OpportunityTitle: Library of Congress - Of the People: Widening the Path: CCDI &#8211; Higher Education
CategoryExplanation: The Library of Congress is announcing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to award a grant to a minority-serving higher education institution in support of digital projects that will connect digital Library of Congress materials to the lives and experiences of Black, Indigenous, or other communities of color across the United States.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Higher Education Institution that is - a 2-year or 4-year minority-serving higher education institution, such as, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions (ANNHs), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs); and-a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organization
Description: The Library of Congress will expand the connections between the Library and diverse communities and strengthen the use of Library of Congress digital collections and digital tools. The Library of Congress seeks to award a grant to support the creative and wide-ranging use of Library collections and the connective powers of technology to serve Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander or other racial and ethnic minority populations within the United States in sharing stories about America&#8217;s past, present, and future. Projects funded through this program will use items from across the Library&#8217;s digital collections, and may describe, display, and re-mix them, in keeping with copyright and other laws, in whatever ways are most valuable to their own context. For this grant, technology can be used in simple or in complex ways, and successful applicants may develop new technologies or make use of existing platforms, tools, or approaches, such as social media platforms, or multimedia productions. The important factor in a successful project is the connections it enables in communities, and the impact of the project on its creators, users, and audience. See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for further information &#65279;Amendment 0001 The proposal submission deadline has been amended, see the revised NOFO for details. &#65279;Amendment 0002 The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the proposal due dates in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Ramon Samuel
GrantorContactText: Ramon Samuel