The National Endowment for the Humanities recorded 14.88 million in obligated spending across 346 award actions, with an average action value of 43,017.98. Recent activity was led by 2025 at 1.76 million and 50 actions, followed by 2024 at 1.49 million and 58 actions.
Federal Agency
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement overview for the National Endowment for the Humanities (Agency ID 4340) covering obligations, award counts, vendors, NAICS categories, and annual trends over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect the last 10 years of readable FPDS-obligated data and may not sum exactly across rounded figures.
Agency ID
4340
Total Obligated
14.88 million
14,884,224.26
Award Actions
346
Average Action Value
43,017.98
About NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the National Endowment for the Humanities (Agency ID 4340) recorded $14.88 million in obligated awards across 346 actions, for an average award value of $43,017.98. The obligation profile indicates a relatively small procurement base with spending concentrated in a limited number of recurring service and technology categories.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor spend is led by SHI International Corp. at $2.06 million across 16 awards, followed closely by Minburn Technology Group, LLC at $1.97 million across 7 awards. The remaining top vendors—Forum One Communications Corporation, Williams, Adley & Company - DC, LLP, and EMY Consulting LLC—suggest recurring use of contractors for IT, communications, audit, and advisory support rather than broad-based commodity purchasing.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, dominates obligations at $7.58 million across 111 awards, making technology services the clear center of procurement activity. Secondary categories include Temporary Help Services (561320), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Electronic Computer Manufacturing (334111), and Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), indicating a mix of IT, staffing, audit, equipment, and management support needs.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations show meaningful variability, with peaks in 2022 at $2.78 million and 2021 at $2.55 million, followed by a decline in 2023 to $960,095.06. Spending then recovered in 2024 to $1.49 million and increased further in 2025 to $1.76 million, while award counts were highest in 2024 and 2025, suggesting more active but smaller-scale procurement activity in the most recent years.
How to interpret this page
This summary reflects FPDS obligations associated with the National Endowment for the Humanities over the last 10 years and aggregates reported award data by vendor, NAICS code, and fiscal year. Totals and counts are based on the provided analysis window and should be interpreted as obligated amounts, not outlays or contract ceilings.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP. | 2,055,849.54 | 2.06 million | 16 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 1,969,450.14 | 1.97 million | 7 |
| FORUM ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | 798,484.55 | 798.48 thousand | 14 |
| WILLIAMS, ADLEY & COMPANY - DC, LLP | 791,262.09 | 791.26 thousand | 9 |
| EMY CONSULTING LLC | 659,545.00 | 659.54 thousand | 6 |
| CHOICE FOR TEMPORARIES, INC., THE | 623,128.03 | 623.13 thousand | 20 |
| AFFIGENT, LLC | 496,775.04 | 496.78 thousand | 2 |
| BAHFED CORP | 479,615.33 | 479.62 thousand | 8 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GOVERNMENT OF | 443,613.09 | 443.61 thousand | 1 |
| ORACLE AMERICA, INC. | 438,472.04 | 438.47 thousand | 5 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the National Endowment for the Humanities obligated $14.88 million across 346 awards, averaging $43.02 thousand per award. Top vendor spending is moderately concentrated: the leading vendor, SHI International Corp., received $2.06 million, followed closely by Minburn Technology Group, LLC at $1.97 million; together they account for about 27% of total obligations. The remaining top vendors are each below $0.80 million, indicating a broader distribution of obligations across multiple suppliers rather than dominance by a single contractor.
Top NAICS
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 7,582,791.66 | 7.58 million | 111 |
| 561320 | TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES | 922,624.00 | 922.62 thousand | 31 |
| 541211 | OFFICES OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS | 904,359.45 | 904.36 thousand | 10 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 809,784.92 | 809.78 thousand | 8 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 732,333.30 | 732.33 thousand | 8 |
| 334113 | COMPUTER TERMINAL MANUFACTURING | 701,383.74 | 701.38 thousand | 10 |
| 541513 | COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES | 412,840.92 | 412.84 thousand | 4 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 388,860.71 | 388.86 thousand | 11 |
| 517110 | WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS | 302,428.12 | 302.43 thousand | 5 |
| 517312 | WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE) | 218,389.83 | 218.39 thousand | 5 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NEH obligated $14.88 million across 346 awards, with spending concentrated in NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, which accounts for $7.58 million and 111 awards—about half of total obligations. The remaining obligations are distributed across a smaller set of support and IT-related categories, led by Temporary Help Services, Offices of Certified Public Accountants, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, and Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. This pattern indicates a relatively narrow procurement profile dominated by computer-related services, with smaller, dispersed obligations across professional, administrative, and telecommunications categories.
Annual Trend
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ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,760,251.72 | 1.76 million | 50 |
| 2024 | 1,493,191.87 | 1.49 million | 58 |
| 2023 | 960,095.06 | 960.10 thousand | 12 |
| 2022 | 2,777,515.41 | 2.78 million | 27 |
| 2021 | 2,549,375.25 | 2.55 million | 51 |
| 2020 | 2,542,131.33 | 2.54 million | 41 |
| 2019 | 2,781,974.05 | 2.78 million | 105 |
| 2018 | 19,689.57 | 19.69 thousand | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the National Endowment for the Humanities obligated $14.88 million across 346 awards, with an average award value of $43,017.98. Obligations were concentrated in the 2019–2022 period, when annual totals ranged from $2.54 million to $2.78 million, with a high volume of awards in 2019 (105). More recent years are lower and more uneven, with obligations of $960.10 thousand in 2023, $1.49 million in 2024, and $1.76 million in 2025, indicating a modest uptick after the 2023 low. 2018 was minimal at $19.69 thousand across 2 awards, making it a clear outlier at the low end.
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