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National Digital Newspaper Program
- Deadline
- Jan 13, 2027 (80 days left)
- Who can apply
- Private colleges and universities
- Award range
- $1 to $325,000
- Expected awards
- 11
- Total program funding
- $3.0 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- 20270113-PJ
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 45.042
More on who can apply
See C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information.
What it funds
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Collections and Infrastructure is accepting applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). The purpose of this program is to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963, from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. The Library of Congress (LOC) maintains this freely accessible, searchable online database.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Jan 13, 2027. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.