National Digital Newspaper Program
This grant supports digitizing historical newspapers (1690-1963) from all states and territories, creating a free, searchable online database at the Library of Congress.
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities
Due Dates: January 15, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $325,000 per award for a 2-year project; approx. $2.5 million total program funding; ~10 awards expected.
Summary: Supports the creation of a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers (1690–1963), digitized and made freely accessible online via the Library of Congress.
Description
This program, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LOC), aims to create a comprehensive, freely accessible digital archive of historically significant American newspapers published between 1690 and 1963. Awarded projects will select, digitize (typically from microfilm), and contribute approximately 100,000 pages of newspapers from their state or jurisdiction to the Chronicling America database. The program emphasizes collaboration, technical standards, and public engagement, and encourages projects that reveal new perspectives on local and national history.
