The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities is a government agency that develops and promotes a national policy that supports the arts and humanities in the United States.¹ The agency was created by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.²

1. “The Federal Register.” National Archives. Accessed June 21, 2022.https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-foundation-on-the-arts-and-the-humanities#:~:text=The%20purpose%20of%20the%20National,heritage%20of%20the%20United%20States
2. “National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-209).” The National Endowment for the Humanities. Accessed June 21, 2022.https://www.neh.gov/about/history/national-foundation-arts-and-humanities-act-1965-pl-89-209