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The Council on Library and Infromation Resources is accepting applications for the Recordings at Risk program to support professionals who may be constrained by limited resources and/or technical expertise to take action against the threats of degradation and obsolescence. Awards range from $10,000 to $50,000 and cover costs of preservation reformatting for audio and/or audiovisual content by qualified external service providers. This is a limited submission opportunity and only one application may be submitted from Harvard University and therefore interested applicants must submit an internal pre-proposal by March 19. A synopsis and link to the internal competition can be found below:
Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline: March 19, 2023
FAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: April 12, 2023
Sponsor Deadline: April 19, 2023
Award Amount: $10,000 - $50,000. Indirect costs not allowed whereas 15% is required by FAS/SEAS policy. Please discuss with your grants administrator before preparing an application.
Recordings at Risk is a national regranting program administered by CLIR to support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting. The program aims to help organizations identify priorities and develop practical strategies for digital reformatting, build relationships with partners, and raise awareness of best practices. Recordings at Risk has been designed to serve the needs of institutions without access to on-site facilities and without local expertise to support digital reformatting of audio and audiovisual recordings; applicants are required to work with a qualified external service provider. Awards cover costs of preservation reformatting for fragile and/or obsolete time-based media content by qualified external service providers. Eligible media may include, but are not necessarily limited to, magnetic audio and video tape, grooved discs, wax cylinders, wire recordings, and film (with or without sound). An independent review panel, comprised of scholars in a variety of domains and technologists with expertise in digitization and digital preservation, will evaluate applications based on impact, urgency, potential for preservation, and approach to access.
CLIR will be hosting a Applicant Question & Answer Session on March 8, 2023 at 2 PM. Please register here to attend the upcoming session. You may also view a recording of a previously hosted informational webinar and access the presentation slides.
Harvard University is limited to submitting one proposal to this program and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating an internal application and selection process. Interested applicants must submit an internal pre-proposal here.
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