How much funding does CLIR Recordings at Risk provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for CLIR Recordings at Risk?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for CLIR Recordings at Risk?

Eligible applicants: Nonprofits. Geography: Virginia.

Who has received CLIR Recordings at Risk funding?

Council on Library and Information Resources's IRS filings list 92 awards under this program (2020–2025). Recent recipients include The Regents of the University of CA San Francisco (Los Angeles, CA), $50,000 in 2025; Spelman College (Atlanta, GA), $49,995 in 2025; Trustees of Amherst College (Amherst, MA), $49,930 in 2025.

CLIR Recordings at Risk

Council on Library and Information Resources

Foundation Humanities Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Nonprofits

Geography

Virginia

Overview

Recordings at Risk is 'a grant program that supports the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high public value,' and it is 'open to eligible organizations in the United States.' CLIR lists Recordings at Risk alongside Digitizing Hidden Collections under 'Programs, Grants, and Fellowships,' separate from its professional-development offerings (Digital Library Federation, the CLIR and DLF Job Board, the Leading Change Institute). The CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is described in the past tense — it 'offered recent Ph.D. graduates the chance to develop research tools, resources, and services' — so it is not carried here as an open opportunity.

How to Apply

CLIR's Programs & Grants page describes Recordings at Risk as a grant program 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/recordings-at-risk for the current RFP. CLIR notes its general contact address is for non-grant-related communication only.

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Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Council on Library and Information Resources's IRS filings)

The Regents of the University of CA San Francisco

Los Angeles, CA · 2025

$50K
Spelman College

Atlanta, GA · 2025

$50K
Trustees of Amherst College

Amherst, MA · 2025

$50K
Austin Film Festival

Austin, TX · 2025

$48K
Chicago Film Archives NFP

Chicago, IL · 2025

$44K

92 grants in Council on Library and Information Resources's 2020–2025 filings reference “CLIR Recordings at Risk” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

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.

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