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The National Archives and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) has a grant program that may interest you. The program offers up to $350,000 for major archives initiatives with an emphasis on innovation and collaboration. The Access to Historical Records - Major Initiatives <https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/preliminary-proposal/prelim.html> program is designed to broaden public access to historical and cultural records. There’s a five-page preliminary proposal due by 18 January 2017. The Commission will then invite a select number of applicants to submit a full proposal. · Does your institution need to conjoin the records of a major historical subject held by several repositories and make them freely available online? · Does research demand for a high-value audio or moving image recordings collection necessitate digitally converting and posting them online? · Are there new tools and methods that would greatly enhance the public’s ability to access and use records? · Have you begun developing a method to make work with born digital records more efficient and want to prove that it’s replicable? These are just a few suggestions. We want to hear your creative ideas and discuss how they might fit with this program. If you would like to schedule a time to talk about a proposal idea, please email or call the Director for Access, Alex Lorch ([log in to unmask]; 202-357-5101 <(202)%20357-5101>) or the Director for Technology Initiatives, Nancy Melley ([log in to unmask]; 202-357-5101 <(202)%20357-5101>). Please feel free to broadly distribute this email to any LIS/Archives professionals you think may have interest in this grant program. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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