United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture

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NEH's founding legislation tasks the agency with "fostering of mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all persons and groups."

NEH's special initiative United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture achieves this mission by leveraging the humanities to foster cross-cultural understanding between diverse groups across the nation, with an emphasis on projects that increase public awareness on forms of hate such as antisemitism and Islamophobia in the United States. 

As of spring 2024, NEH has awarded more than $13 million in funding for humanities projects in all 56 states and jurisdictions through United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture

United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture is a program under NEH's American Tapestry: Weaving Together Past, Present, and Future initiative.