Broad Agency Announcement - Archie Green Cultural Documentation Program
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 030ADV26R0034
- Agency
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Library of Congress
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 5417 Scientific Research and Development Services
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Points of contact
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- Moji Adejuwon loc-baa@loc.gov (202) 707-0400
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About this opportunity
The Library of Congress seeks community-centered cultural documentation projects for the Archie Green Cultural Documentation Program, with concept papers due May 28, 2026 at noon Eastern Time. No set-aside applies.
Place of performance is Washington, DC. Eligible applicants are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and U.S.-based nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3) status not required); government employees are ineligible, though state and local government employees may apply. The Library intends to fund up to two proposals of up to $50,000 each for a 12-month period of performance beginning September 10, 2026, with the right to fund more than two projects or to fund in phases with continuation options. Projects must combine multiple documentation formats—interviews, still photography, digital video, and field notes—documenting contemporary cultural practices within existing communities; sole oral histories, individual or family life histories, and projects focused only on historical practices without contemporary presence are excluded. Submissions must meet Library of Congress digital standards: audio at 96 kHz/24bit or 44.1 kHz/16bit WAV, high-resolution TIFF images, and transcripts in PDF or Word, with signed release forms and time-coded transcripts required for all interviews. All materials become Library property under perpetual, worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free license for non-commercial public access; awardees retain copies for their own use. Selected concept paper applicants receive invitation to submit full proposals by July 27, 2026 at noon Eastern Time. Questions are due May 28, 2026. Informational webinars are scheduled for April 23 and April 27. Evaluation of concept papers weights responsiveness to BAA objectives, vision statement quality, and applicant capability and experience; full proposals add technical approach and price reasonableness. NAICS 5417, Scientific Research and Development Services.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The purpose of this BAA is to solicit projects that will support the creation of community-centered collections that will increase the public’s knowledge and understanding of a diverse range of local and regional cultural and traditional practices.
Background
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library’s mission is to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. The Library’s goal is to expand access, calls upon curatorial units to “build and enrich Library collections and content to serve Congress and America’s communities."
The American Folklife Center (AFC) documents and shares the many expressions of human experience to inspire, revitalize, and perpetuate living cultural traditions. Designated by the U.S. Congress as the national center for folklife documentation and research, AFC meets its mission by stewarding archival collections, creating public programs, and exchanging knowledge and expertise. Congress enacted the AFC to support research and scholarship in American folklife in order to contribute to an understanding of the complex problems of the basic desires, beliefs, and values of the American people in both rural and urban areas. AFC's vision is to encourage foster community participation in the collective creation of cultural memory and obtain a broad range of perspective and materials related to expressions of cultural practices.
In this Broad Agency Announcement, the AFC seeks proposals that will support contemporary cultural documentation and research with a focus on documentation of community-based cultural and traditional practices. Funded projects will result in archival collections preserved at the American Folklife Center and made accessible through the Library of Congress’ web site. The major goals of this program are to enable communities to document their cultural traditions, practices, and experiences from their own perspectives, while enhancing the Library’s holdings with materials featuring creativity and knowledge found at the local level.
Amendment 0001 and Questions and Answers
The BAA has been revised to provide clarity to the BAA number. The BAA number is 030ADV26R0034. In addition, answers to questions received has been attached.
Update #1 ·
The purpose of this BAA is to solicit projects that will support the creation of community-centered collections that will increase the public’s knowledge and understanding of a diverse range of local and regional cultural and traditional practices.
Background
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library’s mission is to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. The Library’s goal is to expand access, calls upon curatorial units to “build and enrich Library collections and content to serve Congress and America’s communities."
The American Folklife Center (AFC) documents and shares the many expressions of human experience to inspire, revitalize, and perpetuate living cultural traditions. Designated by the U.S. Congress as the national center for folklife documentation and research, AFC meets its mission by stewarding archival collections, creating public programs, and exchanging knowledge and expertise. Congress enacted the AFC to support research and scholarship in American folklife in order to contribute to an understanding of the complex problems of the basic desires, beliefs, and values of the American people in both rural and urban areas. AFC's vision is to encourage foster community participation in the collective creation of cultural memory and obtain a broad range of perspective and materials related to expressions of cultural practices.
In this Broad Agency Announcement, the AFC seeks proposals that will support contemporary cultural documentation and research with a focus on documentation of community-based cultural and traditional practices. Funded projects will result in archival collections preserved at the American Folklife Center and made accessible through the Library of Congress’ web site. The major goals of this program are to enable communities to document their cultural traditions, practices, and experiences from their own perspectives, while enhancing the Library’s holdings with materials featuring creativity and knowledge found at the local level.
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