Friday, July 17, 2009

American Heritage Preservation Grants

Bank of America has partnered with the American Heritage Institute to provide grants to raise awareness and preserve items held in small museums, libraries and archives.

Amount: $3,000

Due: September 15, 2009

Grants will help to preserve specific items including works of art, artifacts, and historical documents that are in need of conservation.

For more information, click here.



Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites 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 innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities.

Amount: $50,000

Due: October 6, 2009

Two levels of awards will be made in this program. Level I awards are small grants designed to fund brainstorming sessions, workshops, early alpha-level prototypes, and initial planning. Level II awards are larger grants that can be used formore fully-formed projects that are ready to begin implementation or the creation of working prototypes.

For more information, click here.