Beloit college, center for collections care: capacity and community building through preservation and access training [the center for collections care (C3) offers professional development…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $349,971 three-year Project Grant to Beloit College to support the Center for Collections Care's capacity building and training program. The grant funding will support the Center's mission under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to provide collections care training and professional development opportunities to empower cultural heritage professionals. Specifically, over the grant period the Center will provide training to over 280 individuals from approximately 180 institutions, 162 scholarships for practitioners at smaller organizations, two postgraduate fellowships for emerging professionals from underrepresented groups, and develop two online courses in collections management and culturally appropriate stewardship. The funding was awarded on March 1, 2023 with project completion by February 28, 2026.

Beloit college, center for collections care: capacity and community building through preservation and access training [the center for collections care (C3) offers professional development opportunities that empower participants to be effective stewards of humanities collections by building knowledge and skills through instruction in collections care. To support the development of knowledge and skills among professionals responsible for preserving and providing access to humanities collections, C3 respectfully requests $349,971 from the national endowment for the humanities to support a three-year project that will: (1) provide training to over 280 individuals from approximately 180 cultural institutions across the nation; (2) provide 162 scholarships to practitioners at smaller museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural organizations; (3) provide two 12-month postgraduate fellowships for emerging practitioners of color; and (4) develop two online courses (fundamentals of collections management and culturally appropriate stewardship).]