The Division of Preservation and Access provides leadership and support for a sustained national effort to preserve and increase the availability of resources important for research, education, and public programming in the humanities.

• Ensures that all grant and cooperative agreement applications are thoroughly and fairly evaluated in accordance with agency procedures.
• Ensures that the Division's staff follows agency procedures for selecting review panels, conducting panel discussions, and preparing summary review materials with funding recommendations.
• Identifies budget priorities and manages complex budgets for the Division.
• Works closely with the Office of the Chairman of NEH to implement agency policy and ensure that Divison staff follow such policies.
• Stays abreast of developments in the humanities that may affect the operations of the Division.
• Conveys information about the Division's programs to the public.
• Supervises the preparation of notice of funding opportunities and other publications.
• Supervises the work performed by a small professional staff by assigning duties and responsibilities; recommending recruitment, promotion, and reassignment; providing instructions, supervision, and coordination of assignments as necessary, and appraising performance.
• Collaborates closely with the NEH Office of Grant Management in post-award oversight of the Division's grants and cooperative agreements