SAA Foundation Awards Five Strategic Growth Grants

July 8, 2019—The SAA Foundation Board awards grants that meet the mission and goals of the Foundation and/or SAA’s strategic planning priorities. Now in its fourth year of the program, the Foundation is pleased to announce the following awards:

• Develop workshops and a toolkit related to the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials, submitted by Stephen Curley, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Archives, funded in the amount of $5,000.

• Initiate the project “Documenting Asian American Community Music Ensembles,” submitted by Eric Hung, Music of Asian America Research Center, funded in the amount of $5,000.

• Implement a regional emergency response plan, submitted by Tracie Gieselman-Holthaus, Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University, funded in the amount of $2,500.

• Write biographical Wikipedia entries about American archivists, especially women and archivists of color, submitted by April Anderson-Zorn, Illinois State University, funded in the amount of $4,134.

• Create a workbook related to the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials to assist institutions holding such materials, submitted by Liza Posas, The Autry Museum, funded in the amount of $5,000.

Congratulations to the awardees! 

Thanks to all the applicants for their interest and commitment to the growth of the profession. We are grateful for our donors’ generous support of the Strategic Growth Fund, which allows these opportunities. Learn more information about the grants here.