The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) supports the preservation of American films that represent significant cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance, ensuring they remain accessible for future generations. Through funding and partnership, the NFPF aids archives, libraries, museums, universities, and other public institutions in safeguarding these films, which might otherwise deteriorate and be lost.
Matching Grants fund complex, large-scale preservation, reconstruction, or restoration projects involving a single film or film collection of special cultural, historic, or artistic significance. The grants may be requested by nonprofit or public institutions with film preservation experience and the current capacity to carry out large preservation efforts. The grant funds may be used to pay for the creation of: