Grants

This National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grant is designed to support projects that promote access to historical records that encourage understanding of the United State’s democracy, history and culture. HistoryIT’s team of experts could support the following criteria:

• Build Capacity of HBCU Archives to Make Collections Accessible
• Hire Consultants to Develop Strategic Plans and Digital Infrastructure Plans
• Develop Models with Consortia that Support Discovery, Online Access to and Expanded Research Use of HBCU Archival Collections
• To Purchase Digitization Equipment and Accompanying Training

This National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grant is designed to support projects that promote access to historical records to encourage understanding of America’s democracy, history and culture. Digital preservation projects would apply to the following criteria:

• Promote Discovery and Access to Collections
• Convert Existing Description for Online Access
• Create New Online Finding Aids to Collections
• Digitize Historical Records Collections and Make them Freely Available Online

This National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grant is designed to support publication of online editions of historical records. Digital preservation projects would apply to the following criteria:

• Access to, and Editorial Context for, Historical Documents and Records
• Publishing Fully Searchable, Fully-Transcribed Materials Online

This Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant is designed to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Inspire! has three project categories:

• Lifelong Learning
• Institutional Capacity
• Collections Stewardship and Access

The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) is designed to build the capacity of African American museums and support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. Digital preservation projects would apply to the following criteria:

• Building Institutional Capacity
• Increasing Access to Museum and Archival Collections at African American Museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The Museums for America program supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Digital preservation projects would apply to the following criteria:

• Digital Learning Resources
• Collections Management, Curation, Care and Conservation
• Exhibitions
• Collections Stewardship and Access
• Community Engagement

National Leadership Grants for Museums support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public. Digital preservation projects would apply to the following criteria:

• Collections Management, Curation, Care and Conservation
• Build Institutional Capacity
• Collections Stewardship and Access
• Community Engagement

The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grant program is designed to support Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining indigenous heritage, culture, and knowledge. Digital preservation projects would apply to the following criteria:

• Exhibitions
• Educational Services and Programming
• Workforce Professional Development
• Organizational Building Capacity
• Collections Stewardship and Access

This National Endowment for the Humanities Grant is designed to support small to mid-sized institutions improve their ability to preserve and care for their collections. HistoryIT’s team of experts could support the following criteria:

• Draw on Knowledge of Consultants Whose Preservation Experience Relates to Their Collections
• Preserve and Care for Significant Humanities Collections

*next anticipated deadline of January 9, 2025.

This National Endowment for the Humanities Grant is designed to support cultural institutions preserving large and diverse collections for future generations by supporting sustainable conservation measures. Digital preservation projects would apply to the following criteria:

• Prolong Useful Life of Collections
• Improved Systems and Resilience for Collections
• Prevent Catastrophic Loss from Emergencies
• Sustainable Preventive Conservation Measures

*next anticipated deadline of January 10, 2025.