PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN HISTORY AND CULTURE IN NEBRASKA COMMUNITIES VIA GRANTS, SPEAKERS' BUREAU, TRAVELING EXHIBITS, CHAUTAUQUA SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE, YOUTH PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WORLD ISSUES, TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS ON THE GREAT PLAINS, AND FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR LOW-LITERACY, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES