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National Digital Newspaper Program

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Assistance Listings: 45.149 -- Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access

Last Updated: January 24, 2025

Description

This program creates a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. The Library of Congress (LOC) maintains this freely accessible, searchable online database.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Government

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Additional information

See C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Grantor contact information

Description

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Email

preservation@neh.gov

preservation@neh.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available here

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

October 9, 2025

Estimated Application Due Date:

January 9, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

August 31, 2026

Estimated Project Start Date:

September 1, 2026

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

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Award

$2,500,000

Program Funding

10

Expected awards

$1

Award Floor

$325,000

Award Ceiling

Funding opportunity number:

20260109-PJ

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Humanities

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

January 24, 2025

Archive date:

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