Deadline: 30-Oct-2024
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has announced a call for proposals for the 2024-2025 cycle of Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices.
Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Amplifying Unheard Voices is a national grant competition administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) inviting proposals to digitize materials 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. The program is a continuation of the Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Enabling New Scholarship through Increasing Access to Unique Materials generously supported by the Mellon Foundation since 2015.
Since 2015, Digitizing Hidden Collections has awarded approximately $4 million annually to institutions holding collections of high value for research, teaching, and learning. An independent review panel, comprising experts from a range of scholarly and technical disciplines, evaluates proposals and recommends award recipients.
Funding Information
- Request is between $50,000 and $300,000 USD (Currency of award funds will be issued as USD or CAD dependent on the lead applicant organization.)
- Project is 12, 24, or 36 months in length.
- Project begins on January 1, 2026.
- Project will be completed by December 31, 2026, 2027, or 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations and any collaborating organizations are located in the US or Canada.
- Applicant organizations and any collaborating organizations fall under one of the following categories and meet the requirements for that category:
- US organizations tax-exempt under one of the following:
- IRS Code Section 501(c)3
- IRS Code Section 115; or
- IRS Code Section 170(c)1;
- Canadian organizations that are
- A currently registered charity listed by the Canada Revenue Agency;
- A designated educational institution recognized as eligible to receive Canada Student Loans;
- Another Canadian nonprofit organization that the CLIR Grants Team has confirmed to be eligible.
- Federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal, tribal, or indigenous government units in the US or Canada not falling within one of the above categories may also be eligible, provided they can present evidence that collecting, preserving, and sharing rare and unique materials with the general public is part of the purpose and normal functioning of the unit.
- US organizations tax-exempt under one of the following:
For more information, visit CLIR.