Publishing Historical Records-Founding Era

The summary for the Publishing Historical Records-Founding Era grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Archives and Records Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Publishing Historical Records-Founding Era: The Commission supports ongoing projects to publish the records of the Founding Era of the United States. These grants are available only to those projects currently funded for work on the papers of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and the documentary histories of the Ratification of the Constitution, and the First Federal Congress. All other publishing projects should see our separate announcement for Publishing Historical Records. Grants are awarded for collecting, describing, preserving, compiling, editing, and publishing documentary source materials. The NHPRC does not fund proposals to purchase historical records. Eligible Activities Include: Scholarly documentary editions in printed and bound volumes; Scholarly documentary editions in online, compact disc, and other formats; Image editions in online, compact disc, microfilm, and other formats; Conversion of existing print and microfilm editions to electronic publications; or Combinations of the above. Founding Era projects may apply for a grant for a new or subsequent stage of their project. These proposals will be judged by the same criteria as others in the grant competition. Each year the proposals must be substantially updated, including a description of new activities and a justification for a new budget. The applicant must also describe how the project met the goals of its most recent grant period.