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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Feed:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Annotation<br><b>Posted on:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2014 12:25 PM<br><b>Author:</b> Alex<br><b>Subject:</b> Access to Historical Records Webinars Announced<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>I would like to bring to your attention three upcoming webinars regarding NHPRC’s proposed new grant program for <a href="http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/access.html" target="_blank">Access to Historical Records</a>. The webinar schedule and instructions appear at the end of this message.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The National Historical Publications and Records Commission invites applications for its new archival grant program to promote the preservation and use of the nation’s most valuable archival resources. This grant program is designed to support repositories in preserving and processing primary source materials of national significance. The program emphasizes the creation of online tools that facilitate the public discovery of historical records. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The Commission looks to fund projects that undertake the following activities: </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>• Preservation, arrangement, and online description of historical records in all formats</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>• Digital preservation of electronic records and unstable audio and visual formats</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>After completing arrangement and description activities, applicants may also propose to digitize materials to provide online access to collections.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>To increase the online availability of the nation’s most valuable archival materials, the Access to Historical Records grant program encourages applicants to submit work plans to both process and digitize entire series or collections. Applicants that intend solely to digitize materials will be asked to submit proposals to the <a href="http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/digital.html">Digital Dissemination of Archival Collections</a> program.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>A grant normally is for one to two years and for up to $200,000. The Commission expects to make up to 14 grants in this category for a total of up to $1,000,000. Grants begin no earlier than March 1, 2015.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Application deadlines: DRAFT June 16, 2014; FINAL August 27, 2014.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Webinars will be held on the following dates and times: </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Thursday, 8 May @ 2:30 p.m. Eastern </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Friday, 16 May @ 2:30 p.m. Eastern</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Wednesday, 21 May @ 4:00 p.m. Eastern</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Webinar attendees will need to click on the following link (<a href="https://connect16.uc.att.com/gsa1/meet/?ExEventID=87508535" target="_blank">https://connect16.uc.att.com/gsa1/meet/?ExEventID=87508535</a>) and enter their name and email address. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><a href="http://blogs.archives.gov/nhprc/2014/04/23/access-to-historical-records-webinars-announced/">View article...</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>