Publishing Historical Records

Post Date

June 2nd 2010

Application Due Date

October 7th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

PUBLISHING-201010

CFDA Number(s)

89.003

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Individuals

Funding

• Award Range:

  $20000 - $250000

Grant Description

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to publish historical records of national significance. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American life or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, social reform, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. The historical value of the records and their expected usefulness to broad audiences must justify the costs of the project. Grants are awarded for collecting, describing, preserving, compiling, editing, and publishing documentary source materials. The NHPRC does not fund proposals to purchase historical records; it also does not fund proposals to publish the papers of anyone who has been deceased for fewer than ten years. Eligible Activities Include: * Scholarly documentary editions in printed and bound volumes. * Scholarly documentary editions in online and other formats. * Image editions in online, microfilm, and other formats. * Conversion of existing print and microfilm editions to electronic publications. * Combinations of the above. A publishing project that has received NHPRC support can apply for a grant for a new or subsequent stage of that project. These proposals must demonstrate that they have successfully completed the performance objectives associated with previous NHPRC grant awards. Proposals must be substantially updated, including a description of the new activities and a justification of the new budget. The applicant must describe the extent to which the project met its performance objectives under its most recent grant. Applicants not previously funded may apply for a grant to begin a historical documents publishing project. These applications are considered with other proposals and will be judged by the same criteria as others in that competition. All applicants should be aware that the application process is highly competitive. Additional requirements and information can be found in the full version of the grant announcement, linked below.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Archives and Records Administration

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Tim Connelly

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Director for Publications

• Agency Email Address:

  timothy.connelly@nara.gov

• More Information:

  Full version of the grant announcement, including additional requirements