CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2025
The Portal to Texas History is a digital gateway to Texas historical and cultural heritage materials belonging to over 525 partners that include museums, libraries, historical societies, government agencies, and colleges throughout Texas. It is largely due to the contributions of our partners, that the Portal has surpassed 2,200,000 items consisting of 37 types of materials including photographs, maps, books, letters, manuscripts, artifacts, and newspapers. These materials date from the fifteenth century to the present. The Portal’s mission is to provide free online access to Texas history materials to be used by researchers, educators, students, and the public.
Important Dates
- May 16, 2025: Call for submissions
- August 7, 2025: Applications due
- August 26, 2025: Notification of project acceptance
- September 1, 2025: Digitization begins
INSTRUCTIONS
All applicants must complete the General Application as well as the appropriate appendix and rights agreement(s):
Archival/Cultural Heritage Materials (non-newspapers)
All applications are considered, but only a select number of projects can be accepted each year. We are looking for materials that will help researchers explore a variety of facets of Texas history; whether they expand on the understanding of the larger, more well known, Texas History, or help to explore lesser-known histories of this great place we call Texas.
Fill out:
- General Application Word | PDF | Example Word | Example PDF
- Appendix B Word | PDF | Example Word | Example PDF
- Partnership Agreement Word | PDF
Newspapers
Due to the nature of newspaper collections, we hear from people year-round who reach out to us for help. Instead of offering a once-per-year Rescuing Texas History award for newspapers, we will speak with you at any time about digitizing your newspaper collection, either through a pilot project or by helping you apply for grant funds. If you have a newspaper collection you’d like to add to The Portal to Texas History, please email ana.krahmer@unt.edu.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Archival/Cultural Heritage Materials (Non-Newspaper)
Jake Mangum
jacob.mangum@unt.edu
(940) 565-3023
Newspapers
Ana Krahmer
ana.krahmer@unt.edu
(940) 565-3367
