Sources for Funding Digitization Projects

• Council for the Humanities.
  (http://www.calhum.org/guidelines/guidelines_main.htm)
• EMC Corporation Heritage Trust Project
  (http://www.emc.com/about/destination/information_heritage/heritage_trust/)
• The Getty Grant Program. A good grant resource to look at in partnership with a museum. For Los Angeles area institutions, look at the "Preserve LA" grants.
  (http://www.getty.edu/grants/index.html)
• Grant Resources on the Web: Where to Look When You Need Funding. From ALA, a good overview of grant writing.
  (http://www.ala.org/acrl/resjuly99.html)
• Institute of Museum and Library Services. All About Grants and Awards. Especially useful for museum and library partnerships, and services to Native American and Hawaiian populations.
  (http://www.imls.gov/grants/index.htm)
• LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) Grant Information.
  (http://www.library.ca.gov/html/grants.cfm)
• National Science Foundation. A Guide for Proposal Writing (1998) . A good guide to getting the most from a grant proposal.
  (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9891/nsf9891.htm)
• NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities). Look specifically at their Preservation and Access Grants for digitization projects.
  (http://www.neh.fed.us/)
• Technology Grant News. A new resource, published four times a year, which identifies public and private sector funding sources in the technology arena. A sample issue is online.
  (http://www.technologygrantnews.com/)