Opportunity Information: Apply for 20170112 PJ
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) is a cooperative agreement grant opportunity run by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in partnership with the Library of Congress (LC). Its central purpose is to build a single national, long-term digital collection of historically significant U.S. newspapers published between 1690 and 1963. The newspapers digitized through funded projects become part of a searchable online database that the Library of Congress maintains permanently and makes available for free to the public through the Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers website. Alongside the digitized pages, the program also supports a national directory that provides bibliographic details and holdings information, helping users locate newspaper titles in any format, not just digital.
A key feature of NDNP is that it is organized at the state and territory level. NEH makes awards to one organization within each U.S. state or territory, and that lead organization typically works with relevant in-state partners such as libraries, archives, universities, historical societies, or other public humanities and cultural heritage entities. The broader idea is to ensure that every state and territory can contribute its own historically important newspapers to a unified national resource, rather than having digitization happen in an uneven or purely local way. The Library of Congress also contributes to the overall collection by digitizing and adding substantial numbers of pages from its own holdings during the partnership.
The program has already supported many state and territory projects (with a long list of prior awardees, including Puerto Rico), and NEH states an intention to ultimately support projects in all states and U.S. territories. A common expectation is that state partners will not stop after a single award. After an initial NDNP award, projects are encouraged to apply for second and third rounds of funding with the aim of producing roughly 300,000 digitized newspaper pages per state in total. Continued support beyond a third award is possible, but the program emphasizes priority for places that have not yet received NDNP funding and for applicants that have received fewer than three awards. NEH also welcomes collaborative applications that connect experienced, previously funded projects with newer or first-time participating states or territories, which can help spread expertise and accelerate progress.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a discretionary federal funding program issued by NEH under CFDA 45.149, using a cooperative agreement instrument (meaning awardees should expect a more hands-on partnership structure than a typical grant). The listed award ceiling is $325,000. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education where specified). The opportunity information provided lists Funding Opportunity Number 20170112 PJ, with an original closing date of 2017-01-12 and a creation date of 2016-10-31.Apply for 20170112 PJ
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities 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 2016-10-31.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-01-12. (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.
- 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, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) - FAQs
What is the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)?
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) is a cooperative agreement grant opportunity run by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in partnership with the Library of Congress (LC) to build a single national, long-term digital collection of historically significant U.S. newspapers.
What is the main purpose of NDNP?
The central purpose is to create one unified national digital collection of historically significant U.S. newspapers, ensuring long-term public access and preservation through a permanent, searchable online database maintained by the Library of Congress.
What years of U.S. newspapers does NDNP focus on?
NDNP focuses on U.S. newspapers published between 1690 and 1963.
Where do the digitized newspaper pages end up?
Newspapers digitized through NDNP-funded projects become part of a searchable online database that the Library of Congress maintains permanently and makes available for free to the public through the Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers website.
Is the NDNP newspaper database free to the public?
Yes. The digitized pages are made available for free to the public through the Library of Congress website Chronicling America.
What is Chronicling America in relation to NDNP?
Chronicling America is the Library of Congress platform that provides free public access to the NDNP digitized newspaper pages via its Historic American Newspapers collection.
Does NDNP support anything besides digitized newspaper pages?
Yes. Alongside digitized pages, NDNP also supports a national directory that provides bibliographic details and holdings information to help users locate newspaper titles in any format, not only digital.
How is NDNP organized geographically?
NDNP is organized at the state and territory level. NEH makes awards to one organization within each U.S. state or territory, and that lead organization typically works with in-state partners.
How many awards can be made per state or territory?
NEH makes awards to one organization within each U.S. state or territory (a single lead organization per state or territory).
What types of partners usually participate in state or territory projects?
The lead organization typically works with relevant in-state partners such as libraries, archives, universities, historical societies, or other public humanities and cultural heritage entities.
Why does NDNP use a state and territory model?
The program is designed so every state and territory can contribute historically important newspapers to a unified national resource, rather than digitization occurring in an uneven or purely local way.
Does the Library of Congress contribute digitized newspapers to the program?
Yes. The Library of Congress contributes to the overall collection by digitizing and adding substantial numbers of pages from its own holdings during the partnership.
Has NDNP funded projects before?
Yes. The program has already supported many state and territory projects, including prior awardees in Puerto Rico, and NEH has expressed an intention to ultimately support projects in all states and U.S. territories.
Can a state or territory apply more than once?
Yes. After an initial NDNP award, projects are encouraged to apply for second and third rounds of funding.
What is the typical long-term digitization goal per state?
The aim described is to produce roughly 300,000 digitized newspaper pages per state in total over multiple awards.
Is funding beyond a third award possible?
Yes. Continued support beyond a third award is possible, but the program emphasizes priority for states or territories that have not yet received NDNP funding and for applicants that have received fewer than three awards.
How does NDNP prioritize awards when funding is limited?
The program emphasizes priority for places that have not yet received NDNP funding and for applicants that have received fewer than three awards.
Are collaborative applications allowed?
Yes. NEH welcomes collaborative applications that connect experienced, previously funded projects with newer or first-time participating states or territories.
What is the benefit of collaborating with experienced NDNP projects?
Collaborative applications can help spread expertise and accelerate progress by linking experienced state projects with newer or first-time participating states or territories.
Which federal agency issues this opportunity?
The opportunity is issued by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in partnership with the Library of Congress.
What type of federal funding instrument is NDNP?
NDNP uses a cooperative agreement, which means awardees should expect a more hands-on partnership structure than a typical grant.
Is NDNP a discretionary federal funding program?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary federal funding program issued by NEH.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 45.149.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The listed award ceiling is $325,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education where specified).
Is eligibility limited only to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status?
No. The eligibility list includes nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education where specified), as well as multiple types of government entities, tribal governments, and higher education institutions.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for the opportunity described?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is 20170112 PJ.
What are the posted dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity information provided lists a creation date of 2016-10-31 and an original closing date of 2017-01-12.
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