Project Grant RH10475624

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) to the Amistad Research Center, a non-profit organization in New Orleans, LA. The grant supports a wide range of activities related to preserving, digitizing, and providing public access to historical records and documentary sources documenting African American history and culture. Specific project activities include archival processing, preservation, digitization, online access, exhibitions, and public programming focused on the Center's collections. Past federal grants to the Amistad Research Center have supported similar efforts to arrange, describe, preserve, and make accessible personal papers and organizational records related to the African American experience and civil rights movement. This grant award demonstrates NARA's commitment to funding projects that facilitate research use and public awareness of underrepresented historical materials through academic institutions, historical societies, and non-profit organizations.