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  2. List of museums in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in Washington, D.C. encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  3. List of federal agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    These further cloud attempts to enumerate a list of agencies. [3] [4] The executive branch of the federal government includes the Executive Office of the President and the United States federal executive departments (whose secretaries belong to the Cabinet). Employees of the majority of these agencies are considered civil servants.

  4. Institute of Museum and Library Services - Wikipedia

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    The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an independent agency of the United States federal government established in 1996. It is the main source of federal support for libraries and museums within the United States, having the mission to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development ...

  5. National Endowment for the Arts - Wikipedia

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    It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government by an act of the U.S. Congress, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 29, 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951). [3] It is a sub-agency of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities , along with the National Endowment for the Humanities , the Federal Council on ...

  6. List of United States federal research and development agencies

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    This is a list of United States federal agencies that are primarily devoted to research and development, including their notable subdivisions. These agencies are responsible for carrying out the science policy of the United States.

  7. List of national museums - Wikipedia

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    The Government Museum Complex in Chennai, which also houses the National Art Gallery and the Connemara Public Library. A national museum can be a museum maintained and funded by a national government. [1] In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. [2]

  8. Independent agencies of the United States federal government

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    Headquartered in Washington, DC, with six regions comprising more than 60 field and home offices, the agency provides mediation and conflict resolution services to industry, government agencies and communities. The headquarters of the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve System (often called "the Fed"), is the central bank of the United ...

  9. Category : Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.

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    Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C." The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 583 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)