The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks Archives Collaboratives of three or more repositories working together to make their collections more readily available for public discovery and use. The Commission welcomes collaborations that target institutional advancement for small and underserved local archives and repositories, especially those with collections that focus on the voices and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
The grant program will fund Archives Collaboratives to:
- share best practices, tools, and techniques;
- assess institutional strengths and opportunities;
- create replicable and sustainable digital platforms for historical collections;
- virtually unify records from multiple repositories; and
- promote management structures for long-term sustainability and growth.