The program funds research libraries to enhance their ability to serve humanities and performing arts scholarship. It supports projects improving access to archival, manuscript, and unique sources, cooperative cataloging, scholarly publications, bibliographical and preservation projects, and small-scale digitization that meets standards. The focus is primarily on European and American history and letters, including technological developments supporting humanities research.
Eligible applicants are research libraries serving humanities and performing arts scholarship, particularly those improving access to archival, manuscript, and unique sources.
