How much can one applicant receive?

$50,000 – $150,000 per recipient. The source states: “The Commission expects to make up to five grants of between $50,000 and $150,000.”.

How much funding is available in total?

$600,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

Yes. This programme requires matching funds. The Commission provides no more than 75 percent of total project costs in the Public Engagement with Historical Records category.

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Public Engagement with Historical Records

Award ceiling: $50,000 – $150,000
Closes: Nov 2, 2023
Last verified: 2026-09-20

Awards $50,000 – $150,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, closing Nov 2, 2023.

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City or township governmentsCounty governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationState governmentsLibraries & Arts

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Public Engagement with Historical Records awards $50,000 – $150,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments),…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $600,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $150,000
The Commission expects to make up to five grants of between $50,000 and $150,000.
Award floor: $50,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Nov 2, 2023
Deadline type: Fixed date
Opens: May 18, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible entities: City or township governments · County governments · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · State governments
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: Yes
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Use of funds: Engage people in volunteer citizen archivist projects to accelerate access to historical records · Develop educational or creative programs for K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community members · Collect primary source material from people through public gatherings and sponsor discussions · Use historical records for artistic endeavors in educational settings
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$600,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$150,000

Source wording: “The Commission expects to make up to five grants of between $50,000 and $150,000.”

Who can apply?

level

federal

Derived from the source that published this record

entity

City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, State governments

Source field: entity types

industry

Libraries & Arts

Source field: industries

use

Collect primary source material from people through public gatherings and sponsor discussions, Develop educational or creative programs for K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community members, Engage people in volunteer citizen archivist projects to accelerate access to historical records, Use historical records for artistic endeavors in educational settings

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Not confirmed

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Nov 2, 2023ClosedDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

4 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.

Engage people in volunteer citizen archivist projects to accelerate access to historical recordsDevelop educational or creative programs for K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community membersCollect primary source material from people through public gatherings and sponsor discussionsUse historical records for artistic endeavors in educational settings

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

2 fieldsEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: Yes
The Commission provides no more than 75 percent of total project costs in the Public Engagement with Historical Records category.

What comparable notices state

27 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Libraries & Arts, 27 of 33 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

25th percentile$100,000
Median$350,000
75th percentile$500,000

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

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How much can one applicant receive?: $50,000 – $150,000 per recipient. The source states: “The Commission expects to make up to five grants of between $50,000 and $150,000.”.
How much funding is available in total?: $600,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Nov 2, 2023.
Who is eligible to apply?: City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, State governments.
What can the funding be used for?: Engage people in volunteer citizen archivist projects to accelerate access to historical records, Develop educational or creative programs for K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community members, Collect primary source material from people through public gatherings and sponsor discussions, Use historical records for artistic endeavors in educational settings, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: Yes. This programme requires matching funds. The Commission provides no more than 75 percent of total project costs in the Public Engagement with Historical Records category.

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Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-20

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-20

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.