# CAPACITY BUILDIING FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) ARCHIVES

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hbcu-archives-202411-capacity-buildiing-for-historically-black-colleges-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354647

> National Archives and Records Administration offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $150,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 7, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HBCU-ARCHIVES-202411 |
| Agency | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 7, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $150,000 |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $1.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 89.003 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks applications involving collaborative teams of archivists and other practitioners to address archival capacity building and 2 related challenges in the processing, long-term preservation, discovery, access, and research use of archival collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Commission seeks applications from collaborative teams involving HBCU-based repositories, libraries, research centers, and/or other archival or community-based archival entities serving to build capacity at HBCUs, working together to advance the capacity and effectiveness of HBCU archives to care for their collections and make them discoverable and accessible to the public and to the broader field of researchers, students, and teachers. The collaborative teams should demonstrate a commitment to building meaningful, mutually-beneficial and respectful collaborations by promoting resource sharing and capacity building at all levels. Collaborative teams also must demonstrate commitment to institutional advancement and capacity-building for small and underserved HBCU archives and repositories, especially those organizations with missions to serve a collective of HBCUs; strengthen the archival ecosystem that supports HBCU collections and history; and/or service similar organizations that preserve collections that document African American or other marginalized histories. Prospective applicants to the Capacity Building for HBCU Archives program may: ? share affinities among the scope and subject matter of their collections; and/or ? provide a service or services to a member-based collective, consortium, or alliance of similar organizations; and/or ? serve similar types of user communities such as HBCUs. Competitive proposals will focus on one or more of the following areas: Education and Training ? To provide archival training for working professionals and other stakeholders currently working in HBCU libraries and archives that have insufficient archival training but whose essential job duties require archival activities on a regular basis. Such training should equip working professionals with practical archival tools, skills, and best practices to integrate into their daily work and archival processes at their home institution.

## Questions people ask

### Is HBCU-ARCHIVES-202411 still open?

No. It closed on November 7, 2024.

### Who can apply for CAPACITY BUILDIING FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) ARCHIVES?

National Archives and Records Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

### What is the deadline for CAPACITY BUILDIING FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) ARCHIVES?

Closed November 7, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $1.0 million in total across about 6 awards.

### Who has won National Historical Publications and Records Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Alaska Leaders Archive Inc, Alaska Community Foundation, The University of Mississippi. The program made 382 awards worth $97.4 million in that time.