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Center receives NEH grant for Digital Access and Perservation project
The Center for Appalachian Studies and services was recently awarded a $225,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a project by the Archives of Appalachia and the Reece Museum.
Titled Digital Access and Preservation: Calling Attention to Diverse Voices in Appalachia, the project will provide free online access to artifacts and collections at the Archives of Appalachia and the Reece Museum documenting the diversity of Southern Appalachia. The grant makes possible the hiring of three staff members, and provides funding for current staff, undergraduate students, and needed supplies.
"The American Rescue Plan recognizes that the cultural and educational sectors are essential components of the United States economy and civic life, vital to the health and resilience of American communities," NEH Acting Chairman Adam Wolfson, said. "These new grants will provide a lifeline to the country's colleges and universities, museums, libraries, archives, historical sites and societies, save thousands of jobs in the humanities placed at risk by the pandemic, and help bring economic recovery to cultural and educational institutions and those they serve."