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

Posted Aug 20 Closes Jan 15

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

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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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

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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