Our Strategic Plan
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) promotes the preservation and use of America's documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture.
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Grant Opportunities
Listed are our current grant categories. If a deadline has passed, a new announcement should appear in June 2009.
- Archives - Basic Projects
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals for archives and records projects to carry out fundamental archival activities that promote the preservation and use of America's documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture.- Final Deadline: October 6, 2008
- Archives- Detailed Processing Projects
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals for detailed processing and preservation of collections of national significance. - Final Deadline: October 6, 2008
- Digitizing Historical Records
The Commission seeks proposals that use cost-effective methods to digitize nationally significant historical record collections and make the digital versions freely available online. - Final Deadline: June 5, 2009
- Electronic Records Projects
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals that will increase the capacity of archival
repositories to create electronic records archives that preserve records of enduring historical value. - Final Deadline: June 5, 2009
- Historical Editing Fellowships
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals from active NHPRC-supported publications projects to serve as a host institution for a Historical Documentary Editing Fellowship.
- Deadline: October 6, 2008
- Professional Development Grants for Archives and Historical Publishing
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to improve the training and education of professionals in the archival and historical publishing communities.
Two annual competitions:
- Final Deadline: June 5, 2009
- Final Deadline: October 5, 2009
- Publication Subventions
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals from non-profit presses for subventions to publish volumes of NHPRC-sponsored or endorsed historical documentary editions.Two annual competitions:
- Deadline: March 6, 2009
- Deadline: September 4, 2009
- Publishing Historical Records
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to publish historical records of national significance. Two annual competitions:
Colonial and Early National Period
- Final Deadline: June 5, 2009
New Republic through the Modern Era
- Final Deadline: October 5, 2009
- State and National Archival Partnership Grants
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to strengthen archives and historical records programs in each of the states and build a national archival network. - Final Deadline: March 6, 2009
- Strategies and Tools for Archives and Historical Publishing Projects
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to develop new strategies and tools that can improve the preservation, public discovery, or use of historical records. Two annual competitions:
- Final Deadline: June 5, 2009
- Final Deadline: October 5, 2009
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