Event Details

End: February 24, 2016
Contact: darrell.meadows@nara.gov
More Info: http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/editions.html

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives supports projects that promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture. Potential applicants to the NHPRC’s Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions program are invited to attend an upcoming webinar on the program and application process. Webinar times and instructions appear at the end of this message.

 

The webinar is intended for both currently-funded and new applicants preparing for the upcoming June 15, 2016 deadline, as well as those who may be considering preparation of an application for the fall cycle (deadline October 6, 2016).

 

The NHPRC seeks proposals to publish documentary editions of historical records. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American history or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, social reform, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. The historical value of the records and their expected usefulness to broad audiences must justify the costs of the project.

 

The goal of this program is to provide access to, and editorial context for, the historical documents and records that tell the American story. The NHPRC encourages projects, whenever possible and appropriate, to provide access to these materials in a free and open online environment, without precluding other forms of publication.

 

Grants are awarded for collecting, describing, preserving, compiling, transcribing, annotating, editing, encoding, and publishing documentary source materials in print and online. Because of the focus on documentary sources, grants do not support preparation of critical editions of published works unless such works are just a small portion of the larger project.

 

A grant is for one year and for up to $200,000. The Commission expects to make up to 25 grants in this category for a total of up to $2,500,000. Grants begin no earlier than January 1, 2017.

 

First Deadline: Any currently funded NHPRC documentary edition project: Funding Opportunity Number: EDITIONS-201606. Draft (optional): April 4, 2016. Final Deadline: June 15, 2016. NHPRC support begins no earlier than January 1, 2017.

 

Second Deadline: Any currently funded NHPRC documentary edition project and any project seeking first time support: Funding Opportunity Number:   EDITIONS-201610. Draft (optional): August 1, 2016. Final Deadline: October 6, 2016. NHPRC support begins no earlier than July 1, 2017.

 

The webinar will be held on Wednesday, 24 February @ 3:00 p.m. Eastern

 

Webinar attendees will need to click on the following link:  https://connect16.uc.att.com/gsa1/meet/?ExEventID=89909710 and enter their name and email address. You do not need to pre-register for the webinar. Please email darrell.meadows@nara.gov if you have any questions.

 

To view the FY2017 Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions announcement in full, visit: http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/editions.html. 

 

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Director for Publishing

National Historical Publications and Records Commission

National Archives and Records Administration

700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 114

Washington, DC 20408

P: 202.357.5321