National Digital Newspaper Program | 20250110 PJ

Opportunity Information: Apply for 20250110 PJ

The National Digital Newspaper Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through its Division of Preservation and Access. The program supports projects that identify, preserve, and digitize historically significant newspapers published in the United States and its jurisdictions, with the goal of building a comprehensive national digital collection covering the years 1690 through 1963. Funded work contributes to a shared public resource: the Library of Congress maintains the resulting digitized newspapers in a freely available, searchable online database, helping researchers, educators, students, genealogists, journalists, and the general public access primary-source news content that might otherwise remain difficult to find or at risk of deterioration.

Awards are made as cooperative agreements, which typically means the project is expected to involve active collaboration and coordination with the federal program and its partners rather than operating as a purely independent grant. While the notice excerpt does not list technical requirements, the overall purpose implies activities such as selecting newspaper titles of long-term historical value, preparing materials for digitization, creating accurate metadata, producing high-quality digital images and text, and delivering final files and documentation in formats suitable for long-term public access through the Library of Congress platform.

The opportunity is open to a broad range of eligible applicants, including state, county, and municipal governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). Because eligibility can have specific conditions or state-based expectations, applicants are directed to consult the Eligibility section of the official Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed requirements.

For this funding cycle, the opportunity number is 20250110 PJ under CFDA 45.149, with an application deadline of January 10, 2025. NEH anticipates making about 14 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $325,000 per project. The funding activity category is Humanities, reflecting the program's emphasis on cultural heritage, historical documentation, and public access to primary sources. The opportunity record was created on August 21, 2024, and applications are submitted to NEH for consideration under the program's competitive review process.

• The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Digital Newspaper Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.149.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-08-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-10. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $325,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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