RQ30946126
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America: Creating and sustaining access to Founding Era / Early Rep
The collaborative project, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America: Creating and sustaining access to Founding Era / Early Republic primary sources, represents a timely and transformative investment in researching, editing, publishing, and promoting the documentary heritage of the Founding Era and Early Republic.
With support from this grant, the University of Virginia and its partners will achieve four critical outcomes:
Increasing our understanding of the Founding Era and Early Republic;
Refining and strengthening the technical and institutional infrastructure;
Creating a dynamic, freely-accessible website;
And providing hands-on training and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
By uniting editorial expertise, technological innovation, and public outreach, this initiative ensures that the ideas, voices, and experiences that shaped the founding of the United States of America remain available, understandable, and enduring for future generations.
The collaborative project, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America: Creating and sustaining access to Founding Era / Early Republic primary sources, represents a timely and transformative investment in researching, editing, publishing, and promoting the documentary heritage of the Founding Era and Early Republic.
With support from this grant, the University of Virginia and its partners will achieve four critical outcomes:
Increasing our understanding of the Founding Era and Early Republic;
Refining and strengthening the technical and institutional infrastructure;
Creating a dynamic, freely-accessible website;
And providing hands-on training and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
By uniting editorial expertise, technological innovation, and public outreach, this initiative ensures that the ideas, voices, and experiences that shaped the founding of the United States of America remain available, understandable, and enduring for future generations.
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Virginia
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia was awarded
Founding Era Access Project: Celebrating 250 Years of American History
Project Grant RQ30946126
worth $10,000,000
from National Endowment for the Humanities in January 2026 with work to be completed primarily in Virginia United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 45.161 Promotion of the Humanities Research.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/2/26
Period of Performance
1/1/26
Start Date
12/31/30
End Date
Funding Split
$10.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for RQ30946126
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
RQ30946126
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
433101 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE
Funding Office
433101 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE
Awardee UEI
JJG6HU8PA4S5
Awardee CAGE
9B982
Performance District
VA-05
Senators
Mark Warner
Timothy Kaine
Timothy Kaine
Modified: 1/2/26