Connecting Communities Digital Initiative – Sep 30

Posted by Library of Congress on September 6, 2022

Library of Congress invites applications for Connecting Communities Digital Initiative

The Library of Congress Connecting Communities Digital Initiative encourages creators in Black, Indigenous, and communities of color to combine Library materials with technology to connect Americans with a more expansive understanding of our past and future.

To that end, the Library of Congress invites applications for two grant programs.

Grant for Libraries, Archives, Museums: Will provide support to libraries, archives, and museums that use Library of Congress materials to create projects that center on 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). In 2022, the library will award three 12-month grants of up to $50,000. Applicants may be from libraries, archives, or museums (analog and digital) to be eligible.

Grant for Higher Education: Will support minority-serving higher education institutions in the development of projects that use Library of Congress digital materials and that center on 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). In 2022, the library will award three 12-month grants of up to $50,000. To be eligible, applicants should be a 2-year or 4-year minority-serving higher education institution, such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions (ANNHs), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs); and be a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organization.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Library of Congress website.

Deadline: September 30, 2022 at 12 noon ET