The Preservation & Accessibility of California’s LGBTQ+ History grant opportunity provides state of California funding for California institutions to support the preservation and public accessibility of LGBTQ+ archives.
Donor Name: California State Library
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/13/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This opportunity is targeted at archives of all sizes for projects that preserve and make publicly accessible collections relevant to the LGBTQ+ movement, culture, experience, and/or history in California.
This opportunity aims to preserve and make accessible materials demonstrating the significant role of LGBTQ+ Californians and the LGBTQ+ movement in this state. By preserving and making these resources available to others, funded projects will help provide a more comprehensive and inclusive view of California’s history.
Funding Information
- Minimum funding request: $15,000.
- Maximum funding request: $100,000.
Grant Period
The project period is from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations and collections must be California-based, and projects must support the physical or digital preservation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer materials relevant to the LGBTQ+ movement, culture, experience, and/or history within California.
- Projects must include activities that focus on educating the public, researchers, and other stakeholders about and encouraging them to access the collection(s).
- Projects must focus on research-value materials, including monographs, serials, manuscripts, archival materials, maps, architectural drawings, sound recordings, photographs, moving images, and newspapers. This funding is not for the preservation of works of art on paper, paintings, sculptures, or other objects.
- Eligible organizations comprised of more than one library and/or organizations managing more than one archive may apply for up to two grants, each eligible to request up to $50,000 in funding. All other eligible organizations may apply for one grant.
For more information, visit California State Library.
