Deadline: 15-Feb-23
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is seeking projects that will significantly improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections.
All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio and moving images.
Projects may focus on broad movements in U.S. history, such as law, politics, social reform, business, military, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience, or on the papers of individual figure(s) in American history.
Collections that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcome.
A successful Major Collaborative Archival Initiative proposal will:
- Demonstrate the value of the contents of the collections
- Outline a project that addresses best practices for the work
- Be appropriately staffed
- Propose a budget that accomplishes the project in a cost-effective manner, and
- Create 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 three years. Awards will be between $150,000 and $350,000. The NHPRC expects to make up to five grants in this category for a total of up to $1,000,000.
Eligible Activities
- Major Collaborative Archival Initiatives must be collaborations among multiple institutions that undertake either of these two eligible activities to:
- Digitize and publish online historical records as a “virtual” collection around a common theme, organization, or important historical figure(s); or
- Create and test new tools and methods for the archival field to enhance public access, especially for born-digital records
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants:
- 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
- Projects must be collaborations that include at least one of the eligible activities described for this program. Applications must include all required elements (SF424, Project Narrative, NHPRC Budget form, and Supplemental Materials). Applications that do not meet either of these criteria will not be considered.
For more information, visit NHPRC.
