 
FY 2007. As was the case for many other Interior agencies, the subcommittee 
recommended flat funding ­ $141 million ­ for the National Endowment for 
the Humanities (NEH). As it presently stands, the Senate recommendation is 
$5 million below the amount approved by the House of Representatives ­ $146 
million ­ a few weeks back. The FY 2007 budget proposed by the 
Administration for NEH would cut funding for NEH grant programs across the 
board by approximately $1.3 million in order to offset mandated salary and 
overhead cost increases. Humanities advocates note that core NEH program 
funds have been eroding in recent years due to the combined pressures of 
inflation, mandated increases, and budgetary rescissions. Adjusted for 
inflation, total funding for NEH is still only about 60% of its level 10 
years ago and 35% of its peak in 1979 of $386.5 million (in adjusted 2005 
dollars).

NCH WASHINGTON UPDATE (Vol. 12, #29; 30 JUNE 2006)
by Bruce Craig (editor)
NATIONAL COALITION FOR HISTORY (NCH)


And people wonder why Americans know so little about history?

Am I right in thinking that this amount equals less than 1 day of federal 
expenditure in Iraq?


Patrice L. Jeppson, Ph.D.
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