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.
Donor Name: National Archives and Records Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The NHPRC seeks archival projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections. 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. The Commission encourages projects focused on collections of America’s early legal records, such as the records of colonial, territorial, county, and early statehood and tribal proceedings that document the evolution of the nation’s legal history. 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.
All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio and moving images.
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.
Funding Information
A grant is for one to two years and for up to $150,000. The Commission expects to make up to 14 grants in this category for a total of up to $1,400,000.
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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
