Project Grant PE29590124

This federal Project Grant award of $349,423.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in expanding its "Circle of Care for Audiovisual Collections in Tribal Archives" initiative. The project aims to train tribal archivists and librarians in assessing, inventorying, digitizing, and managing audiovisual collections. Key activities include onsite workshops that teach participants to identify media formats, establish cataloging standards, and prioritize preservation needs. The project also includes a new online training module on digital file storage and maintenance for AV collections. This work builds on AMIA's prior community archiving workshops and seeks to facilitate networking and knowledge-sharing among tribal archivists, librarians, and community members to enhance the preservation and access of tribally held audiovisual materials. The grant period runs from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026.