The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announces its call for applications for Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Amplifying Unheard Voices competitive grant. As the call for applications explains, this grant program focuses on:
digitizing rare and unique content stewarded by collecting organizations in the US and Canada. Launched in 2021, the program is designed to support efforts 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.
These often âhiddenâ histories include but are not limited to, those of Black, Indigenous, Latine, and other People of Color; Women; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-binary, and other Genderqueer people and communities; Immigrants; Displaced populations; Blind, Deaf, and Disabled people and communities; and Colonized, Disenfranchised, Enslaved, and Incarcerated people. The program is generously supported by the Mellon Foundation.
The call for proposals for the 2024-2025 cycle of Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices is now open. Initial applications are due by October 30, 2024. See details at Apply for an Award.