ClosedOpportunity 20210114-PJ

National Digital Newspaper Program

At a glance

National Digital Newspaper Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was January 14, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $325K, with about 10 awards expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 3 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Oct 23, 2020Posted
Jan 14, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Oct 23, 2020
Close date: Jan 14, 2021
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $325,000
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program. The purpose of this program is to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all the states and U.S. territories. This searchable database will be permanently maintained at the Library of Congress (LC) and will be freely accessible online.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.149Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and AccessProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.149

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$2.76M

FY25

$2.9K

FY26

$5.69M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.149. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 45.149

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 595 grant awards had funding actions under Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, with 24 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA$1.71M
FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION$1.37M
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$1.29M
NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER, INC.$1.05M
THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION$882K

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

National Endowment for the Humanities
preservation@neh.gov
202-606-8401

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “National Digital Newspaper Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “National Digital Newspaper Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $325k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “National Digital Newspaper Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20210114-PJ), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 45.042