The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeking applications for its Public Engagement with Historical Records projects that encourage public engagement with historical records.
Donor Name: National Archives and Records Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/06/2022
Grant Size: $150,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The NHPRC is looking for collaborative projects that create models and technologies that other institutions can freely adopt, including the development of new tools that enable people to engage online. Collaborations should include archivists as part of the project team in addition to documentary editors, historians, educators, and/or people working in community-based organizations. Projects that focus on innovative methods to introduce primary source materials and how to use them in multiple locations also are more likely to create a competitive proposal.
Projects that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcome. In addition, with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaching, the Commission is interested in projects that promote discovery and access to collections that explore the ideals behind our nation’s founding and the continuous debate over those ideals to the present day.
Projects should create and develop programs to engage people in the study and use of historical records for institutional, educational or personal reasons. For example, an applicant can:
- Enlist volunteer “citizen archivists” in projects to accelerate access to historical records, especially those online. This may include, but is not limited to, efforts to identify, tag, transcribe, annotate, or otherwise enhance digitized historical records.
- Develop educational or creative programs for K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community members that encourage them to discover and use historical records already in repositories or that are collected as part of the project.
- Collect primary source material from people through public gatherings and sponsor discussions or websites about the results.
- Use historical records in workshops for artistic endeavors. This could include K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community members. Examples include projects that encourage researching and writing life stories for performance; using record facsimiles in painting, sculpture, or audiovisual collages; or using text as lyrics for music or as music.
- Develop technologies that encourage the sharing of information about historical records.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $400,000
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Award Floor: $50,000
- A grant normally is for one to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- State governments
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
