2025-26 Preservation & Accessibility of California's LGBTQ+ History

This opportunity aims to preserve and make accessible materials demonstrating the significant role of LGBTQ+ Californians and the LGBTQ+ movement in California. The project must support the physical or digital preservation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer materials relevant to the LGBTQ+ movement, culture, experience, and/or history within California. The project must also include activities that focus on educating the public, researchers, and other stakeholders about and encouraging them to access the collection(s). • The project must be California-based and support the preservation of research-value materials, including monographs, serials, manuscripts, archival materials, maps, architectural drawings, sound recordings, photographs, moving images, and newspapers. • Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and public agencies. • The total estimated available funding is $750,000, and the expected award amount is dependent on the application. • The period of performance is from 06/01/26 to 12/31/27.