Project Grant 19116253423

The Bay Area Video Coalition, Incorporated (BAVC) was awarded a $229,275 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the Community-Based Preservation Education and Training program. The program will deliver an innovative, multi-pronged training initiative focused on hands-on videotape preservation skills through national community-based training for over 30 cultural workers and a one-year fellowship for a post-graduate preservationist at BAVC Media. These activities...

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) was awarded a $237,694 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032). The grant funds will be used to develop a pilot workforce training program for conservation technicians. CCAHA will partner with Drexel University's Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships to provide undergraduate students with hands-on experiential training in museum object...

The Bay Area Video Coalition, Incorporated (BAVC) received a $215,186 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The grant will fund a national study of audiovisual preservation to be conducted between March 2023 and February 2025. As part of the study, BAVC will design and implement surveys, interviews, and site visits to assess the demographics, practices, challenges, and needs of organizations...

Myriad Consulting & Training Inc. was awarded a $347,587 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program. Under this funding, Myriad will develop and deliver a hybrid remote/in-person training program to six regions of the U.S. The program will provide workshops and community events focused on preserving born-digital creative works for smaller cultural institutions and independent creators. As...

This $120,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) supports the Independent Film and Media Arts Field-Building Initiative led by the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), a non-profit organization specialized in media arts. The award has a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. BAVC will use the funding to enhance public engagement with independent film and media...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program awarded a $349,515 Project Grant to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to develop and sustain education and training opportunities for library, archive, and museum professionals, humanities scholars, and others through the creation of "communities of practice" around multispectral imaging. This 3-year project (March 2025 - February 2028) aims to foster...

This $341,949 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) aims to begin embedding climate resilience planning into professional development for field service providers and other instructors, while also improving usability and accessibility of existing climate resilience resources for cultural heritage. The key products and services to be delivered include: Evaluating and improving...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) received a $236,050 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program to support a three-year Preservation Training Initiative. The Initiative will offer two paid internships per year - one for 12 months and one for a 10-week summer term - to provide training and professional development opportunities to college students considering careers in conservation. The...

The Foundation For Advancement In Conservation was awarded a $204,033 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to deliver training for emergency preparation and response for humanities collections. The three-year grant period runs from March 1, 2021 through February 29, 2024. The Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access grant program aims to...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Northern Illinois University $348,900 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) from March 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The project grant funding will support the Digital POWRR Professional Development Institutes for Digital Preservation. Over the course of five 2.5-day events serving 30 practitioners each, a total of 150 librarians, archivists, and museum professionals will receive new...