Recordings at Risk is a national regranting program administered by CLIR to support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting.
Donor Name: Council on Library and Information Resources
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and American Samoa
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 04/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $50,000
Details:
Recordings at Risk encourages professionals who may be constrained by limited resources and/or technical expertise to take action against the threats of degradation and obsolescence. The program aims to help organizations identify priorities and develop practical strategies for digital reformatting, build relationships with partners, and raise awareness of best practices.
Funding Information
Awards range from $10,000 to $50,000 and cover costs of preservation reformatting for fragile and/or obsolete time-based media content by qualified external service providers.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be U.S. nonprofit academic, research, or cultural heritage organizations. Please note that:
- Both the applicant organization and its collections must be located in the United States or an associated entity, e.g. the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or American Samoa.
- Grants may be made to government units and their agencies or instrumentalities, provided that cultural heritage is the primary function of the unit and grant funds will be used for charitable purposes within the scope of the Recordings at Risk program. They recommend that government units wishing to apply for a Recordings at Risk grant contact the CLIR Grants Team to ascertain their eligibility.
- Indian tribes, Alaska native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations are eligible to apply for funding.
- For purposes of funding under this program, “Indian tribe” means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska native village, regional corporation, or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), which is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. A list of eligible entities is available from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, except for the recognized Alaska native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations, which should refer to applicable provisions in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referenced above. Any tribal entities, including those not currently covered by the above description, are encouraged to contact the CLIR Grants Team to discuss questions of eligibility for this program.
Application Assessment Criteria
An independent review panel, comprised of scholars in a variety of domains and technologists with expertise in digitization and digital preservation, will evaluate applications using four primary criteria:
- Impact: The potential scholarly and public impact of the project.
- Urgency: The urgency of undertaking reformatting to avoid risk of loss.
- Potential for preservation: The viability of the work plan and deliverables for preserving the content over time.
- Approach to access: The approach to legal and ethical concerns affecting access.
For more information, visit CLIR.
