Closed · 20260109-PJ · CFDA 45.149 · Discretionary
National Digital Newspaper Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Humanities, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$325K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 15, 2026
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
National Digital Newspaper Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $325,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 617 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities.
- $1-$325K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 45.149
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on January 15, 2026. Watch CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities — Public Engagement) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $1 -- $325,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed January 15, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$2,500,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program. This program creates a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. The Library of Congress (LOC) maintains this freely accessible, searchable online database.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors
National Digital Newspaper Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Endowment for the Humanities book (234 peers, 38% of 618).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Promotion of the Humanities — Public Engagement
National Endowment for the Humanities
Agency Contact
Division of Preservation and Access National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 preservation@neh.gov
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What to do next
National Digital Newspaper Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 45.149 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
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