This department is offering the National Digital Newspaper Program grant to institutions to create a digital collection of historically significant newspapers published between 1836 and 1922 from all states and U.S. territories. The searchable database will be housed at the Library of Congress, accessible online via Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Projects will receive awards to digitize approximately 100,000 pages, with priority for states and territories that have not previously received funding. Collaborations between new and previous projects are encouraged. Applications are open until Jan 14, 2016, with a focus on promoting access to diverse language publications.
Opportunity ID: 279847
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20160114-PJ |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Digital Newspaper Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.149 — Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $325,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education County governments Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| 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 will 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 to receive supplements for continued work, but the program will give priority to new projects. In particular, the program will give priority to projects from states and territories that have not received NDNP funding. 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 any language with a valid ISO 639-2 language code. Newspapers with valid language codes will be included in the searchable database maintained at the Library of Congress. Search engine support may vary by language, as detailed in the Library of Congress technical guidelines. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/national-digital-newspaper-program |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
National Digital Newspaper Program
Division of Preservation and Access National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 preservation@neh.gov 202-606-8570 preservation@neh.gov Email:preservation@neh.gov |
Version History
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | National Digital Newspaper Program Division of Preservation and Access National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 preservation@neh.gov 202-606-8570 preservation@neh.gov Email: preservation@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.149 | PJ2016 | National Digital Newspaper Program | PKG00219355 | Oct 27, 2015 | Jan 14, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
279847 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
279847 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms_2_0-2.0.pdf
279847 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
279847 Budget-1.0.pdf
279847 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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