Opportunity Information: Apply for COLLABORATIVES 202505

The Archives Collaboratives grant opportunity is a discretionary funding program offered by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) within the National Archives and Records Administration. It is designed to support collaborative projects in which three or more archival repositories formally work together to make their holdings easier for the public to find, access, and use. The central idea is that partnerships among multiple institutions can improve discovery and access at a scale that is difficult for a single repository to achieve alone, especially when the work involves shared infrastructure, coordinated workflows, or joint public-facing access tools.

A major emphasis of this opportunity is institutional advancement for small and underserved local archives and repositories. The program explicitly welcomes collaborations that strengthen organizations with limited resources and supports efforts that elevate collections documenting the voices and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. In practice, that means competitive proposals are likely to show not only how materials will become more discoverable, but also how the collaboration will build lasting capacity within participating institutions, such as improved descriptive practices, stronger stewardship systems, better access platforms, and more sustainable policies and staff skills.

Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that specific nonprofit category). The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is listed as Humanities, reflecting the program's focus on historical records, archives, and public knowledge.

The opportunity number is COLLABORATIVES 202505, with a CFDA/Assistance Listing number of 89.003. The application closing date is May 7, 2025. Awards may be funded up to an award ceiling of $120,000, and the program anticipates making approximately 10 awards. The opportunity was created on November 26, 2024, indicating it is part of the NHPRC's upcoming grant cycle for collaborative archival access and capacity-building work.

  • The National Archives and Records Administration in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Archives Collaboratives" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 89.003.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2024-11-26.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-05-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $120,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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