Funding Resources
This section includes links to sites that provide information on grant writing
and funding resources. When considering funding agencies, be aware that each
agency and foundation has its own application forms, deadlines, areas of support,
and evaluation criteria. It is recommended that you contact the agency or foundation
early on in the grant-writing process to ensure that it is an appropriate agency
to apply to for your project. In many cases, funding agencies will discuss
and critique your project idea and comment on a draft application.
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STATE/LOCAL SOURCES
Funding resource sites/State Library of Iowa
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/funding-info/
Grant resource sites/State Historical Society of Iowa
http://www.iowahistory.org/grants/
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PUBLIC/FEDERAL SOURCES
National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.fed.us/
The National Endowment for the Humanities funds research in the humanities,
educational opportunities for teachers, preservation of materials, museum
exhibits, TV and radio programs, and other areas. The Division of Preservation
and Access
in particular supports "applications
for model projects that explore or resolve critical issues relating to the
effective use of digital technology for preservation and access." The "Applying for Grants" section includes more information on what areas they fund, deadlines, online
application forms, a FAQ on grants, and guidance on grant administration.
Contact: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 402
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8400
info@neh.fed.us
Institute of Museum and Library Services
http://www.imls.gov/
IMLS provides the following programs of support for libraries and museums,
and also encourages partnerships between libraries and museums: National Leadership
Grants for Libraries and Archives funds research and demonstration projects
in library and information science, preservation and digitization of library
materials, and model programs of collaboration between museums and libraries.
The Museum Services office supports museums in general operating support, assessments,
conservation projects, museum leadership initiatives, and a professional services
program.
Contact: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8539
info@imls.fed.us
TIIAP
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
The Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP)
is a highly-competitive, merit-based grant program that brings the benefits
of an advanced national information infrastructure to communities throughout
the United States. TIIAP provides matching grants to non-profit organizations
such as schools, libraries, hospitals, and state and local governments. Grants
are used to fund projects that improve the quality of, and the public's access
to, education, health care, public safety, and other community-based services.
TIIAP grants play an important role in realizing the vision of an information
society by demonstrating practical applications of new telecommunications and
information technologies to serve the public interest. TIIAP is administered
by the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).
Contact: TIIAP
Room 4092
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
202-482-2048
National Endowment for the Arts
http://arts.endow.gov/
The National Endowment for the Arts offers support for organizations in four
areas: Creation and Presentation, Planning and Stabilization, Heritage and
Preservation, and Education and Access. The NEA supports projects that assist,
preserve, document, and present artists and forms of artistic expression that
reflect our nation's diverse cultural traditions. Funding for conservation
of important works of art is also available.
Contact: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-682-5400
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
http://www.archives.gov/grants/
The NHPRC is the grant-making affiliate of the National Archives and Records
Administration. The NHPRC supports grants for the identification, preservation,
and provision of public access to materials that document American history.
Grants go to state and local archives, colleges and universities, libraries,
historical societies, and other non-profit organizations. The NHPRC has statutory
authority through fiscal year 2001 to receive up to $10 million in annual
appropriations for grants.
Contact: National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 106
Washington, DC 20408
202-501-5610
nhprc@arch1.nara.gov
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/helpyou.htm
The National Park Service offers a wide variety of grant programs for various
educational purposes, such as preservation
technology and training and the
Tribal Preservation Program. This site also provides information and documentation
on NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act). Information
on grant programs and applications that implement NAGPRA into museum and tribal
projects is also available. For further information on NAGPRA, contact Laura
Mahoney, NAGPRA Consultant, National Park Service, Archaeology and Ethnology
Program, 1849 C Street NW, NC340, Washington, DC, 20240; 202-343-8161 ext.
1095; or dca@nps.gov.
National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jsp
The National Science Foundation is a full partner with the National Endowment
for the Humanities to fund research and demonstration projects in networking
cultural resources. The primary focus is to support and provide research fundamental
to the development of digital libraries and collections. Both individual investigator
and group research projects are funded.
Contact: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Digital Libraries Initiative, Phase II
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703-306-1930
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ASSOCIATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, and ORGANIZATIONS
Library of Congress Ameritech Grants
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award/
With a generous gift from Ameritech, The Library of Congress sponsors a competition
to enable public, research, and academic libraries, museums, historical
societies, and archives (except federal) to create digital collections
of primary resources,
which complement the online collections available on the Internet through
the National Digital Library Program at LC. The National Digital Library
Program
is envisioned as a widely-distributed collection of digitized and born
digital materials to which all types of American institutions contribute.
LC's contribution
to this virtual library is called "American
Memory."
Contact: Ameritech Grants
Washington, DC 20540
202-707-1087
lc_ameritech@loc.gov
American Association of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org/
The
Museum Assessment Program (MAP) assists museums in reviewing their current
status, reassessing programs and operations, and making decisions about resource
allocation.
Contact: American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-9118
The Foundation Center
http://www.fdncenter.org/
The Foundation Center online is "the
gateway to philanthropy on the World Wide Web." This site offers extensive information on private foundations and corporate
giving and other information useful to grant seekers. Their extensive online
library includes full text versions of User-Friendly Guide to Funding Research
and Philanthropy News Digest.
Contact: The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
800-424-9836
Page updated: March 15, 2006
