Colleagues, see messaging below re: Recordings at Risk grant program. The informational webinar<https://clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016298253418/WN_mYhITrkmTASX6buwq_ekXQ> is this afternoon at 2:00 ET, requires registration and will be recorded. Sandra CLIR Invites Applications for Digitizing At-Risk Audio and Audiovisual Materials The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications from collecting organizations for the digital reformatting of audio and audiovisual materials through the Recordings at Risk<https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/> grant program. Generously funded by <https://mellon.org/> The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<https://mellon.org/>, Recordings at Risk is focused on digitizing "at-risk" recorded content of high importance to researchers and the general public. CLIR will award grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 for digital reformatting projects that will take place between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023. The application deadline is December 15, 2021. Awards will be announced in April 2022. Awards will cover direct costs of preservation reformatting for aging audio and/or visual time-based media by eligible organizations working with experienced service providers. To make their determinations, CLIR's independent review panel will assess the potential scholarly or public impact of proposed projects, the urgency of undertaking those projects, the viability of applicants' plans for long-term preservation, and the appropriateness of the planned approach to creating access. CLIR will hold an informational webinar<https://clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016298253418/WN_mYhITrkmTASX6buwq_ekXQ> for prospective applicants on Wednesday, October 6, at 2:00 pm Eastern time. More information for applicants, including a link to the online application form, is available on CLIR's website at <https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/applicant-resources> https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/applicant-resources. CLIR is always looking for community members interested in reviewing applications to Recordings at Risk and other grant and fellowship programs. Anyone interested can submit their details using the Reviewer Expression of Interest Form<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CXTPBXS>. News and future developments from the Recordings at Risk program will be available through the <https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/> program website<https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/> and <https://twitter.com/CLIRRaR> Twitter @<https://twitter.com/clirgrants>CLIRgrants<https://twitter.com/clirgrants>. Questions? Contact recordingsatrisk@clir.org<mailto:recordingsatrisk@clir.org>. Kathlin Smith Senior Director of Communications CLIR Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/