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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board announces the availability of grants between $500 and $5,000 to archival institutions to fund projects to preserve
and/or provide access to Ohio’s historical records. The grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CB;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.archives.gov/nhprc" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000CB">NHPRC</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">),
an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CB;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.archives.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000CB">NARA</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">). </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Grant applications are due March 31, 2024.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none"> More
information on the grants, including the application packet, is available </span>
<u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#467886;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#467886">here</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Projects eligible for funding in 2024 include:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and
access to collections.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs, or HEPA vacuum cleaners.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Website Development: Adding collections to online catalog, developing virtual archives, or creating an on-line database. Websites designed to support
access to researchers (e.g., online catalogs, finding aids, and digitized collections, rather than curated web exhibits) will receive preference in funding.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Projects focused on under-documented communities and topics, as well as underserved communities, are encouraged.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none">Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit draft grant applications for feedback. Draft applications must be received
by <b>February 23</b> and must include all of the components of the application. Comments and recommendations on the drafts should not be construed as guaranteeing a grant award. <b> </b></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#373737;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Questions? Please contact:
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Virginia Dressler, Digital Projects Librarian, University Libraries, Kent State University (</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#467886;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:vdressle@gmail.com"><span style="color:#467886">vdressle@gmail.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">).</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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