Project Categories

DHP funds projects that improve access to historical records including but not limited to digitization, conversion of descriptive tools for online access, community archiving, documentation planning, and arrangement & description. 

New in 2023, grant funding is also available for recipients of Archival Needs Assessments (ANA) through the State Archives’ Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) program. Applicants can apply for funding to implement one or more recommendations in the DHPSNY ANA report.

For all projects, descriptive work must conform to archival descriptive standards including Encoded Archival Description and Describing Archives: a Content Standard and be made available online, such as through the collecting repository’s online catalog, ArchiveGrid, the Empire Archival Discovery Cooperative (EAD) or New York State Archives Historical Documents Inventory (HDI). Digitization must conform to the NYS Archives Digital Imaging Guidelines, and Documentation Planning projects should conform to the Manual for Documentation Planning for New York State. 

Please contact the DHP office with any questions about descriptive standards, or if you wish to receive a sample descriptive record: dhs@nysed.gov or (518) 474-6926.

Before applying, please review the DHP Grant Guidelines and Resources in full to learn more about eligible project types, topical priorities, cost-share requirements, and complete application instructions.