Opportunity Information: Apply for ARCHIVAL 201710
Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects is a discretionary grant opportunity offered through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) within the National Archives and Records Administration. The central goal is to strengthen online public discovery and use of historical records by supporting projects that improve access to collections through professional archival work and online delivery. The program is intentionally broad in terms of materials that can be supported, covering traditional paper-based documents and photographs as well as born-digital records and analog sound and moving image formats.
Funded projects are expected to focus on practical, access-driven outcomes. Typical activities include preserving and processing collections so they can be used more readily, creating new online finding aids that help the public and researchers locate and understand collection contents, and digitizing historical records so they can be made freely available online. The program also signals a clear preference for projects that do not treat access as a purely internal archival task; applicants are encouraged to actively engage the public in the work of the project, which can include outreach, participatory activities, or other strategies that connect communities to the records being preserved and described. Applicants are expected to review NHPRC guidance on what it does and does not fund, because proposals made up entirely of ineligible activities will be ruled out and will not move forward for review.
Awards are designed to support projects running one or two years, with a maximum federal request of up to 100,000. NHPRC anticipated making up to 10 awards in this category, with a combined total program investment of up to 700,000. Funded projects are scheduled to begin no earlier than July 1, 2018. Recipients must acknowledge NHPRC support in publicity, publications, and any products created with grant assistance, reinforcing that the funding is tied to publicly visible outcomes and deliverables.
Eligibility covers a range of mission-driven organizations positioned to steward historical records and serve public users. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and institutions (including 501(c)(3) nonprofits), colleges and universities and other academic institutions (both public and private), state and local government agencies, and federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups. The opportunity aligns with a humanities-focused funding activity area (CFDA 89.003), reflecting the program emphasis on cultural heritage, documentation, and public access.
Cost sharing is a core requirement. The NHPRC share cannot exceed 75 percent of the total project cost in this category, meaning the applicant must cover at least 25 percent through allowable match. The match can be made up of a mix of contributions, including direct expenses, allowable indirect expenses counted as cost share, in-kind contributions, non-federal third-party support, and program income earned directly by the project. A key budgeting constraint is that NHPRC funds may not be used for indirect costs under the cited federal regulation (2 CFR 2600.101), so any indirect costs associated with the project must be shown on the applicant side as part of the cost share rather than charged to the federal award.
There are also standard federal administrative prerequisites. Applicant organizations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before applying, must keep that registration active through the application and award period, and must include a valid DUNS number in the application materials (per the opportunity requirements at the time). These registrations are treated as gatekeeping requirements; applications that do not meet eligibility and registration rules are considered ineligible and will not be reviewed.
Key dates and identifiers in the published notice include a creation date of June 9, 2017 and an original application closing date of October 5, 2017, with an award ceiling of 100,000 and an expectation of 10 awards. The funding opportunity number listed is ARCHIVAL 201710, and the funding instrument is a grant.Apply for ARCHIVAL 201710
- The National Archives and Records Administration in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 89.003.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 09, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 05, 2017. (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 $100,000.00 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, 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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