Documentary Heritage Program 2026-2027
Forecasted
Documentary Heritage Program 2026-2027 supports nonprofits’ historical records projects to document under-represented groups and topics and broaden access to New York’s history and culture.
Funder: New York State Education Department
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Notice of Intent) | June 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 for Implementation Grants or $25,000 for Access Grants; $92,000 total in the 2026–2027 cycle
Summary: Supports historical records projects documenting under-represented groups and topics in New York State’s history and culture.
Key Information: Applicants must be prequalified in the Statewide Financial System before the application deadline.
Description
The Documentary Heritage Program (DHP), administered by the New York State Archives within the New York State Education Department, supports more comprehensive and equitable documentation of New York’s history and culture. Established in 1988, it provides funding and guidance to nonprofit organizations that hold, collect, and provide access to historical records. Projects identify, survey, collect, arrange, describe, and make available records of traditionally under-represented groups and subjects.
Access Grants support arrangement and description, documentation planning, digitization, online finding-aid conversion, community archiving, and reparative description. Implementation Grants help recipients carry out recommendations from a DHPSNY Archival Needs Assessment. Priority goes to significant New York people, groups, events, and changing conditions that are under-documented, including marginalized communities.
