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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB) announces
the availability of grants between $500 and $3,000 to archival institutions to
fund projects to preserve and/or provide access to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>’s historical records.
Proposals must be received by February 28, 2012. Awards will be announced
March 15, and projects must be completed by December 31, 2012.</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Full details of this grant opportunity are available at
OHRAB’s website <a
href="http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohrab/index.php?title=Re-grants_SNAP_Grant_Committee">http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohrab/index.php?title=Re-grants_SNAP_Grant_Committee</a>
or in the attached documents. (Information about how to acquire a hard
copy is at the end of this post.) Highlights include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Eligible institutions may be public or private.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Any size institution may apply, but p<st1:PersonName w:st="on">reference</st1:PersonName>
will be given to institutions with permanently valuable materials of 500 cubic
feet or fewer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Eligible projects include those involving physical access, arrangement, and
description; preservation (including storage materials); and making catalog
descriptions of records or digital images of records available on line.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Eligible expenses include supplies and storage materials, technical equipment,
and contracted services.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Funding is made available by a Federal regrant opportunity
from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), an
arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
**OHRAB has been conditionally notified by NHRPC of the funds for this
project. However, we are awaiting formal notification from NHPRC based on
the recently passed Federal budget. While it is necessary for OHRAB to
announce this grant opportunity and begin to receive your proposals, all awards
are contingent on OHRAB receiving the funds from NHPRC. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have questions or require a hard copy of the application
package, please contact Judith G. Cetina, Ph.D., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Archivist</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">2905 Franklin Blvd.</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">44113</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>; 216-443-7262; <a
href="mailto:jcetina@cuyahogacounty.us">jcetina@cuyahogacounty.us</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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might benefit from seeing it!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fred <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Previts</st1:PersonName></span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, </span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CA</span></font></a></span></font><font
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color:black'>Ohio</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font size=2
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color:black'> Historical Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:black'>800 E. 17<sup>th</sup> Ave</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Columbus</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">43211</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>www.ohiohistory.org<br>
Phone: 614-297-2536<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fax: 614-297-2546 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Email: </span></font><u><font size=2
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>fprevits</span></font></u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="mailto:fprevits@ohiohistory.org"
title="blocked::mailto:jchubb@ohiohistory.org"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>@ohiohistory.org</span></font></a></span></font><font
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