DLG Subgranting Program

2026/2027 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 information sessions before submitting their application. You will be ineligible to apply if you do not attend a session. Dates are listed below. If none of our dates work for your schedule, we are happy to schedule a one-on-one with you. 

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 June 10, 2026:

• Application form; 

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

  • Example Budgets: 

    • Scenario 1

    • Scenario 2

• 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):

  • Tues, March 10, 1:30 pm - Register

  • Mon, March 23, 3 pm - Register

  • Thurs, April 2, 9:30 am - Register

• Applications accepted, April 5 - June 10

• First review by DLG Advisory Subgrant Subcommittee, June 17 - July 1

• Final review by full DLG Advisory Committee, July 15 - August 5

• Final decision by DLG Advisory Committee, August 5 

• Awardees notified and scheduling begins, August 14

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

• Projects start, September 15 - March 1