A calendar of grants, resources, and funding opportunities listed by application or inquiry due date and tagged in various categories. For more information about grant, foundation, and other resources contact Laura Hennighausen at lhennighausen@purposepossible.com.
HumanitiesDC Oral History Collaborative Beyond the Archives
Beyond the Archive Grants fund projects that bring existing oral history interviews about Washington, DC’s life, history, and culture out of libraries, archives, and personal collections, and into the public view.
The 2024 DCOHC Beyond the Archive Request for Proposal is now available, and the application is open.
Eligibility: DC-based Individuals, community groups, and nonprofit organizations
Award Amount: Up to $12,000
Application Deadline: February 20, 2024
Project May Begin: May 1, 2024
Project Must be Completed by: April 30, 2025
Council on Library and Information Resources: Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives
Geographic scope: United States, Canada, and U.S. and Canadian territories
Grant amount: $50,000 to $300,000
The Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives program, administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources, provides support to digitize rare and unique content stewarded by collecting organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
The focus of the 2023-24 call for proposals, Amplifying Unheard Voices, is to support efforts to digitize rare and unique historical and cultural materials in a variety of formats that deepen public understanding of the histories of people of color and other communities and populations whose work, experiences, and perspectives have been insufficiently recognized or unattended. Nonprofit, academic, independent, and community-based organizations, as well as government entities, in the U.S. and Canada that collect, preserve, and share rare and unique materials with the general public are eligible to apply.