We love
newspapers, right? We especially love
them when they are digitized and we can access them anytime from our current
favorite computer or tech toy!
Every year National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH) solicits proposals for participation in the National
Digital Newspaper Program. The results
of the accepted proposals are additional content which becomes part of Chronicling America. This is a
great newspaper project which encompasses the years from 1836 to 1922. The goal
of the program is to have newspapers from all U.S.
From NEH regarding the National
Digital Newspaper Program ...
Division of Preservation and Access
Receipt Deadline January 14, 2016 for Projects Beginning September 2016
Brief Summary
NEH is soliciting proposals from institutions to
participate in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP is creating
a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published
between 1836 and 1922, from all the states and U.S.
NEH intends to support projects in all states and
U.S. territories, provided that sufficient funds allocated for this purpose are
available. One organization within each U.S.
Program Statistics
In the last five competitions the National Digital
Newspaper Program received an average of seventeen applications per year. The
program made an average of twelve awards per year, for a funding ratio of 71
percent.
Projects are typically based on statewide
collaborations between major repositories of microfilm of historic
newspapers and institutions with the technical capacity to launch long-term
digitization efforts. On the one hand, this results in a relatively small
number of applications each year. On the other hand, the quality of the
applications tends to be very high, so that most applicants have historically
received funding.
The number of applications to an NEH grant program
can vary widely year to year, as can the success ratio. Information about the
average number of applications and awards in recent competitions is meant only
to provide historical context for the current competition. Information on
the number of applications and awards in individual competitions is available
from [email protected].
If you live in one of the few states
not yet participating (see this map), this is your chance to contact local, university,
or other possibly interested authorities and see if a grant proposal might
result. Existing programs can also apply
to add to what they have already made available.
It’s a great program and saves us
from having to “picket” for more newspapers. Instead of chanting “We want more
newspapers digitized” we can sit comfortable somewhere and explore the ever
expanding collection which just a few weeks ago surpassed 10 million pages!
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