The National Archives lists current resilience grants supporting improved collections care, security, access and new income routes for archives.
The National Archives lists current resilience grant projects designed to help archives improve collections care, security and public access. Archive work rarely looks dramatic from the outside, but it decides whether letters, records, photographs and local documents survive for future readers.
Archives face practical risks: unsuitable storage, fragile materials, outdated catalogues, limited public access and tight budgets. A collection can technically exist while still being difficult to use or vulnerable to damage.
Resilience grants help organisations make targeted improvements. That can include better storage, safer handling, digital access, stronger security or new ways to bring in income so collections are not dependent on one fragile funding stream.
The good news is quiet but real. When an archive becomes safer and easier to use, a community keeps more of its memory within reach.
Source: The National Archives