MPB preservation and access project [MPB requests $349,225 in implementation funding from the national endowment for the humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded MS Authority For Educational Television, doing business as MS Public Broadcasting (MPB), a $349,225 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is the purchase and installation of a storage and access system designed to preserve and provide public access to MPB's extensive collection of historical media works documenting events from the past 50 years.

This award supports critical preservation infrastructure and enhanced intellectual access to MPB's humanities collections, aligning with NEH's priorities to strengthen institutional capacity for collections stewardship while establishing public access to significant cultural resources. The three-year implementation period will enable MPB to deploy technologies that facilitate discoverability and accessibility of historical broadcasting materials to Mississippi residents and the broader public, thereby advancing the program's objective of enhancing free access to preserved humanities collections across the United States.

This funding will primarily support the purchase and installation of a system for storage and access to the vast collection of works, documenting events from the last half century.]