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Thanks to funds made available through The Library of
Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008
(PL 110-336) and the leadership of the Library of Congress, the NFPF
offers federal cash grants that support the preservation and access of historically and
culturally significant American orphan films. The registration deadline for these grants is
February 6, 2009; completed applications are due March 20. Awards will be
announced in June 2009.
1. Basic Preservation Grants
These are the familiar cash grants that the NFPF has offered
since 2000. Basic preservation grants fund laboratory work to create
preservation masters and public service copies of American films unlikely to
survive without public support. Eligible to apply are nonprofit and public
institutions in the United States providing public access to their film
collections. Awards generally range from $3,000 to $18,000.
2. Matching Grants
This offering is designed to help experienced institutions undertake and
complete larger-scale preservation, reconstruction, or restoration projects involving a single
film or film collection of special cultural, historical, or artistic significance. Matching Grant
applicants may request cash stipends of between $18,000 and $50,000 to fund laboratory work and
must "match" the NFPF grant with outside cash support equal to one-fifth of the award. Eligible
to apply are institutions that have successfully completed at least one NFPF-funded project and
have the capacity to plan, manage, and finish a large-scale effort.
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