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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the 

Humanities 

Meeting of Humanities Panel 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Humanities; National Foundation on the 

Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for 

the Humanities (NEH) will hold twentythree meetings, by videoconference, of 

the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory 

committee, during April 2022. The 

purpose of the meetings is for panel 

review, discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendation of applications for 

financial assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for meeting dates. The meetings will 

open at 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn by 

5:00 p.m. on the dates specified below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee 

Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, 

Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506; 

(202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app.), 

notice is hereby given of the following 

meetings: 

1. Date: April 1, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of 

Archaeology, Anthropology, and 

Studies of Science, for the Collaborative 

Research program, submitted to the 

Division of Research Programs. 

2. Date: April 1, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of Collections 

and Access, for the Digital Humanities 

Advancement Grants program, 

submitted to the Office of Digital 

Humanities. 

3. Date: April 5, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of Scholarly 

Communications and Digital Culture, 

for the Digital Humanities Advancement 

Grants program, submitted to the Office 

of Digital Humanities. 

4. Date: April 5, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of Philosophy 

and Religion, for the Scholarly Editions 

and Translations program, submitted to 

the Division of Research Programs. 

5. Date: April 5, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of Western 

and Native American History, for the 

Public Humanities Projects: Exhibitions 

(Implementation) program, submitted to 

the Division of Public Programs. 

6. Date: April 6, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topic of Art History, 

for the Public Humanities Projects: 

Exhibitions (Implementation) program, 

submitted to the Division of Public 

Programs. 

7. Date: April 7, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Public Humanities 

Projects: Humanities Discussions Grants 

program, submitted to the Division of 

Public Programs. 

8. Date: April 7, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of 

Computational Analysis and Spatial 

Humanities, for the Digital Humanities 

Advancement Grants program, 

submitted to Office of Digital 

Humanities. 

9. Date: April 8, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topic of Cultural 

History Documentaries, for the Media 

Projects Production program, submitted 

to the Division of Public Programs. 

10. Date: April 11, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topic of Public 

Humanities, for the Digital Humanities 

Advancement Grants program, 

submitted to the Office of Digital 

Humanities. 

11. Date: April 12, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Landmarks of 

American History and Culture program, 

submitted to the Division of Education 

Programs. 

12. Date: April 13, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for K–12 

Educators program, submitted to the 

Division of Education Programs. 

13. Date: April 14, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Landmarks of 

American History and Culture program, 

submitted to the Division of Education 

Programs. 

14. Date: April 19, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for K–12 

Educators program, submitted to the 

Division of Education Programs. 

15. Date: April 20, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for K–12 

Educators program, submitted to the 

Division of Education Programs. 

16. Date: April 21, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Landmarks of 

American History and Culture program, 

submitted to the Division of Education 

Programs. 

17. Date: April 21, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for 

Advanced Topics in Digital Humanities 

program, submitted to the Office of 

Digital Humanities. 

18. Date: April 22, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for K–12 

Educators program, submitted to the 

Division of Education Programs. 

19. Date: April 25, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for Higher 

Education Faculty program, submitted 

to the Division of Education Programs. 

20. Date: April 26, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for K–12 

Educators program, submitted to the 

Division of Education Programs. 

21. Date: April 27, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for K–12 

Educators program, submitted to the 

Division of Education Programs. 

22. Date: April 28, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for Higher 

Education Faculty program, submitted 

to the Division of Education Programs. 

23. Date: April 29, 2022 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications for the Institutes for Higher 

Education Faculty program, submitted 

to the Division of Education Programs. 

Because these meetings will include 

review of personal and/or proprietary 

financial and commercial information 

given in confidence to the agency by 

grant applicants, the meetings will be 

closed to the public pursuant to sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5, 

U.S.C., as amended. I have made this 

determination pursuant to the authority 

granted me by the Chairman’s 

Delegation of Authority to Close 


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15274 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 52 / Thursday, March 17, 2022 / Notices 

Advisory Committee Meetings dated 

April 15, 2016. 

Dated: March 14, 2022. 

Samuel Roth, 

Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for 

the Humanities. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05652 Filed 3–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7536–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Request for Information on Federal 

Priorities for Information Integrity 

Research and Development 

AGENCY: Networking and Information 

Technology Research and Development 

(NITRD) National Coordination Office 

(NCO) and National Science Foundation 

(NSF). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The NITRD NCO and the 

NSF, as part of an interagency working 

group on information integrity, request 

input from interested parties on a range 

of questions pertaining to Federal 

priorities for research and development 

efforts to address misinformation and 

disinformation. The purpose of this RFI 

is to understand ways in which the 

Federal Government might enable 

research and development activities to 

advance the trustworthiness of 

information, mitigate the effects of 

information manipulation, and foster an 

environment of trust and resilience in 

which individuals can be discerning 

consumers of information. 

DATES: Interested persons or 

organizations are invited to submit 

comments on or before 11:59 p.m. (EST) 

on May 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice may be sent by 

the following methods: 

• Email: IIRD-RFI@nitrd.gov. Email 

submissions should be machinereadable and not be copy-protected. 

Submissions should include ‘‘RFI 

Response: Information Integrity R&D’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Attn: Tomas Vagoun, NCO, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314, USA. 

Instructions: Response to this RFI is 

voluntary. Each individual or 

organization is requested to submit only 

one response. Submissions must not 

exceed 10 pages in 12 point or larger 

font, with a page number provided on 

each page. Responses should include 

the name of the person(s) or 

organization(s) filing the comment. 

Responses to this RFI may be posted 

online at https://www.nitrd.gov. 

Therefore, no business proprietary 

information, copyrighted information, 

or other personally identifiable 

information should be submitted in 

response to this RFI. 

In accordance with FAR 15.202(3), 

responses to this notice are not offers 

and cannot be accepted by the 

Government to form a binding contract. 

Responders are solely responsible for all 

expenses associated with responding to 

this RFI. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tomas Vagoun at IIRD-RFI@nitrd.gov or 

202–459–9685, or by post mailing to 

NCO, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., ET, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background: Accurate and reliable 

information is central to our Nation’s 

democratic, economic, geopolitical, and 

security interests, guiding decisions that 

impact the well-being of society. 

Information that is, knowingly or 

unknowingly, manipulated and 

disseminated for political, ideological, 

or commercial gain can have 

destabilizing consequences for 

democratic processes, the economy, 

individual health and well-being, the 

environment, local and national crisis 

response efforts, human rights and 

protections, and national security. New 

technological advances have enabled 

manipulated information [1] to reach 

vast audiences around the world at an 

unprecedented speed. Thus, preserving 

the integrity of information—ensuring 

our society is protected against 

information manipulation—is of 

national importance. 

As announced by the White House 

[2], Federal Government agencies have 

formed the Information Integrity 

Research and Development Interagency 

Working Group (IIRD IWG) to develop a 

strategic plan concerning governmentwide research and development. The 

purposes of IIRD IWG are to better 

understand the full information 

ecosystem, to design strategies for 

preserving information integrity and 

mitigating the effects of information 

manipulation, to support information 

awareness and education, and to foster 

a multi-disciplinary and collaborative 

research environment in which to reach 

deeper understanding, while upholding 

these information integrity goals. 

Information Requested: Protecting the 

integrity of the information ecosystem 

requires an understanding of: Actors 

and consumers of information 

(including individuals, organizations, 

and nation states) and their different 

capabilities, actions, plans, and 

intentions; strategies and technologies 

for creating, disseminating, and sharing 

manipulated information; solutions for 

detecting and mitigating information 

manipulation across a wide range of 

information media, forms, and 

communication modalities; social, 

psychological, and physiological 

responses to experiencing information 

manipulation; ways to increase public 

awareness of information manipulation; 

the societal benefits of accurate 

information and vibrant discussion; and 

protections of the First Amendment. 

The IIRD IWG seeks public input on 

Federal priorities for information 

integrity research and development 

(R&D). Responders are asked to answer 

one or more of the following questions: 

1. Understanding the information 

ecosystem: There are many components, 

interactions, incentives, social, 

psychological, physiological, and 

technological aspects, and other 

considerations that can be used to 

effectively characterize the information 

ecosystem. What are the key research 

challenges in providing a common 

foundation for understanding 

information manipulation within this 

complex information ecosystem? 

2. Preserving information integrity 

and mitigating the effects of information 

manipulation: Strategies for protecting 

information integrity must integrate the 

best technical, social, behavioral, 

cultural, and equitable approaches. 

These strategies should accomplish a 

range of objectives including to detect 

information manipulation, discern the 

influence mechanisms and the targets of 

the influence activities, mitigate 

information manipulation, assess how 

individuals and organizations are likely 

to respond, and build resiliency against 

information manipulation. What are the 

key gaps in knowledge or capabilities 

that research should focus on, in order 

to advance these objectives? What are 

the gaps in knowledge regarding the 

differential impact of information 

manipulation and mitigations on 

different demographic groups? 

3. Information awareness and 

education: A key element of information 

integrity is to foster resilient and 

empowered individuals and institutions 

that can identify and abate manipulated 

information and create and utilize 

trustworthy information. What issues 

should research focus on to understand 

the barriers to greater public awareness 

of information manipulation? What 

challenges should research focus on to 

support the development of effective 

educational pathways? 


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