Deadline: 18 February 2025
The National Archives and Records Administration (NHPRC) seeks Archival Projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections.
Through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the National Archives supports projects that promote access to America’s historical records to encourage understanding of the democracy, history, and culture.
They welcome projects that engage the public, expand civic education, and promote understanding of the nation’s history, democracy, and culture from the founding era to the present day.
Collections that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcome. Projects may preserve and process historical records to:
- Arrange or re-house and describe collections
- Convert existing description for online access
- Create new online Finding Aids to collections
- Digitize historical records collections and make them freely available online
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 1,400,000.
- Award Ceiling: $150,000.
Eligible Projects
- The successful application will:
- demonstrate the value of the informational contents of the collections to the understanding of United States democracy, history, and culture;
- outline a project that addresses archival best practices;
- be appropriately staffed with archivists;
- propose a budget that accomplishes the project in a cost-effective manner; and
- outline activities that bring researchers to the collections included in the project as well as the rest of the repository’s holdings.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. nonprofit organizations or institutions
- U.S. colleges, universities, and other academic institutions
- State or local government agencies
- Federally-acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups
Applications Requirements
- Prepare up to 20 pages of Supplementary Materials to your Narrative, including:
- Brief résumés of all named staff members (use only institutional addresses and phone numbers. No more than two pages per staff member (required)
- Position descriptions for staff to be hired with grant funds
- Detailed work plan charts that supplement the Narrative
- Institution’s preservation plan for digital materials
- Samples from existing finding aids or indexes for selected materials (if applicable)
- Letters of support
- Statements of commitment to the project by partners (if applicable)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
