Library of Congress - Of the People: Widening the Path: CCDI – Higher Education

The Library of Congress is excited to announce a Notice of Funding Opportunity (Notice) to make up to three awards for up to $70,000 each in support of minority-serving higher education institutions. The Library will provide financial support to enable higher education institutions to use Library of Congress digital materials to create projects that center on one or more of the following groups: Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and other communities of color in the United States. For this Notice, the United States includes all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands. We welcome projects that explore gender, sexuality, class, color, ability, and more among one or more of the above groups. The Library invites applicants to think creatively and broadly about how they can reuse and remix the Library’s digital materials.

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for further information.

Eligible applicants must be • A 2-year or 4-year minority serving higher education institution (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); • A not-for-profit institution (note: 501(c)(3) status is not required in order to apply); • Based in any of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, territories, and commonwealths (Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands); • Proposing a project that must be conducted within the United States or U.S. commonwealth or territory.