[SOA] New Pilot Program at Heritage Preservation - States of MS, OH, TX

[Janet Carleton]

From: Heritage Preservation [mailto:heritage at heritage.pmailus.com]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:48 AM
To: vwalch at statearchivists.org
Subject: New Pilot Program at Heritage Preservation

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New Pilot Program at Heritage Preservation Helps Museums Develop Emergency 
Plans

  Applications Now Available for Institutions in MS, OH, TX

Small and mid-sized museums in Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas can now 
<http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAACsAAGYAw>apply to 
participate in Heritage Preservation's new pilot project, the 
<http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAAFRAAGYAw>Risk 
Evaluation and Planning Program (REPP). The program provides each 
participating museum with a professional evaluation of risks to its 
collections, priorities for mitigating those risks, and assistance in 
creating or updating an emergency plan. Five institutions from each state 
will be selected in May 2008.

Applications can now be downloaded from 
<http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAAORAAGYAw>www.heritagepreservation.org/repp, 
and they must be submitted electronically no later than March 31, 2008.

The project supports a two-day site visit by a team of assessors – a 
preservation professional and emergency responder. The assessors will 
identify hazards to the museum's collections and facilities, work with 
staff to develop priorities for mitigation, and offer resources to help 
develop a new or improved emergency plan. Assessments will take place 
between July and October 2008, and emergency plans must be submitted to 
Heritage Preservation within six months of the site visit.

Eligible institutions in the three pilot states include aquariums, 
arboreta, art museums, botanical gardens, children/youth museums, general 
museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers, 
planetariums, science/technology centers, specialized museums (limited to a 
single distinct subject), and zoos. Institutions must have at least one 
professional staff member or the full-time equivalent and remain open to 
the public at least 90 days a year. See application for more detailed 
requirements.
The Risk Evaluation and Planning Program is funded with a National 
Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For 
further information, visit 
<http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAAuTAAGYAw>www.heritagepreservation.org/repp 
or contact program staff at 202-233-0800 or 
<mailto:repp at heritagepreservation.org>repp at heritagepreservation.org.

<http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB_AAEAAABaAAGYAw>Heritage 
Preservation
1012 14th St., NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
202-233-0800

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   Janet M. Carleton --- carleton at ohio.edu --- 740/597-2527
Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Women's Studies Bibliographer
      Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio
                   http://www.library.ohiou.edu/ 
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