DLG Subgranting Program

2025/2026 DLG Subgrants

DLG is accepting applications for digitization projects from Georgia cultural heritage institutions. Up to $7500 per project in DLG services will be awarded for digitization, metadata creation, and online access and preservation of files. Applicants must be organizations. Project metadata will be included in the DLG website, EBSCO Discovery Services, and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Projects can include textual and graphic materials however newspapers and A/V materials are not accepted this year. The DLG advisory committee will determine awards.

Applicants must attend one of the April information sessions before submitting their application. You will be ineligible to apply if you do not attend a session. Dates are listed below.

Evaluation Criteria for Proposals:

Projects from institutions: 1) that have not received subgrant-funded DLG digitization services in the past five years and 2) where all project partners have reviewed and agreed to sign the MOU will be given top consideration

Additional evaluation criteria include:

• Completeness of the application and how well each of the questions is addressed

• The potential for the project to impact the organization and their community including:

  • Future programming around the digitized collection

  • Who would would use the collection and how

  • Potential for broadening of your organization’s community

• How this project supports your organization’s mission and why this award is necessary for the digitization of materials (capacity, condition, etc.)

• Is the proposed plan of work achievable with the resources you currently have?

Rights and sharing information

Project materials must have clear rights statements and documentation. Any metadata created will be shared under a Creative Commons License Public Domain License (CC0), through the DLG's portal, EBSCO Discovery Services, and the DPLA.

Application process

Attend one of the mandatory information sessions. Dates and registration info are listed below.

Download, complete, and submit all application materials to our proposal submission form by July 31, 2025:

• Application form; 

• A budget using the budget spreadsheet that includes digitization, storage, and metadata costs;

• One letter of support from a user, researcher, or someone else who can speak to the historic value of the collection and potential use by multiple audiences; and

• Three pictures of selected content

Important dates

• Mandatory information sessions (you must attend one date):

  • Wed, April 9, 11 am - Register

  • Mon, April 14, 2:30 pm - Register

  • Thurs, April 24, 10 am - Register

• Applications accepted, May 1 - July 31

• First review by DLG Advisory Subgrant Subcommittee, August 1 - August 13

• Final review by full DLG Advisory Committee, August 14 - August 19

• Final decision by DLG Advisory Committee, August 20 

• Awardees notified and scheduling begins, August 22

• MOU's and project onboarding calls schedule by September 5, (Sample MOU available here) 

• Projects start, September 15 - March 1