Discretionary

This federal Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) provides $209,045 to the Vermont Historical Society, Inc. (Act 11) to support a range of historical preservation, digitization, and educational services.

The grant will enable the Society to collect oral histories on Vermonters' COVID-19 experiences, develop standards-aligned K-12 educational materials, and improve preservation and online access for the organization's artifact and document collections. Additionally, the Society is passing through $XX,XXX in Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) American Rescue Plan Act funding to the Vermont Department of Libraries to support statewide library digitization efforts that will enable remote access to historical and cultural collections.