Virginia digital newspaper program, 2026-2028 [for the 2026-2028 grant cycle, the library will digitize from film and original hardcopy 100,000 pages of historical virginia imprint newspapers dating…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Library of Virginia Foundation $296,029 on September 1, 2026, to digitize 100,000 pages of historical Virginia imprint newspapers dating from 1774–1963 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The digitization project will expand coverage of early American newspapers, extend coverage for titles previously digitized for Chronicling America, and add content from a currently unrepresented geographic area of Virginia. The work will be performed in Virginia with completion by August 31, 2028. Digitized materials will be ingested into Chronicling America, a freely accessible national digital resource of historically significant newspapers maintained by the Library of Congress as part of the partnership between NEH and LOC.

Virginia digital newspaper program, 2026-2028 [for the 2026-2028 grant cycle, the library will digitize from film and original hardcopy 100,000 pages of historical virginia imprint newspapers dating from 1774-1963. This grant project will focus digitization efforts on additional coverage of early american newspapers, expanded coverage for newspapers previously digitized for chronicling america and coverage for a currently unrepresented geographic area of the state.]