CLIR Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Virginia
Overview
Digitizing Hidden Collections is 'a grant competition for digitizing rare and unique content at collecting institutions of all sizes,' and it is 'open to eligible organizations in the United States.' CLIR describes itself as an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning. CLIR's foundation and institutional support comes from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Congress.
How to Apply
CLIR's Programs & Grants page describes Digitizing Hidden Collections as a grant competition and links to the program page. The fetched pages do not carry the application form, deadline or award range — consult clir.org/programs-and-grants/digitizing-hidden-collections for the current RFP. CLIR notes its general contact address is for non-grant-related communication only.
What Council on Library and Information Resources actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 39
- Total given
- $3.51M
- Median grant
- $43K
- Range
- $11K–$300K
- 1% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Ohio 14%, New York 13%, California 11%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; Austin, TX; Los Angeles, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Law College Association the University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ
Navajo nation dept of water resources
$300K
San Diego State Univeristy · San Diego, CA
Unearthing chicana/o movement
$300K
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN
Community celebration of place
$300K
Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR
Yasui family collections
$299K
American Folk Art Museum · Long Island, NY
Continuing care, healing art initiative
$273K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Humanities
Project Locations
- VA
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