Oppose the elimination of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission!

Contact your members of Congress to oppose the elimination of National Historic Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)!

The Trump Administration has proposed the elimination of this important source of grants for preserving our heritage and making it accessible to the public. Act now to tell Congress level-fund NHPRC at $6 million next year!

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Please Oppose Elimination of NHPRC

Dear Official,

As a constituent, I am writing to express my opposition to the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate NHPRC. The Presidential Budget Request does not request funding for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), proposing the elimination of this vital historical program tasked with preserving our Nation’s documentary heritage.

The NHPRC is affiliated with the National Archives and has been in existence for over 80 years. NHPRC grants fund a wide range of activities to preserve and increase public access to historical records and to publish, in print and/or electronically, the papers of significant figures in U.S. history. The NHPRC works closely with educators to create online resources for teachers and students. In addition, NHPRC archival grants assist state and local governments in disaster preparedness and in coping with a substantial increase in public records, helping localities protect and preserve their vital public records.

Its most ambitious project, Founders Online, has made available online the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and his family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. This allows students free access to these primary sources on the Web. (http://founders.archives.gov)

The Commission’s grants leverage federal dollars by requiring grantee institutions to match 50% or more of the total cost of the project.  The NHPRC received only $6 million this fiscal year. However, this modest federal investment is the linchpin of this unique public-private partnership. Without these federal dollars, private sector funding would be withdrawn and important multi-year projects would be terminated. And countless other important historical records will likely be lost in the future without the NHPRC.

You can use this link to see the projects that the NHPRC has funded in your district and state in recent years. http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/projects/states-territories/

I urge you to support NHPRC’s mission to preserve our Nation’s heritage and make it accessible to the public. For these reasons, I ask that you oppose the elimination of the NHPRC called for in the Administration's budget request.

Regards, Your Name

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