Opportunity Information: Apply for 20240111 PJ
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), administered through NEH's Division of Preservation and Access. Its purpose is to expand a nationwide, publicly available digital collection of historically significant U.S. newspapers, covering publications from 1690 through 1963. The end goal is to help build a comprehensive national research resource by selecting, digitizing, and describing newspapers that reflect local, regional, and national history across all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. The Library of Congress (LOC) serves as the long-term steward of the program's output by hosting and maintaining the resulting newspapers in a free, searchable online database for broad public use.
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically signals a more collaborative relationship between the award recipient and the federal agency than a standard grant. Projects funded under NDNP generally support work such as identifying and prioritizing significant newspaper titles, preparing materials for digitization, creating or enhancing descriptive information (metadata), and delivering digitized files and data that meet the program's technical and content standards for inclusion in the LOC-managed platform. By focusing on newspapers, the program supports humanities research and public knowledge by preserving fragile print content and making it searchable and accessible to scholars, educators, students, journalists, genealogists, and community members.
Eligible applicants span a wide range of public and nonprofit institutions, including state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that particular nonprofit category). The program is listed under CFDA number 45.149 and falls within the Humanities funding activity category (noted as Cultural Affairs in CFDA terminology), emphasizing its role in preserving and expanding access to cultural and historical materials.
For this cycle, the opportunity is identified as "National Digital Newspaper Program" with funding opportunity number 20240111 PJ. The notice was created on October 16, 2023, and the original application deadline is January 12, 2024. NEH anticipates making about 10 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $325,000 per project. In practical terms, that scale of funding suggests support for substantial digitization and project management work, while still requiring applicants to propose clear selection rationales, workflows, and deliverables that align with NDNP and Library of Congress requirements for building a consistent, high-quality national digital newspaper resource.Apply for 20240111 PJ
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Digital Newspaper Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.149.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 16, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 12, 2024. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $325,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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, Private institutions of higher education.
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What is the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)?
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), administered through NEH's Division of Preservation and Access. It supports projects that expand a nationwide, publicly available digital collection of historically significant U.S. newspapers.
What is the main purpose of NDNP funding?
The purpose is to help build a comprehensive national research resource by selecting, digitizing, and describing newspapers that reflect local, regional, and national history across all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions.
What publication years does the NDNP collection cover?
The program covers U.S. newspaper publications from 1690 through 1963.
Who administers the NDNP at NEH?
NDNP is administered through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), specifically via NEH's Division of Preservation and Access.
What role does the Library of Congress (LOC) play in NDNP?
The Library of Congress serves as the long-term steward of NDNP output by hosting and maintaining the resulting digitized newspapers in a free, searchable online database for broad public use.
Where will funded digitized newspapers be made available to the public?
Digitized newspapers produced through NDNP are hosted and maintained by the Library of Congress in a free, searchable online database intended for broad public use.
What kind of award is this: a grant or something else?
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a more collaborative relationship between the award recipient and the federal agency than a standard grant.
What types of activities do NDNP projects generally support?
NDNP projects generally support activities such as identifying and prioritizing significant newspaper titles, preparing materials for digitization, creating or enhancing descriptive information (metadata), and delivering digitized files and data that meet program technical and content standards for inclusion in the LOC-managed platform.
Why does NDNP focus on newspapers?
By focusing on newspapers, NDNP supports humanities research and public knowledge by preserving fragile print content and making it searchable and accessible to a wide public audience.
Who is expected to benefit from NDNP-funded digitization?
The resulting searchable newspaper content is intended to be useful to scholars, educators, students, journalists, genealogists, and community members.
Who is eligible to apply for NDNP funding?
Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that particular nonprofit category).
Are tribal governments eligible applicants?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are listed as eligible applicants.
Are higher education institutions eligible to apply?
Yes. Both public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
Are nonprofits eligible to apply?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status are eligible, with the noted exception that higher education institutions are excluded within that particular nonprofit category.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA number 45.149.
What is the funding activity category for NDNP?
NDNP falls within the Humanities funding activity category, noted as Cultural Affairs in CFDA terminology.
What is the funding opportunity number for this cycle?
The funding opportunity number for this cycle is 20240111 PJ.
What is the official name of the opportunity for this cycle?
The opportunity is identified as "National Digital Newspaper Program."
When was this notice created?
The notice was created on October 16, 2023.
What is the application deadline?
The original application deadline is January 12, 2024.
How many awards does NEH expect to make?
NEH anticipates making about 10 awards for this cycle.
What is the maximum award amount per project?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $325,000 per project.
What does the award ceiling suggest about the expected project scope?
The stated maximum award amount suggests funding for substantial digitization and project management work, while still requiring applicants to propose clear selection rationales, workflows, and deliverables aligned with NDNP and Library of Congress requirements.
What standards must funded projects meet to be included in the LOC platform?
Projects must deliver digitized files and data that meet NDNP technical and content standards for inclusion in the Library of Congress-managed platform.
What is the long-term goal of NDNP?
The long-term goal is to expand a consistent, high-quality national digital newspaper resource that supports research and public access by bringing together newspapers representing local, regional, and national history across all U.S. states and jurisdictions.
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