National Digital Newspaper Program

Eligible applicants

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education

See C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information.

About this grant

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.

Instrument

Cooperative agreement

Activity

Humanities

Assistance listings

45.042

Cost sharing

Not required

Last updated

Oct 6, 2026

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