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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, January 28, 2015 11:33 AM<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:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>I would like to bring to your attention three upcoming webinars regarding NHPRC’s <a href="http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/access.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#386199'>Access to Historical Records</span></a> grant program</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> (http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/access.html)</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>. The webinar schedule and instructions appear at the end of this message.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>The National Historical Publications and Records Commission invites applications for this grant program to promote the preservation and use of the nation’s most valuable archival resources. This 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>The Commission looks to fund projects that undertake the following activities:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>• Preservation, arrangement, and online description of historical records in all formats<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>• Digital preservation of electronic records and unstable audio and moving image formats<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>After completing arrangement and description activities, applicants may also digitize selected archival series from the processed materials to provide online access to collections. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>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"><span style='color:#386199'>Digital Dissemination of Archival Collections</span></a> program.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>Applicants must have an existing archival program in place. This grant program does not support archival start-up activities of any kind, including electronic records start-ups. For answers to some frequently asked questions, please visit <a href="http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/access-faqs.html">this link</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> (<a href="http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/access-faqs.html">http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/access-faqs.html</a>)</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>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 1 January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>Deadlines: DRAFT 3 April 2015; FINAL 17 June 2015. </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>Webinars will be held on the following dates and times:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>Wednesday, 18 February @ 3:30 p.m. Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>Monday, 23 February @ 3:30 p.m. Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>Thursday, 26 February @ 2:00 p.m. Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#30302E'>Webinar attendees will need to click on the following link (<a href="https://connect16.uc.att.com/gsa1/meet/?ExEventID=87508535" target="_blank"><span style='color:#386199'>https://connect16.uc.att.com/gsa1/meet/?ExEventID=87508535</span></a>) and enter their name and email address. You do not need to register for these webinars. Please email me if you have any questions.<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/2015/01/28/access-to-historical-records-webinars-announced-2/">View article...</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>