Federal sub-agency · National Endowment for the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities obligated $2.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 55 contract actions (+6.9% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC ($511.3K). It also awarded $159.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$2.1M
Actions
55
New awards: 27
Sole-source
35%
Small business
63%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.2MFY2017
  2. 923KFY2018
  3. 2.4MFY2019
  4. 2.3MFY2020
  5. 2.3MFY2021
  6. 3.6MFY2022
  7. 657.2KFY2023
  8. 1.7MFY2024
  9. 1.9MFY2025
  10. 2.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$511.3K25%
  2. SHAW, BRANSFORD, & ROTH P.C.$290K14%
  3. N2GRATE GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC$254.5K12%
  4. BAHFED CORP$172.3K8.3%
  5. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY$165.1K7.9%
  6. WILLIAMS, ADLEY & COMPANY DC LLP$150.3K7.2%
  7. PARAMIFY, INC$95.5K4.6%
  8. BLUEALLY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC$67K3.2%
  9. REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC$63.4K3.0%
  10. LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.$59.8K2.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$1.1M51%
  2. Professional services$639.4K30%
  3. Transportation & logistics$165.1K7.7%
  4. Construction & real property$113K5.3%
  5. Education & social services$106.2K5.0%
  6. Equipment maintenance$17.4K0.8%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$1.5M74%
  2. North Carolina$216.1K10%
  3. Oregon$172.3K8.3%
  4. Utah$95.5K4.6%
  5. Virginia$20K1.0%
  6. New York$15.3K0.7%
  7. Maryland$13.8K0.7%
  8. Georgia$6,0000.3%
  9. Michigan$5,9980.3%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition65%
    US 39% · $1.4M
  • Sole-source awards35%
    US 30% · $720.1K
  • Single-offer competitions31%
    US 8.7% · $635.5K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush38%
    US 6.0% · $792.6K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing7.2%
    US 4.2% · $150.3K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE$720.1K35%

Largest awards

  1. MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR NEH$1.1M
    MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 28, 2025 – Sep 1, 2026· 43310125P00080
  2. THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO AUDIT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH)$315.5K
    WILLIAMS, ADLEY & COMPANY DC LLP· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 16, 2025 – May 5, 2026· 43310125F00015
  3. NEH EEO LEGAL COUNSEL SERVICES TASK ORDER.$290K
    SHAW, BRANSFORD, & ROTH P.C.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Mar 23, 2026 – Jun 25, 2026· 43310126F00004
  4. THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) BAHFED GRANICUS RENEWAL. THIS TASK ORDER TOTAL VALUE IS $$172.3K
    BAHFED CORP· Multnomah County, OR· Professional services· Feb 1, 2026 – Feb 1, 2026· 43310126F00005
  5. FY27- METRO TRANSIT SUBSIDY$165.1K
    WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY· District of Columbia, DC· Transportation & logistics· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 43310126P00042
  6. WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR 4 HYPERVISOR SERVERS WITH 2 NEWER MODELS. OUR CURRENT SERVERS ARE ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD AND NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.$120.1K
    N2GRATE GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC· Wake County, NC· IT & telecom· Mar 6, 2026 – Mar 6, 2026· 43310126P00017
  7. ADOBE RENEWAL WITH LESS LICENSES THIS YEAR.$115.1K
    REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 19, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026· 43310125P00084
  8. PURCHASE OF 10 KYOCERA TASKALFA 5054CI 50/50 CPM DIGITAL A3 COLOR MFO, STANDARD WITH (2) 500 PAPER DRAWERS, 150 MPT AND DATA SECURITY KIT F, AND, 5 YEARS FULL SERVICE AND SUPPLIES MAINTENANCE$109.1K
    KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 25, 2025 – May 8, 2026· 43310125F00008

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

National Endowment for the Humanities obligated $159.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,399 actions (371 new awards), +124% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 45.129 · Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership ($44M).

Assistance · FY2026
$159.4M
New awards
371
Actions
1,399
Since FY2021
$967.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 211.9MFY2021
  2. 193.2MFY2022
  3. 167.1MFY2023
  4. 164.6MFY2024
  5. 71.3MFY2025
  6. 159.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$159.4M100%

Top programs

  1. 45.129 · Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership$44M28%
  2. 45.164 · Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs$41.8M26%
  3. 45.161 · Promotion of the Humanities Research$36.5M23%
  4. 45.130 · Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants$18M11%
  5. 45.149 · Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access$13.9M8.7%
  6. 45.163 · Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development$2.6M1.6%
  7. 45.160 · Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends$2.3M1.5%
  8. 45.035 · National Endowment for the Humanities: Collaborative Research$613.9K0.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. TIKVAH FUND$10.4M6.5%
    NEW YORK, NY
  2. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$10.3M6.4%
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
  3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$10.1M6.3%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC
  4. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$10M6.3%
    AUSTIN, TX
  5. ASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY$5.6M3.5%
    WEST POINT, NY
  6. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$5M3.1%
    COLUMBUS, OH
  7. THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY$3.2M2.0%
    BOSTON, MA
  8. UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON$3M1.9%
    FREDERICKSBURG, VA

Where it went

  1. New York$25.4M16%
  2. Virginia$16.3M10%
  3. Texas$12.9M8.1%
  4. North Carolina$12.9M8.1%
  5. Massachusetts$7.9M4.9%
  6. Ohio$7.7M4.8%
  7. Tennessee$6.8M4.3%
  8. California$5.9M3.7%
  9. Pennsylvania$5M3.1%
  10. Illinois$4.1M2.5%

By state of the place of performance.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $1.1M (15 subawards)

15 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY$232.9K22%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 1 subaward
  2. THE MONTPELIER FOUNDATION$140.2K13%
    MONTPELIER STATION, VA · 1 subaward
  3. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA$125K12%
    COLUMBIA, SC · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$89.7K8.4%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 1 subaward
  5. COLLEGE OF HOLY CROSS$75.1K7.0%
    WORCESTER, MA · 1 subaward
  6. TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY$56K5.2%
    COLLEGE STATION, TX · 1 subaward
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$49.6K4.6%
    IOWA CITY, IA · 1 subaward
  8. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$48.8K4.6%
    OSWEGO, NY · 1 subaward
  9. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)$47.1K4.4%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  10. DEPAUL UNIVERSITY$40.3K3.8%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.