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|TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services | |TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services | ||
|CreationLegislation=National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-209) | |CreationLegislation=National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-209) | ||
|Purpose=The Literature Fellowships program, administered by the National Endowment for the Arts | |Purpose=The Literature Fellowships program, administered by the National Endowment for the Arts, aims to foster artistic excellence, advance literary careers, and expand the portfolio of American literature through funding for writing, research, travel, and career development. | ||
|Website=https://www.arts.gov/grants/literature-fellowships | |Website=https://www.arts.gov/grants/literature-fellowships | ||
|ProgramStart=1967 | |ProgramStart=1967 | ||
|InitialFunding=$250,000 | |InitialFunding=$250,000 | ||
|Duration=Ongoing | |Duration=Ongoing | ||
|Historic= | |Historic=No | ||
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The '''Literature Fellowships''', established in 1967 under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, is administered by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide competitive grants to published writers, allocating over $300 million since inception to support approximately 50 fellows annually by 2025. Initially funded with $250,000, it has grown to distribute $5 million in FY 2024 across 50 awards, funding projects like novel writing, poetry collections, and nonfiction research for U.S. writers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/grants/literature-fellowships |title=Literature Fellowships |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding limitations and eligibility restrictions persist (web ID: 4), but it remains a key resource for literary arts under NEA. | The '''Literature Fellowships''', established in 1967 under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, is administered by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide competitive grants to published writers, allocating over $300 million since inception to support approximately 50 fellows annually by 2025. Initially funded with $250,000, it has grown to distribute $5 million in FY 2024 across 50 awards, funding projects like novel writing, poetry collections, and nonfiction research for U.S. writers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/grants/literature-fellowships |title=Literature Fellowships |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding limitations and eligibility restrictions persist (web ID: 4), but it remains a key resource for literary arts under NEA. | ||