The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to The Tibet Fund under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for South Asia (CFDA 19.523) to protect and meet humanitarian needs of vulnerable Tibetan refugees in South Asia and empower them to lead dignified lives in exile and progress toward greater self-sufficiency from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The Tibet Fund will deliver humanitarian assistance and protection services...
This $482,100 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224) supports a partnership between the BLM and the Utah State Library Division to advance the Department's priorities around cultural heritage preservation and climate change resilience. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: 1) Incorporating and maintaining accurate...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $1.28 million to Rights Action Lab, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The project aims to increase the ability of Tibetans and other vulnerable communities to communicate, access information freely, and defend against targeted online attacks. It will provide tools to...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) supports expanding public engagement and developing the cultural resources management workforce. The $260,160.90 award will fund a project that allows participants to gain professional development while contributing to the preservation and documentation of the nation's cultural heritage. Key activities include: Producing Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)...
The Internet Archive, in partnership with the New York Art Resources Consortium, will receive $266,553 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to create a cooperative program for archiving and providing access to web-published art and cultural heritage collections. From September 2021 to August 2023, the project will work with art libraries and museums across the United States to coordinate the curation and archiving of primary...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $150,000.00 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to conduct research and documentation of cultural resources in Alaska that are threatened by climate change impacts. The key activities under this award include: 1) Inventorying and cataloging existing oral history recordings and documents, 2) Collaborating with Alaska's...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $847,249.03 in funding to The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Incorporated (PAL) from September 1, 2024 through April 30, 2029. The award supports a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities related to cultural resource stewardship, including inventory, monitoring, research, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, documentation,...
This $163,782.33 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System" (CFDA 15.945) program will fund a project to provide hands-on collection-focused educational work experience opportunities for archeology, anthropology, and museum studies students. The key products and services to be delivered include: in-processing approximately...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $133,972 to the Yosemite Foundation, also known as the Yosemite Fund, to expand and enrich resource stewardship through meaningful engagement with tribes traditionally associated with Yosemite National Park. The project aims to develop the application of traditional knowledge to stewardship planning, compliance work, and the implementation of park...
This federal Project Grant award of $349,423.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in expanding its "Circle of Care for Audiovisual Collections in Tribal Archives" initiative. The project aims to train tribal archivists and librarians in assessing, inventorying, digitizing, and managing audiovisual collections. Key activities include onsite workshops...