# Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (45.149)

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Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access is run by National Endowment for the Humanities. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $116 million in 762 grants, about $151,885 per award.

## Objectives

This program supports enhanced free, public access to historical U.S. newspapers. Recipients will digitize newspapers published in U.S. states or jurisdictions for ingest into Chronicling America, produce title essays to accompany digitized newspapers, and create educational materials and/or other digital initiatives to increase the use of Chronicling America.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $19.8 million | 154 |
| 2022 | $36.9 million | 228 |
| 2023 | $23.9 million | 171 |
| 2024 | $22.8 million | 165 |
| 2025 | $12.3 million | 62 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | $2.1 million |
| Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs | Iowa | $2.0 million |
| Foundation for Advancement in Conservation | District of Columbia | $1.8 million |
| State Historical Society of Iowa | Iowa | $1.7 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $1.7 million |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | New York | $1.6 million |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Indiana | $1.4 million |
| New York University | New York | $1.3 million |
| George Mason University | Virginia | $1.3 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $1.2 million |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Nebraska | $1.2 million |
| Northern Illinois University | Illinois | $1.1 million |
| Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. | Massachusetts | $1.0 million |
| Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts | Pennsylvania | $1.0 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $1.0 million |
| University of Florida | Florida | $1.0 million |
| University of South Carolina | South Carolina | $992,916 |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $959,929 |
| Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc | Minnesota | $956,821 |
| Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, Inc. | U.S. Virgin Islands | $914,751 |