LABF Launches New Broadcast Preservation Grant Program

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, November 3, 2025 | 10:52am CT

Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF)

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) has announced the launch of its new Preservation Grant Initiative, a program designed to support the preservation, digitization, and public accessibility of America's broadcast history.

With the support of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA), LABF will award up to four grants of $2,500 each to organizations and individuals working to preserve and share historically significant radio and television materials. Eligible projects may include recordings, documents, oral histories, and other media that capture broadcasting's role in shaping culture, news, and democracy.

"Broadcasting's story is America's story," said LABF Co-chairs Jack Goodman and Heidi Raphael. "By supporting projects that preserve and make this history freely accessible to the public, we're helping ensure that future generations can learn from and be inspired by the medium's powerful legacy. Many thanks to Heather Birks and BEA for being a part of this important initiative."

Grant recipients will be required to make materials, content, or research supported by the award freely accessible to the public, reinforcing LABF's mission to expand the reach of broadcast history into classrooms, communities, and digital platforms.

Applications are open to broadcast and related companies, libraries, museums, archives, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2026. Full details and application materials are available here.

The LABF will also host its 22nd Annual Giants of Broadcasting and Electronics Arts Awards Luncheon on November 14 at Gotham Hall in New York City.