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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i>Please excuse any cross-postings.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Message sent on behalf of Fred Previts.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB) announces the availability of grants between $500 and $2,000 to archival institutions to fund projects to preserve and/or provide access to Ohio’s historical records. Proposals must be received by February 28, 2014. Awards will be announced March 21, and projects must be completed by December 31, 2014.<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please Note! In addition to the tradition<span style='color:navy'>al</span> option of printing, signing and returning, the summary page may also be completed and signed electronically (PDF version) for easier email submission along with your narrative and budget. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Full details of this grant opportunity will be available at OHRAB’s website <a href="http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/">http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/</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></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Eligible institutions may be public or private.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Any size institution may apply, but preference will be given to institutions with permanently valuable archival materials of 500 cubic feet or fewer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• 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></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Eligible expenses include supplies and storage materials, technical equipment, and contracted services.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have questions or require a hard copy of the application package, please contact Judith G. Cetina, Ph.D., County Archivist, 2905 Franklin Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44113; 216-443-7262; <a href="mailto:jcetina@cuyahogacounty.us">jcetina@cuyahogacounty.us</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please pass this along to your colleagues whom you think might benefit from seeing it!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fred Previts, CA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>State Archivist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ohio Historical Society<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>800 East 17<sup>th</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Columbus, Ohio 43211<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone – 614-297-2536<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax – 614-297-2546<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email – <a href="mailto:fprevits@ohiohistory.org">fprevits@ohiohistory.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>