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NHPRC Grant Programs Over the Years: A Brief Overview
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) has been offering various grant programs annually to support historical research and archival projects. However, the specific grant programs offered each year are not always readily available from a simple search.
Typically, the NHPRC's grant programs focus on providing Access to Historical Records, which can be divided into Archival Projects, Publishing Historical Records, Digital Projects, and Reference, Access, and Outreach Projects. Other common grant programs include Archival Development Grants, Documenting Communities, and Hidden Collections.
Each year, the NHPRC updates its grant program announcements on its official website with new guidelines and deadlines. These programs may vary slightly from year to year, and the NHPRC may also launch special initiatives or pilot programs.
For a detailed and exact listing of the NHPRC grant programs for each year from 2016 through 2025, it is best to consult the NHPRC website or the National Archives' NHPRC grant announcements archives for each year.
Here's a summary of some of the grant programs offered by the NHPRC between 2016 and 2025:
- 2016: Access to Historical Records Grants: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Publishing Historical Records, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, State Board Programming Grants, State Government Electronic Records, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions.
- 2017: Access to Historical Records Grants: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, Public Engagement with Historical Records, Archives Leadership Institute, Digital Editions Publishing Cooperatives, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2018: Access to Historical Records Grants: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2019: Access to Historical Records Grants: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, Public Engagement with Historical Records, Institutes for Historical Editing, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2020: Access to Historical Records Grants: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, Archives Collaboratives, Institutes for Historical Editing, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2021: Access to Historical Records Grants: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Archives Collaboratives, Public Engagement with Historical Records, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, NHPRC-Mellon Start Up Documentary Editions, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2022: Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Archives Collaboratives, Public Engagement with Historical Records, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2023: Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Archives Collaboratives, Public Engagement with Historical Records, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2024: Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects, Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives, Archives Collaboratives, Discovery and Access to Congressional Records Collections, Capacity Building for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Archives, Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions, State Board Programming Grants.
- 2025: Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects (Second Round), Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects (Initial), Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions (Initial).
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and the NHPRC may have offered other grant programs not mentioned here. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, it is recommended to visit the NHPRC website or the National Archives' NHPRC grant announcements archives.
The NHPRC's grant programs focus not only on Access to Historical Records but also on Education and Self-Development through programs like Institutes for Historical Editing and Archives Collaboratives, which aim to engage the public and support education in historical research and archival projects.
These programs provide opportunities for individuals to learn about historical records and develop skills essential for self-improvement and advancement in the field of historical studies.
