Deadline: 4-Sep-25
Applications are now open for the “Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition” Program which support activities to preserve and improve access to primary source materials—including archival records; documents and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs and sound recordings.
Funding Categories
- Awards are available in two funding categories:
- Individual Institution (up to $350,000 in two years) for projects focusing on the collections or activities of a single institution, and
- Consortium (up to $750,000 in three years) for projects involving collaboration among two or more eligible cultural heritage repositories.
Funding Information
- You may request up to $350,000 for Individual Institution projects and $750,000 for Consortium projects.
- NEH anticipates awarding approximately $14,000,000 among an estimated 30 recipients over two deadlines.
Period of Performance
- You may request a period of performance of up to two years for Individual Institution projects and up to three years for Consortium projects.
- If you apply to the September 2025 deadline, your project must start between June 1, 2026, and September 1, 2026.
- If you apply to the January 2026 deadline, your project must start between November 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027.
Eligible Activities
- Applications may be submitted for projects that address one or more of the following activities:
- providing conservation treatment for and/or rehousing original items or groups of items;
- cataloging or arranging and describing collections of archival records, documents, and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs, sound recordings, and other primary sources;
- digitizing collections and making them available for public use through websites, portals, or local, state, or national repositories;
- using advanced imaging and associated data to promote the research value of primary sources;
- transcribing or translating primary source materials, including through crowdsourced means;
- updating previously digitized resources to improve access and preserve digital surrogates or other digital assets; and
- developing indexes, databases, or other project-specific digital resources to codify information on a subject or to aggregate selected humanities materials.
Program Outputs and Outcomes
- The outputs of a successful award may include, but are not limited to:
- conserved or rehoused documents, objects, or other primary sources;
- catalog records and/or finding aids, including updated metadata to improve accuracy and discoverability;
- digital surrogates of humanities collections;
- advanced images, using multispectral, three-dimensional, or other imaging techniques, and associated data that enhances the research value of primary sources;
- transcriptions or translations that promote the readability of primary sources;
- technical updates to sustain legacy digital resources and preserve digital assets; and
- indexes, databases, and digital resources that support the use of primary sources.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply, your organization must be established in the United States or its jurisdictions as one of the following:
- a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- an accredited institution of higher education (public or nonprofit)
- a state or local government or one of their agencies
- a federally recognized Native American Tribal government
- Individuals and other organizations, including foreign and for-profit entities, are ineligible.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.