National Digital Newspaper Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	National Digital Newspaper Program
	CFDA Number:	45.149
	CFDA Description:	Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access
	Federal Agency Name:	National Endowment for the Humanities
	Category of Funding Activity:	Humanities
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	20101102-PJ
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 17, 2010
	Creation Date:	Sep 15, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 02, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 13, 2011
	Archive Date:	Feb 12, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	30
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: 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 - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: NEH is soliciting proposals from institutions to participate in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP is creating a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1836 and 1922, from all the states and U.S. territories. This searchable database will be permanently maintained at the Library of Congress (LC) and be freely accessible via the Internet. (See the website, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.) An accompanying national newspaper directory of bibliographic and holdings information on the website directs users to newspaper titles available in all types of formats. During the course of its partnership with NEH, LC will also digitize and contribute to the NDNP database a significant number of newspaper pages drawn from its own collections.NEH intends to support projects in all states and U.S. territories, provided that sufficient funds allocated for this purpose are available. One organization within each U.S. state or territory will receive an award to collaborate with relevant state partners in this effort. Previously funded projects will be eligible for continued support, but the program will give priority to new projects.Applications that involve collaboration between previously funded and new projects are welcome. Such collaborations might involve, for example, arranging with current awardees to manage the creation and delivery of digital files; offering regular and ongoing consultation on managing aspects of the project; or providing formal training for project staff at an onsite institute or workshop.Over a period of two years, successful applicants will select newspapers published in their state or territory between 1836 and 1922 and convert approximately 100,000 pages into digital files (primarily from microfilm), according to the technical guidelines (PDF) outlined by the Library of Congress. Applicants may select titles published in English, French, Italian, or Spanish. (More languages will be added in future years.)
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/ndnp.html
Grant Announcement Contact: National Digital Newspaper Program Division of Preservation and Access Room 411 National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570

preservation@neh.gov [preservation@neh.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Humanities Collections and Reference Resources; • Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants; • Preservation and Access Research and Development Grants; • Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions; • Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections; • Stabilization of Humanities Collections Grants; • Grants to Preserve and Create Access to Humanities Collections