Program

Challenge Programs: Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants

Period of Performance

5/1/2021 - 4/30/2026

Funding Totals (matching)

$391,419.14 (approved)
$391,419.00 (offered)
$238,717.00 (awarded)


Collections Access and Stewardship at the Library and Research Center

FAIN: CHA-276820-22

Missouri Historical Society (St. Louis, MO 63177-5460)
Christopher Gordon (Project Director: May 2020 to present)

The purchase and installation of compact shelving in three storage areas and preparation of a fourth for future installation in the Missouri Historical Society’s Library and Research Center, which would make the collection more easily accessible and help the Missouri Historical Society maintain preservation best practices.

The Missouri Historical Society requests an Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant to increase access to our collections through purchase and installation of compact shelving in four physical storage areas at the Library and Research Center.





Associated Products

NEH Challenge - donation web page (Web Resource)
Title: NEH Challenge - donation web page
Author: MHS Marketing and Communications team
Abstract: Describes the importance of preserving and storing the institution's collection, summarizes the award and terms of the NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant, and provides ways to make matching donations. Challenge Grant FAQs are also on this web page.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://mohistory.org/support/donate/neh-match
Primary URL Description: This is a subsection of the Missouri Historical Society's main web page.