Prospectus due: November 15, 2009
Full proposal due: January 15, 2010
CFP: http://www.in.gov/library/files/2010_Digitization_Grant_Guidelines.pdf
The maximum amount of funding is $20,000 per application.
A local cash match equal to 10% of the requested amount of LSTA funds is required.
$150,000 of LSTA funds will be available for these grants.
The 2010 theme is Indiana and the Civil War: The Home Front.
The Indiana State Library will offer LSTA sub-grants to libraries in Indiana for the purpose of digitizing Indiana’s historical records. The primary goal is to develop content for Indiana Memory, a digital library for Indiana residents (www.IndianaMemory.in.gov). Libraries should use these funds to digitize artifacts important to Indiana history and relevant to researchers today. Libraries should also be looking to establish partnerships with cultural institutions that house unique and important collections of Indiana history. The lead project director in these partnerships must be a library, and the library will be responsible for managing the project and acting as fiscal agent and grant administrator.
In recognition of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2011-2015, the theme for the 2010 LSTA Digitization sub-grant program is Indiana and the Civil War: The Home Front. We are looking for projects that document life in Indiana during this period. We are interested in how the war affected people’s lives, including any race and gender issues that arose. We would like to document slavery issues before, during and after the war. We are also interested in Indiana politics at the time, particularly any disloyalty or conspiracies. Types of materials may include but are not limited to contemporary publications, letters, diaries, images, and artifacts.
