Grants to USA Nonprofits, Agencies, and Tribes to Preserve Audio and Video Media

Recordings at Risk Program

Agency

Foundation

GrantWatch ID#

187337

Funding Source

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);

Important Dates

Deadline: 04/19/23 11:59 PM EST

Grant Description

Grants of up to $50,000 to USA and territories nonprofit cultural, academic, and research institutions, government agencies, and tribes to preserve significant audio and video media resources. Funding is intended to support the digital reformatting of media that is fragile, obsolete, time-based, and of scholarly value. Preservation services must be performed by qualified external service providers.

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. Eligible media may include, but are not necessarily limited to, magnetic audio and video tape, grooved discs, wax cylinders, wire recordings, and film (with or without sound).

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 institutions identify priorities and develop practical strategies for digital reformatting, build relationships with partners, and raise awareness of best practices.

Proposals nominating content likely to have national or international import are generally more competitive than projects with narrow local or regional relevance, except in cases where content is culturally sensitive and narrow access is appropriate.

Recipient

Additional Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be U.S. nonprofit academic, research, or cultural heritage organizations. Please note that:

- Both the applicant institution 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. It is recommended 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.

Generally speaking, to be eligible for this program applicants must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt under one of the following: IRS Code Section 501(c)3, IRS Code Section 115, or IRS Code Section 170(c)1. Grants may be made to government units and their agencies or instrumentalities not organized under IRS Section 501(c)3, provided that collecting and disseminating scholarly and cultural resources are among the primary functions of the unit and grant funds will be used for charitable purposes within the scope of the Recordings at Risk program.

Ineligible

In-house digitization projects are not eligible for this program.

For a list of disallowed costs, see page 35 of the Guidelines in Supporting Documents below.

Pre-Proposal Conference

At the start of each application cycle, CLIR schedules an informational webinar and a question and answer session for Recordings at Risk applicants. The recordings and associated documentation will be shared with all registrants and posted to this page following each event.

February 15, 2023, 2:00 PM EST
Applicant Webinar
Register for the Applicant Webinar: https://clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/register/7816734504373/WN_wqsF_q8XRYqHKbc5ljHMnA

March 8, 2023, 2:00 PM EST
Applicant Question & Answer Session
Register for the Applicant Q&A Session: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Oe1_t_pfQ3ml3Qsm4VJY3A&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1673637367819902&usg=AOvVaw2XjBVlzXWKqAO1Nxl262wT

Pre-Application Information

All proposals must be submitted through the online application form by April 19, 2023 at 11:59 pm Eastern.

CLIR recommends that government units and tribal entities wishing to apply for a Recordings at Risk grant contact the CLIR Grants Team to discuss eligibility.

Applicant organizations may submit only one application per cycle.

FAQs: https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/applicant-resources/#faq

Applicant Resources: https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/applicant-resources/

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$6,750,000

Estimated Size of Grant

Awards range from $10,000 to $50,000.

Term of Contract

The project will take no more than 12 months. All project work must take place between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024.

Contact Information

Apply online: https://clir.smapply.io/prog/recordings_at_risk/

For questions, please contact: recordingsatrisk@clir.org

Council on Library and Information Resources
211 North Union Street, Suite 100-PMB 1027,
Alexandria, VA 22314

Grants to USA Nonprofits, Agencies, and Tribes to Preserve Audio and Video Media

Recordings at Risk Program

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