The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Major Collaborative Archival Initiatives
- Deadline:
- Budget: between $150,000 and $350,000 (cost sharing required)
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks 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.
With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaching, the Commission is especially 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.
Major Collaborative Archival Initiatives must be collaborations among multiple institutions that undertake either of these two eligible activities to:
digitize and publish as a “virtual” collection online historical records housed at multiple repositories but center on 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
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
If you have a project that will process collections or digitize smaller collections and will not require more than $150,000 in grant funds, you should consult the Archival Projects program. A grant is for one to three years. Awards will be between $150,000 and $350,000.
More Information: www.archives.gov