National Film Preservation and Access Support Grant in Washington, DC (USA)
GrantID: 344
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
Summary
This grant opportunity supports efforts to preserve and make accessible culturally and historically significant motion picture materials across the United States. It is offered to nonprofit organizations and public institutions such as archives, libraries, museums, historical societies, and university collections that care for film materials, with the aim of helping important works survive and reach audiences now and in the future. The program is open to eligible groups in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, and is designed to serve the broad preservation needs of American film heritage.
Funding can be used for laboratory work that creates new preservation elements and public access copies of film materials that might otherwise be lost. Projects typically involve restoring or conserving film reels, generating high-quality copies for educational use, and ensuring that preserved films can be viewed by researchers, students, and the general public. The grants sometimes include support for specialized preservation tasks such as reconstructing fragile films or restoring works of particular artistic, historical, or cultural importance.
Eligibility generally requires that applicants be nonprofit entities or government-affiliated cultural institutions with the capacity to handle archival film materials and to make preserved works available for public access. Small businesses and individual applicants are not typically eligible. Funding amounts vary depending on the scale and complexity of the project, from modest funding for smaller preservation efforts to larger awards for extensive restoration work. (National Film Preservation Foundation)
The grant opportunity is often offered annually, with proposals accepted during specific application cycles. Awards are made after competitive review, and a number of preservation projects are funded each year. The overall intent is to safeguard film heritage, foster public engagement with historical cinema, and support organizations committed to the long-term care and accessibility of their collections.
This grant may be available to individuals and organizations in Washington, DC that are actively involved in Preservation. To locate more funding opportunities in your field, visit The Grant Portal and search by interest area using the Search Grant tool.
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