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Welcome
"to ensure understanding of our nation's past by promoting, nationwide, the identification, preservation, and dissemination of essential historical documentation." --NHPRC Mission Statement
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration, supports a wide range of activities to preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources relating to the history of the United States. Established by Congress in 1934, the Commission is a 15-member body, chaired by the Archivist of the United States, and composed of representatives of the three branches of the Federal government and of professional associations of archivists, historians, documentary editors, and records administrators. Through its grant program, training programs, research services and special projects, the Commission offers advice and assistance to individuals and non-Federal agencies and institutions committed to the preservation and use of America's documentary resources.
Each year the NHPRC receives an appropriation from Congress from which it makes grants. The Commission meets in November and in May to establish policy and to recommend to the Archivist of the United States grants it believes should be funded. The Commission's administrative staff at the National Archives and Records Administration implements its policies and recommendations, provides assistance and advice to potential applicants, and advises the Commission on proposals.
NHPRC has statutory authorization through fiscal year 2005 to receive up to $10 million in annual appropriations for grants.
The Commission also publishes, Annotation, a newsletter highlighting Commission projects and actions.
NHPRC's Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number is 89.003. The CFDA contains a complete list of Federal monies available for any of a number of activities, from road construction to documentary editing and archives. |