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Assistance Listing 45.042

National Endowment for the Humanities: National Digital Newspaper Program

National Endowment for the Humanities

Assistance Listing 45.042, “National Endowment for the Humanities: National Digital Newspaper Program,” is a federal program administered by National Endowment for the Humanities. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing.

Program objective

This program supports enhanced free, public access to historical U.S. newspapers. Recipients will digitize newspapers published in U.S. states or jurisdictions for ingest into Chronicling America, produce title essays to accompany digitized newspapers, and create educational materials and/or other digital initiatives to increase the use of Chronicling America.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 45.042

OpenALN 45.042

National Digital Newspaper Program

National Endowment for the Humanities
Award range
$1 – $325K
Closes
Jan 13, 2027
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 5 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
  • Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
  • Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
  • U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
  • County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
  • Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
  • Not-for-Profit Organization

Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, public and 501(c)(3) accredited institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24—
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.042. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 45.042?

45.042 is the Assistance Listing Number for “National Endowment for the Humanities: National Digital Newspaper Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 45.042?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination and Not-for-Profit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.