This $234,820 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will support the Sfai Legacy Foundation and Archive in expanding access to the 150-year archival collection of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). The project will comprehensively arrange and rehouse the archival collections, digitize at-risk audiovisual recordings, and create detailed online finding aids to make this...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program awarded a $344,315 project grant to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. to create a sustainable preservation media storage environment. The funding will support the purchase and installation of a walk-in freezer and HVAC system as part of a larger construction project to house the university's millions of unique media assets held by its Special...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $345,896 Humanities Collections and Reference Resources implementation grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library organization. The two-year grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, will fund the digitization of and permanent online access to nine local history collections from seven public libraries across the...
The University Corporation was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support the development of the Farmworker Movement Digital Photo Archive, Multimedia Website, and On-Demand Exhibition from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024. As outlined in the grant program description, the project aims to preserve and provide intellectual access to...
This $125,000 Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) will support Northeastern University's efforts to preserve, digitize, and provide public access to historical records and documentary sources related to U.S. history. The project aims to improve online discovery and use of these historical collections, with a focus on documenting underrepresented groups, exploring...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. The grant will fund the Utah Collections Preservation Network (UCPN) project, which aims to expand access to comprehensive virtual and on-site, culturally appropriate training and mentorship activities. These activities are designed to enhance the preservation literacy...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $199,737 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) supports the research project "ARCHIVING PUERTO RICO: DIGITAL MEMORY AND THE TEMPORALITIES OF DISASTER." The project, led by Michigan State University, will explore the intersections of disaster studies, digital humanities, and lived experiences in Puerto Rico. The proposed volume incorporates contributions from the project team...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $150,000 Digital Humanities Advancement Grant (CFDA 45.169) to Urban Archive, Inc., a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization, to implement Phase 4 of their Collections Management and Engagement Program (CMEP). This project grant supports the enhancement of Urban Archive's award-winning digital infrastructure, which provides a location-based digital platform and collections management system to enable cultural organizations across New York...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Northern Illinois University $348,900 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) from March 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The project grant funding will support the Digital POWRR Professional Development Institutes for Digital Preservation. Over the course of five 2.5-day events serving 30 practitioners each, a total of 150 librarians, archivists, and museum professionals will receive new...