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

The Preservation & Accessibility of California’s LGBTQ+ History grant opportunity provides state of California funding for California institutions to support the preservation and public accessibility of LGBTQ+ archives. This opportunity is targeted at archives of all sizes for projects that preserve and make publicly accessible collections relevant to the LGBTQ+ movement, culture, experience, and/or history in California. This grant program is similar to previous LGBTQ-focused preservation grant programs funded in 2019 and 2021. Descriptions of projects funded in 2021 can be viewed on the California State Library website. This opportunity aims to preserve and make accessible materials demonstrating the significant role of LGBTQ+ Californians and the LGBTQ+ movement in this state. By preserving and making these resources available to others, funded

An indirect cost is the applicant’s incurred cost that cannot be readily isolated or identified with just one project or activity. These types of costs are often referred to as “overhead costs.” Typical examples of indirect costs are general telephone service, postage, office supplies, office "space expenses, and administrative or financial operations for an entire organization." Applicants may choose to: Not requests any indirect costs; Use a current approved indirect cost rate with a federal agency or one pending review to be approved by the project start date (applicants choosing this option must attach supporting documentation to application); or Use an indirect cost rate not to exceed 10% of modified total direct costs (MDTC). MTDC means all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and subcontracts up to the first $25,000 of each subcontract.

Eligible organizations comprised of more than one library and/or organizations managing more than one archive may apply for up to two grants, each eligible to request up to $50,000 in funding. All other eligible organizations may apply for one grant.

• Organizations and collections must be California-based, and projects 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. • Projects must include activities that focus on educating the public, researchers, and other stakeholders about and encouraging them to access the collection(s). • Projects must focus on research-value materials, including monographs, serials, manuscripts, archival materials, maps, architectural drawings, sound recordings, photographs, moving images, and newspapers. This funding is not for the preservation of works of art on paper, paintings, sculptures, or other objects.