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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">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 29, 2016.  Awards will be announced March 25, and projects must be completed by December 31, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Full details of this grant opportunity and the application packet are available at OHRAB’s website <a href="http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/" id="LPlnk730630">http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/</a>
 (information about how to acquire a hard copy is at the end of this post.)  <o:p>
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 Archives Grant Program (SNAP Re-grant Work Group ...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#666666">The Ohio Archives Grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission , an arm of
 the National Archives and Records Administration ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Highlights include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">• Eligible institutions may be public or private.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">• 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></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">• 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 online. 
<b>New this year: assessment and strategic planning projects are also eligible for funding.  This can include hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.     
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">• Eligible expenses include supplies and storage materials, technical equipment, and contracted services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Funding is made available by a Federal regrant opportunity from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a
 division of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">If you have questions or require a hard copy of the application package, please contact Ron Davidson, Special Collections Librarian at
 the Sandusky Library, 114 W. Adams Street, Sandusky, OH 44870; 419-625-3834; </span>
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:rdavidson@sanduskylib.org">rdavidson@sanduskylib.org</a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Ron Davidson</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Special Collections Librarian</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Sandusky Library</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">114 W. Adams St.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Sandusky, OH 44870</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">(419) 625-3834</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><a href="mailto:ron.davidson@sandusky.lib.oh.us"><span style="color:blue">rdavidson@sanduskylib.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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