Groundwork Grants, developed in partnership with Myriad Consulting & Training, builds upon this first step by allocating essential financial support to address the identified needs, prioritizing institutions that document the experiences of individuals, groups, and communities whose contributions to California’s history and culture have long been underrepresented in mainstream memory institutions.
Donor Name: California State Library
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Groundwork Grants will also ultimately produce long-term economic benefits by reducing response and recovery costs. Most importantly, this collaborative effort will help to safeguard California’s cultural heritage, in its most inclusive form, for generations to come.
For the first round of this funding opportunity, over $1 million is available for competitive funding. Awards will take the form of cash grants and/or pre-paid goods and services to address recommended needs and concerns related to emergency readiness. Matching funds are not required. Options for support include:
- Assistance in the development of disaster plans
- Disaster recovery & spill kits
- Preservation supplies
- Environmental monitoring and alert equipment
- Staff training opportunities
- Consultation with local facilities specialists (e.g. engineers, plumbers, electricians, security technicians, or others)
- Supplies, equipment, or hardware for minor, immediate building maintenance, repairs, storage, or security needs.
Funding Priorities
Any organization that meets the eligibility requirements outlined further in this document is welcome to apply. Applications are encouraged especially from organizations that meet the following priority considerations:
- Highest priority will be given to organizations that represent/document historically underserved, under-represented communities, including but not limited to: African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latinx, or Native American groups; persons with disabilities; persons experiencing poverty or homelessness; veterans; farmworkers; persons identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer; senior residents; immigrants and refugees; and rural communities.
- Priority will also be given to organizations that have received recent preservation assessments, incorporating disaster readiness, through a Ready or Not preservation consultation or from other qualified preservation consultant(s).
Funding Information
Maximum awards will be $15,000.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible to apply, your organization must be established in California as one of the following:
- Nonprofit organizations classified as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
- Accredited institutions of higher education (public or nonprofit)
- Local governments in California and their agencies
- Native American Tribal governments recognized by the state of California.
For more information, visit CSL.