OpenOpportunity 20270113-PJ

National Digital Newspaper Program

At a glance

National Digital Newspaper Program is an open federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Applications are due January 13, 2027. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $325K, with about 11 awards expected and $3M 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 45.042 (National Endowment for the Humanities: National Digital Newspaper Program).

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

Key facts

Oct 6, 2026Posted
Jan 13, 2027Application deadlinenext date

Posted: Oct 6, 2026
Close date: Jan 13, 2027
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $325,000
Est. total funding: $3,000,000
Expected awards: 11
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

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information.

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 Collections and Infrastructure is accepting applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). The purpose of this program is to create 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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number 20270113-PJ on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyNational Endowment for the Humanities · collections@neh.gov Open ↗
Submit before January 13, 2027Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.042National Endowment for the Humanities: National Digital Newspaper ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.042

Historical data · not a prediction

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FY26

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Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.042. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Endowment for the Humanities
collections@neh.gov
202-606-8204

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “National Digital Newspaper Program”?

According to the official notice, applications are due January 13, 2027. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

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

The official notice lists 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 $3,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 11 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 20270113-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.

OpenDeadline extendedALN 45.037