Friday, 24 May, 2013
Category: Humanities » Organizations
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The Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). HCWDC is a private, nonprofit organization that funds and conducts humanities-based cultural and educational programs for Washingtonians in every ward. It is not a Federal or a District agency. HCWDC is governed by a 23-member volunteer board, five of whom are appointed by the Mayor, and has a small staff. HCWDC is a diversified humanities organization that began in 1980 as a grant making agency and has grown to become both a funder of community projects and a provider of programs, insuring that public education in the humanities reaches diverse audiences across wards, neighborhoods and cultures.
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