NEH · 2024 Annual Report
National Endowment for the Humanities
Requests Received
65
62 processed
Grant Rate
61%
8 full + 30 partial
Simple / Complex
9.75d / 98.91d
avg days to respond
Backlog
8
was 7 last year
Transparency checks
Request Backlog
8 backlogged
+14% vs last year (was 7).
Grant Rate
61%
8 full grants, 30 partial grants out of 62 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
9.75 days avg
Median 9.5 days · Range N/A–20 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
98.91 days avg
Median 77 days · Range 21 days–273 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
50%
0 fully reversed + 1 partial reversals out of 2 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
24%
15 of 62 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
65 received
+71% vs prior year (38 received last year).
Processing Cost
$60,000
$968 per request processed. Staff: 0.66 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
http://www.neh.gov/about/foia/submit-request-onlinePhone
202-606-8322
Mailing address
Freedom of Information Act Officer
400 7th Street SW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20506
Reading room
https://www.neh.gov/about/foia/libraryFOIA page
http://www.neh.gov/about/foiaCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$60,000
Staff (FTE)
0.66
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
3
Affirmed (denied)
1
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
1
Data from National Endowment for the Humanities FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.