Office of the Vice President for Research

Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition (Due: September 4th, 2025)

Learn more here: Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition

Maximum award amount Individual institution: up to $350,000

Consortium: up to $750,000

Expected Output conserved or rehoused documents and objects; catalog records, finding aids, and metadata; digital surrogates of humanities collections; advanced images; transcriptions and translations; indexes, databases, or digital resources

Period of performance Individual institution: up to two years; Consortium: up to three years

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s principles of equality, liberty, and government by consent, the Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition program supports activities to preserve and improve access to primary source materials—including archival records; documents and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs and sound recordings that document: 

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.