NATIONAL DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROGRAM, PHASE VI [IN 2026, THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN WILL JOIN IN THE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION OF THE UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. IN NEBRASKA?S 2026 NATIONAL DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROGRAM GRANT PROPOSAL, THE CDRH SEEKS TO CONTINUE OUR LONG-STANDING EFFORTS TO PRESERVE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUR STATE?S CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH DIGITIZATION OF HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS. IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR ADVISORY BOARD, WE WILL SELECT, DIGITIZE, AND SEND TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 100,000 PAGES OF NEBRASKA NEWSPAPERS DATING FROM 1854-1963 FOR INCORPORATION INTO CHRONICLING AMERICA. SINCE 1982, UNL HAS LED THE UNITED STATES NEWSPAPER PROGRAM AND THE NATIONAL DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROGRAM PROJECTS FOR THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AND SECURE OUR NATION?S CULTURAL RESOURCES AND LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES "A MORE PERFECT UNION" INITIATIVE BY EXPLORING AMERICA?S STORY.]