The Recordings at Risk program funds digital reformatting of rare and unique audio, moving image, and audiovisual content on fragile or obsolete media. Grants support nonprofit and academic organizations in the US to preserve and share these materials by using qualified external service providers, creating public domain metadata, and making content freely available online. Funding ranges from $10,000 to $60,000 for projects lasting up to 12 months.
Eligible applicants are academic, independent, and community-based nonprofit organizations in the US and associated territories, including certain government units. Organizations must be tax-exempt under IRS codes 501(c)3, 115, or 170(c)1 and collect, preserve, and share rare audio and audiovisual m
