Grants & Awards

The New York State Archives offers grants and awards to support, promote and recognize sound archival and records management practices, as well as to encourage creative and valuable uses of archival records.

Counties, towns, cities, schools and other local governments may apply for grants funded through the Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund to help them respond to the challenges of managing records and information in the twenty-first century. Grants that encourage the educational uses of local government records are also available.

Historical societies, libraries, archives and other community organizations may seek funding through the Documentary Heritage Program to support activities related to historical records.

Individuals may seek support to conduct research in the collections of the State Archives through the Hackman Research Residency.

New York State students in grades 4–12 are eligible to participate in the Student Research Award program that recognizes their research using primary sources.