Electronic Records Projects

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	Federal Grant Title:	Electronic Records Projects
	CFDA Number:	89.003
	CFDA Description:	National Historical Publications and Records Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	National Archives and Records Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other Humanities
	Category Explanation:	The focus of the NHPRC's Electronic Records grant program is to support projects that will lead to sustainable electronic records programs in state archives and other historical records repositories.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ELECTRONICRECORDS-07
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 21, 2006
	Creation Date:	Dec 21, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 01, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 01, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$20,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This category is open to archives and other repositories and, for Cooperative Networks and Service Provider projects, other organizations that are part of: -Nonprofit organizations or institutions, -Colleges, universities, and other academic institutions, -State or local government agencies, or -Federally-acknowledged or state-recognized American Indian tribes or groups.
Grant Description: The focus of the NHPRC's Electronic Records grant program is to support projects that will lead to sustainable electronic records programs in state archives and other historical records repositories. We seek applications for projects to: Assess institutional capacity through program evaluation and planning; Create institutional capacity with program start-up support; Expand the scope of existing programs; and Develop cooperative institutions that provide electronic records preservation services to repositories. Although projects focused exclusively on professional development are not eligible in this grant opportunity, we strongly encourage each application to include professional development components necessary for the success of the project. These may consist of basic or advanced e-records training for archives staff and/or for agency records managers, high level administrators, IT staff, and others. Awards normally are for one, two, or three years and may range from $20,000 to $400,000. The Commission provides no more than 50 percent of project costs for Electronic Records Projects.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Electronic Records Projects full grant announcement
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/electronic.html
Grant Announcement Contact: David Davis
Grants Workflow & Info. Coord.
Phone 202-357-5022 david.davis@nara.gov Grants Workflow & Information Coordinator
Similar Government Grants: • Archives Leadership Institute; • Documenting Democracy: Access to Historical Records Projects; • Publishing Historical Records; • State and National Archival Partnership (SNAP); • Preserving and Providing Access to Records; • Publishing Historically Significant Records Relating to the History of the United States; • Host Institution for NHPRC Fellowship in Historical Documentary Editing; • Host Institution for NHPRC Fellowship in Archival Administration; • Subvention Program