[1][2] The alliance specifically represents the organizations included in the White House HBCU Initiative.
[5] The HBCU Library Alliance has provided leadership and faculty development training to member institutions through various grants and sub-granting opportunities.
The alliance hosts a leadership institute for deans and directors of HBCU libraries where they learn mentoring, coaching, and strategic planning skills.
[10] The HBCU Library Alliance has joined with partner organizations for multiple preservation programs.
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Photographic Preservation Project began in 2007 as a four-phase initiative to improve the preservation of significant photographic collections held within historically black colleges and universities in the United States.