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. 

Applications may be submitted for projects that address one or more of the following activities: 

• providing conservation treatment for and/or rehousing original items or groups of items;
• cataloging
  or arranging and describing collections of archival records, documents,
  and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs, sound
  recordings, and other primary sources;
• digitizing
  collections and making them available for public use through websites,
  portals, or local, state, or national repositories;
• using advanced imaging and associated data to promote the research value of primary sources;
• transcribing or translating primary source materials, including through crowdsourced means;
• updating previously digitized resources to improve access and preserve digital surrogates or other digital assets; and
• developing
  indexes, databases, or other project-specific digital resources to
  codify information on a subject or to aggregate selected humanities
  materials.