Visual Communications Receives 2025 Groundwork Grants

Visual Communications is grateful to receive the 2025 Groundwork Grants to support supplies and equipment for preserving collections in the VC Archives!

In an effort to protect millions of irreplaceable pieces of California’s heritage, several cultural organizations from throughout the state have been awarded State Library Groundwork Grants.

Part of California’s Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project, Groundwork Grants help local archives, historical societies, libraries and museums to better safeguard the items in their care through improved environmental controls and other collection protection measures.

“California’s story is told through its communities and its people. Protecting our history and cultural heritage collections from natural disasters is a statewide responsibility,” said California State Librarian Greg Lucas. “Each fire, flood and earthquake reminds us how important it is to be prepared. These grants help those who preserve California’s story protect the treasures they hold so future generations can learn about California’s uniquely diverse history.”

The Groundwork Grants program is administered by the California State Library in partnership with Myriad Consulting and Training and is part of the library’s “Ready or Not: California Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project,” funded by the State of California.