Library Grant Links and Awards
For All Libraries:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invite applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. The goal is to identify projects that are particularly innovative and have the potential to make a positive impact on the humanities.
Deadline: April 1, 2008 - <http://www.neh.gov/GRANTS/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html>
Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Resources grants support projects that preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, newspapers, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of material culture.
Deadline: July 15, 2008 - <http://www.neh.gov/GRANTS/guidelines/Collections_and_Resources.html>
For Public and Special Libraries:
NEH Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized institutions, such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, town and county records offices, and colleges, improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections.
Deadline: May 15, 2008 - <http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html>
NEH Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants support national or regional (multi-state) education and training programs on the care and management of, and the creation of intellectual access to, library, archival, and material culture collections.
Deadline: July 1, 2008 - <http://www.neh.gov/GRANTS/guidelines/pet.html>
For Public and School Libraries:
The Picturing America Grants are a new initiative of NEH's We the People program. This initiative introduces students and the general public to some of America's art treasures and is designed to promote the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture in K-12 schools and public libraries.
Deadline: April 15, 2008 - <http://picturingamerica.ala.org/guidelines.php>
For Schools and School Districts
The Sprint Ahead for Education Grant Program will award grants to school districts and individual schools to fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, equipment and software that facilitates and encourages character education among K-12 students. With a national reach, the program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts.
District level grants are available for programs ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. School level grants are available for programs ranging from $500-$5,000. Applications are being accepted until April 15 - <http://www.sprint.com/citizenship/education/sprintahead/index.html >
For Library Partnerships:
The History Channel's "Save Our History" Grants inspire the youth to become the preservationists of tomorrow. Museums, historic sites, historical societies, preservation organizations, libraries, and archives are invited to partner with a local school or youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history of their communities.
Deadline: June 6, 2008 - <http://www.history.com/minisites/saveourhistory/>
