Deadline: 1 July 2020
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invites community-based archives in the United States and its territories to submit applications for its 2020 Call for Proposals to Community-Based Archives.
These grants will provide support to archives in one or more of the following areas of need:
- Operational costs, including staff, space, and utilities.
- Collections care, including the acquisition of new materials, physical and digital storage fees, and access and preservation efforts.
- Programming activities, including events, exhibitions, and publications.
Through this program, direct support will be provided to community-based archives that represent and serve communities marginalized due to oppression based on race, ethnicity, national origin, class, gender, sexuality, religion, or ability.
Funding Information
- Awards will range from $50,000 to $100,000 for grants of two years in length.
- Grant periods would begin January 1, 2021 and end on December 31, 2022.
- The Foundation plans to convene representatives from the awarded archives both in person and online over the course of the grant to build a cohort of organizations that would help and learn from each other.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations that respond to this Call for Proposals must:
- Be located within the United States or one of its territories.
- Have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, have an organization with 501(c)(3) status serving as a fiscal sponsor, or be a federally recognized Indian tribe.
- Have an archive with an annual operating budget of at least $50,000 and no more than $1 million. In-kind donations towards occupancy costs may be used to calculate the total operating budget.
- Have an established archive that has been in operation for two or more years. This funding cannot be used to create a new archive.
In order to ensure that your organization is eligible to apply for this funding opportunity, interested applicants must first complete a registration request form.
For more information, visit https://mellon.org/programs/scholarly-communications/call-for-proposals-community-based-archives/