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Opportunity Summary:

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), part of the National Archives and Records Administration, is offering a discretionary grant opportunity called "Strategies and Tools for Archives and Historical Publishing Projects" (Funding Opportunity Number: STRATEGIES 200910; CFDA 89.003). The purpose is to support projects that create or test new strategies, methods, or practical tools that strengthen how historical records are preserved, discovered by the public, and used. A key emphasis is on work that can benefit the broader field, not just a single institution, by producing approaches other repositories and publishing projects can adopt or adapt.

The types of projects encouraged include efforts to improve archival and records work across formats, including born-digital materials. Proposals can focus on better techniques for processing, managing, describing, preserving, providing access to, or otherwise enabling use of historical records. The program also explicitly welcomes projects that improve the professional effectiveness of people who work with these materials, such as archivists, documentary editors, and records managers. For publishing-related proposals, the focus must be on methods for presenting archival records as primary sources (for example, improved editorial, digital presentation, or access approaches for documentary editions), rather than on producing general books or artifact-centered outputs. The Commission states it does not fund projects focused on artifacts or books, and applicants whose goals are centered on a specific records project, a specific publication, or professional development are encouraged to consult other NHPRC announcements and contact Commission staff to ensure they are applying under the best-fit category.

Awards are generally planned for one to three years. NHPRC expects to make between one and three awards in this category during the fiscal year, with typical award sizes ranging from $50,000 to $150,000, and a total funding pool of up to $350,000. Cost sharing is required, meaning the applicant must contribute to the overall project cost. Cost share can be met through a combination of direct and indirect expenses, in-kind contributions, allowable non-federal third-party support, and income earned directly by the project. Because the program is meant to generate methods and tools that can help many institutions, NHPRC ordinarily covers up to 75 percent of total project costs, with the remaining share coming from the applicant and/or partners.

Eligibility is broad and includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state governments, counties, cities or townships, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions already covered under the separate category). The opportunity runs two competitions each year with separate draft and final due dates. For the cycle described, the first competition had an optional draft deadline of April 1, 2009 and a final deadline of June 5, 2009, with NHPRC support beginning no earlier than January 1, 2010. The second competition had an optional draft deadline of August 1, 2009 and a final deadline of October 6, 2009, with support beginning no earlier than July 1, 2010. The posting date is June 16, 2009, and the archive date is November 5, 2009, with the final closing date shown as October 6, 2009.

Applicants are instructed to review the full grant announcement and the NHPRC rules and regulations (particularly the "Administering an NHPRC Grant" guidance) before starting. Optional draft applications should be emailed to Lucy Barber at lucy.barber@nara.gov, while Grants.gov should be used only for submitting the final application. For access issues or administrative questions about the announcement, the contact listed is David Davis, Grants Workflow Coordinator, at 202-357-5022.

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