Digitizing Library Materials:

Grant Opportunities for 2009

Kahle/Austin Foundation:  Internet Archive 

Kahle/Austin Foundation is accepting proposals to help build a K-12 and Undergraduate Education Digital Library on the Internet Archive.  The Foundation is interested in funding the digitization of printed material that would aid K-12 and undergraduate education.  The proposed grant would cover the Internet Archive's digitization costs. These grants are to be expended by the end of 2009.

Proposals should address:

·         Usefulness of the material to the k-12 and undergraduate population given the other materials hosted on the Internet Archive site.

·         Any new use restrictions requested by the proposing organization.

All decisions are solely up to the Kahle/Austin Foundation.

Grant Proposals or inquiries should be addressed to June Goldsmith, june@archive.org.

NEH - Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants:

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html 

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. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of projects that are particularly innovative and promise to benefit the humanities.

In an effort to foster new collaborations and advance the role of cultural repositories in online teaching, learning, and research, this program is cosponsored by IMLS. NEH and IMLS encourage library and museum officials—as well as scholars, scientists, educational institutions, and other nonprofit organizations—to apply for these grants and to collaborate when appropriate.

Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve

·         research that brings new approaches or documents best practices in the study of the digital humanities;

·         planning and prototyping new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible digital resources, including libraries’  and museums’ digital assets;

·         scholarship that examines the philosophical implications and impact of the use of emerging technologies;

·         innovative uses of technology for public programming and education utilizing both traditional and new media; and

·         new digital modes of publication facilitating the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels.

Innovation is a hallmark of this grant category. All applicants must propose an innovative approach,

Digitizing Historical Records

http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/digitizing.html

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission promotes the preservation and use of America's documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture.

The following grant application information is for Digitizing Historical Records Projects.

    * See also Archival and Records Projects grants.

Funding Opportunity Number:   DIGITIZING-10

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:   89.003

    * Draft Deadline (optional):   April 1, 2009

    * Final Deadline:   June 5, 2009

NHPRC support begins no earlier than January 1, 2010.