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National Historical Publications and Records Grants (89.003)

National Historical Publications and Records Grants (Assistance Listing 89.003) is run by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, part of the National Archives and Records Administration. It awarded $97.4 million in 382 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $255,066 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $125,000. Half of the 382 awards fell between $66,753 and $159,999, and they ranged from $1 to $10.0 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To undertake a wide-range of activities related to the preservation, publication, and use of documentary sources relating to the history of the United States.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Past notices

Of 31 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in November (18), May (10) and August (3).

The 15 most recent of 31 closed notices under this program since 2021. Search a notice number on the search page to find any of them.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State and local governments, U.S. territorial agencies, federally and State recognized Indian tribes (see 44 U.S.C. 2504), and educational and other nonprofit institutions (e.g., universities, colleges, libraries, historical societies, museums, university presses, archives, etc.).

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds may be used for projects to strengthen the nation's archival infrastructure through collaboration with the States; to provide leadership in preserving and making accessible important documentary sources in electronic form; to improve the knowledge, performance, and professional skills of those who work with historical records; for the preservation, arrangement and description of records of historical interest; and for the publication in book, or electronic editions of papers and documents of national historical significance, especially in completing editions of papers on America's founding era.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, National Historical Publications and Records Grants (89.003) awarded $97.4 million across 382 grant awards, an average of $255,066 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Alaska Leaders Archive IncAlaska1$10.0 million
Alaska Community FoundationAlaska1$6.0 million
The University of MississippiMississippi1$4.5 million
University of Mississippi Medical CenterMississippi2$3.9 million
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaVirginia25$3.6 million
University of Alaska AnchorageAlaska1$3.0 million
The University of Southern MississippiMississippi5$2.6 million
West Virginia Divison of Culture & HistoryWest Virginia1$2.2 million
Cayuga County Mental Health CTNew York1$2.0 million
Tougaloo CollegeMississippi1$1.9 million
County of SumterSouth Carolina1$1.8 million
West Virginia University Research CorporationWest Virginia2$1.6 million
University of Alaska FairbanksAlaska1$1.5 million
National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc.Georgia1$1.4 million
Long Island UniversityNew York2$1.1 million
County of ChathamGeorgia1$1.1 million
Connecticut State LibraryConnecticut2$1.0 million
Sister States of Maryland, IncMaryland1$1.0 million
Connecticut Historical SocietyConnecticut1$1.0 million
County of CoconinoArizona1$1.0 million

Top states: Alaska ($20.6 million), Mississippi ($13.3 million), New York ($6.2 million), Maryland ($5.0 million), West Virginia ($4.3 million), Georgia ($4.2 million), Virginia ($4.0 million), New Mexico ($3.0 million), New Jersey ($2.5 million), South Carolina ($2.4 million).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 41% of the money, nonprofits 41% and state and local governments 18%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities153$40.3 million41%
Nonprofits118$39.5 million41%
State and local governments109$17.2 million18%
Tribal governments and organizations1$323,7580.3%
Other1$124,9740.1%

By state

23 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Alaska5$20.6 million
Mississippi11$13.3 million
New York26$6.2 million
Maryland20$5.0 million
West Virginia5$4.3 million
Georgia11$4.2 million
Virginia28$4.0 million
New Mexico14$3.0 million
New Jersey16$2.5 million
South Carolina9$2.4 million
Illinois10$2.2 million
Connecticut4$2.1 million
Massachusetts14$1.9 million
Vermont11$1.9 million
California14$1.8 million
Arizona7$1.8 million
Tennessee13$1.6 million
Pennsylvania14$1.6 million
Michigan7$1.5 million
Wisconsin9$1.5 million
District of Columbia10$1.4 million
Rhode Island8$1.3 million
Oregon5$901,252
Nebraska7$878,650
Colorado9$867,015
Missouri4$810,494
Florida5$742,716
Hawaii2$659,090
Utah7$646,136
Delaware3$630,223
Louisiana5$583,751
Ohio10$561,655
Indiana6$537,156
North Carolina5$436,924
Kentucky6$379,599
New Hampshire1$349,692
Puerto Rico2$337,879
Maine4$300,092
Alabama3$268,954
Washington3$236,129
Texas5$215,881
Iowa4$158,624
Minnesota2$149,311
Kansas2$110,850
Nevada4$109,266
Wyoming2$103,461
Idaho4$74,475
American Samoa1$50,000
North Dakota2$24,544
South Dakota2$18,662
Montana1$3,545

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.