The Connecting Communities Digital Initiative team has extended the application deadline for its Higher Education and Libraries, Archives, Museums opportunities. The Library intends to award up to three Libraries, Archives, Museums grants and up to three Higher Education grants. We will award up to $50,000 for each grant and will support projects of up to 12 months in length.
Applications for both opportunities are due by 12:00pm (noon) Eastern Standard Time on October 7, 2022.
Interested applicants can find more information about each opportunity below:
Higher Education
The Grant for Higher Education supports minority serving higher education institutions in the development of projects that use Library of Congress digital materials and that center the lives, experiences and perspectives of communities of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander and/or other communities of color in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, territories and commonwealths (Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands).
Who Should Apply: 2-year or 4-year minority serving higher education institutions
Award Amount: $50,000
For more information, please view the Notice for this opportunity.
Libraries, Archives, Museums
The Grant for Libraries, Archives, Museums provides support to libraries, archives, and museums that use Library of Congress materials to create projects that center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander and/or other communities of color in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, territories and commonwealths (Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands).
Who Should Apply: US-based non-profit libraries, archives, and museums
Award Amount: $50,000
For more information, please view the Notice for this opportunity.
Support materials for applicants can be found on the application pages for Libraries, Archives, Museums and for Higher Education Institutions, and will be updated as more resources become available.
Additionally, applicants may find the following resources useful while completing their applications: