Slots: 1
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, July 11th, 2025, 5pm PT Contact RII.
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: September 4, 2025
Recurring Deadline: January 15, 2026
Award Information
Award Type: Publishing/Editorial
Estimated Number of Awards: up to 30
Anticipated Award Amount: up to $750,000
Link to Award: https://www.neh.gov/program/rediscovering-our-revolutionary-tradition
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition program. The purpose of this program is to preserve and improve access to primary source materials that document the history of America’s founding era and of American government in federal, state, and local contexts. Supported activities include conservation treatment and rehousing, digitization and description, transcription and translation, and updating existing digital resources to ensure long-term public availability. This program is offered in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.
1) The history of American independence and establishment and/or expansion of the nation, including the experiences of states, territories, and communities-in the original colonies and beyond joining the nation;
or
2) The history of American government in federal, state, and local contexts, including the federal Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, state constitutions, governors’ papers, charter documents, court and legislative records, and other foundational documents.
Applications may be submitted for projects that address one or more of the following activities:
- providing conservation treatment for and/or rehousing original items or groups of items;
- cataloging or arranging and describing collections of archival records, documents, and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs, sound recordings, and other primary sources;
- digitizing collections and making them available for public use through websites, portals, or local, state, or national repositories;
- using advanced imaging and associated data to promote the research value of primary sources;
- transcribing or translating primary source materials, including through crowdsourced means;
- updating previously digitized resources to improve access and preserve digital surrogates or other digital assets; and
- developing indexes, databases, or other project-specific digital resources to codify information on a subject or to aggregate selected humanities materials.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.