The salt river pima-maricopa indian community (SRPMIC) will hire two positions dedicated to continuing the work of identifying and cataloguing the SRPMIC community relations office photograph…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $250,000 to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on September 1, 2026, under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to hire two historical data specialists who will identify, catalog, and organize approximately 47,400 images from the SRPMIC Community Relations Office photograph collection, representing roughly 30 percent of the collection's approximately 158,000 total images. The specialists will process photographs documenting community life, leadership, tribal government growth, cultural events, and history, resulting in a more robust and user-friendly database that increases public access to the collection. The award is a Project Grant with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. Work is performed in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The salt river pima-maricopa indian community (SRPMIC) will hire two positions dedicated to continuing the work of identifying and cataloguing the SRPMIC community relations office photograph collection, consisting of approximately 158,000 images in total. Two grant-funded historical data specialists will build on previous efforts to identify, catalog, and organize the collection by processing approximately 47,400 images (roughly 30% of the collection). These images document community life, leadership, tribal government growth, cultural events, and history. The project will result in a more robust and user-friendly database, providing increased access to this significant collection.