*NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants* *Call for Proposals* *DIGITAL EDITION PUBLISHING COOPERATIVES* The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invite proposals for Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives. Working together, the Cooperatives will develop technical *and* human infrastructures to support the digital publication of documentary and scholarly editions and to provide for their long-term preservation, discovery, and use. This initiative responds to the urgent need of scholars and documentary editors for reliable, sustainable, authoritative, and field-driven outlets for publication and discovery of digital editions. At the same time, we hope to investigate the possibility of creating a federated system or systems for publishing and sustaining digital editions. Developing the Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives will be a two-stage process for *Planning* and *Implementation*. Up to eight planning grants will provide funds to support the first stage of this multi-year endeavor, beginning no later than February 1, 2018. Each project team will consist of a principal investigator to spearhead the initiative, a lead representative from each of at least three participating editions and the host institution(s). During the *Planning* stage, each team will develop a proposal for implementing a Digital Edition Publishing Cooperative. Planning grants are for one year and up to $100,000. All planning teams would be eligible to apply for *Implementation* funding. Three implementation grants of between $350,000 and $500,000, each for up to three years, are expected to be awarded, for a total of up to $1.25 million. Implementation grants will be awarded in September 2019, with a start date of no later than October 1, 2019. A full description of the program, its outcomes, and a glossary of special terminology, are available at: www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/publishingcoops. *Deadline for Proposals: July 6, 2017* *To view the full announcement, visit: * www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/publishingcoops *Want to learn more? Join the Webinar, March 30, 2017, 3:00 p.m. EST. *Potential applicants can also learn more by joining our webinar on March 30, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. To join the webinar, go to: https://connect16.uc.att.com/gsa1/meet/?ExEventID=89909710 and enter your name and email address. You do not need to pre-register for the webinar. *For additional information: *Contact Darrell Meadows, NHPRC Director for Publishing, at (202) 357-5321 or [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R. Darrell Meadows, Ph.D. 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 F: 202.357.5914 [log in to unmask] www.archives.gov/nhprc ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit diglib.org/announce