Ohio Archives Grant Program

The Ohio Archives Grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) through their State Board Programming Grants. Grants of $500 to $5,000 are available to archival institutions to fund projects to preserve and/or provide access to Ohio’s historical records.  Eligible grant projects include: repository assessment, policy development/strategic planning, digitization and collection access and/or preservation projects.

2020 Grant Recipients

  • Bay Village Historical Society, Bay Village, OH Preservation and Digitization of the Early Settlers’ Papers ($1,131.00)
  • Boardman Township, Boardman, OH Digitization and Preservation of Zoning Department Records ($3,837.00)
  • Cleveland Police Historical Society, Cleveland, OH Historic Cleveland Police Photographs Digitization Project ($750.00)
  • Delhi Historical Society, Cincinnati, OH Improving the Preservation, Organization and Accessibility of Large Documents, Drawings and Photographs ($2,984.00)
  • Lakewood Historical Society, Lakewood, OH Improving Access to the Lakewood History Collection ($975.00)
  • Rodman Public Library, Alliance, OH Digitizing Alliance’s Newspaper for Online Access ($4,050.00)
  • Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Mount Saint Joseph, OH Digitizing the Microfilm Archive of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati ($3,196.00)

REVISED 2020 REGRANT PROJECT DATES

Due to COVID-19, the 2020 grant application deadline has been extended until April 30, 2020.  The revised timeline for grant projects is now:

  • Application deadline: April 30
  • Grants Announced: May 22
  • Projects Begin: June 1
  • Interim Reports Due: September 30
  • Grant Funding Must Be Spent By: December 31, 2020
  • Projects Completed: January 31, 2021
  • Final Reports Due: February 7, 2021

Questions?  Please contact ohrab@ohiohistory.org.

Projects eligible for funding in 2020 include:

  • Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.
  • Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.
  • Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs, or HEPA vacuum cleaners.
  • Website Development: Adding collections to online catalog, developing virtual archives, or creating an on-line database. Websites designed to support access to researchers (e.g., online catalogs, finding aids, and digitized collections, rather than curated web exhibits) will receive preference in funding.

Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.  

2020 Application Materials

Example of a funded grant application: Union County Records Center & Archives Reorganization and Preservation of Clerk of Court’s Records 2011 

June 2019 Grant Recipients

March 2019 Grant Recipients

June 2019 Grant Opportunity

Grant applications are due June 14, 2019.

Application Materials:

Projects eligible for funding include:

  • Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.
  • Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.
  • Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs, or HEPA vacuum cleaners.
  • Website Development: Adding collections to online catalog, developing virtual archives, or creating an on-line database. Websites designed to support access to researchers (e.g., online catalogs, finding aids, and digitized collections, rather than curated web exhibits) will receive preference in funding.

2019 Grant Opportunity

Grant applications are due February 28, 2019.

Projects eligible for funding in 2019 include:

  • Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.
  • Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.
  • Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs, or HEPA vacuum cleaners.
  • Website Development: Adding collections to online catalog, developing virtual archives, or creating an on-line database. Websites designed to support access to researchers (e.g., online catalogs, finding aids, and digitized collections, rather than curated web exhibits) will receive preference in funding.

Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.  

**PLEASE NOTE: OHRAB is awaiting formal notification from the NHPRC on the funding for the regrants.  While it is necessary for OHRAB to announce this grant opportunity and begin to receive your proposals, all awards are contingent on OHRAB receiving the funds from the NHPRC.

2019 Grant Application Materials

OHRAB Regrants FAQs and Application Tips

Short video on regrant with helpful tips::: (Please note that this video references the 2019 grant application deadline.  The 2020 grant application deadline is March 28).

Prior Recipients: 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011