The university of puerto rico at cayey will implement a project designed to develop a model for sustainable, community-engaged, digital collections management for use at institutions with limited…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $199,984 to the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop a replicable model for sustainable, community-engaged digital collections management for resource-constrained institutions.

The recipient will preserve and build access to born-digital materials documenting Hurricane Maria and other recent emergencies in Puerto Rico, applying minimal computing scholarship to address digital infrastructure and technical support gaps. Deliverables include preserved and accessible copies of the collection, a free online access platform, replicable process documentation with guides and workflows, and a public presentation to scholarly, professional, and community audiences.

The project is based at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey and partners with the Victor Pons Gil Library at the same institution, library and digital humanities consultants, and the Digital Library of the Caribbean. The University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is a child entity of the University of Puerto Rico system.

Performance occurs in Cayey, Puerto Rico, with a period of performance extending through December 31, 2027.

The university of puerto rico at cayey will implement a project designed to develop a model for sustainable, community-engaged, digital collections management for use at institutions with limited financial resources, digital infrastructure, and technical support. This project will build on scholarship on minimal computing to preserve and build access to a collection of born-digital materials on hurricane maría and other recent emergencies in puerto rico. This project, based at the institute of interdisciplinary research at the university of puerto rico at cayey, will partner with the víctor pons GIL library at the university of puerto rico at cayey, library and digital humanities consultants, and the digital library of the caribbean. The project outputs will include the preservation of and access to copies of the collection; a free online access platform; replicable process documentation including guides and workflows; and a public presentation showcasing the project to scholarly, professional, and community audiences.