[SOA] IMLS - American History Preservation Grants

[Carleton, Janet]

Institute of Museum and Library Services
American Heritage Preservation Grants
CFDA Number 45.303
A special initiative of the Conservation Project Support Program  in partnership between IMLS and Bank of America
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=55882
and http://www.imls.gov/applicants/guidelines/ahpg_index.shtm

Application Deadline: September 15, 2010

Applicants must apply through Grants.gov (see www.imls.gov/grantsgov<http://www.imls.gov/grantsgov> for more information).

Marsha L. Semmel, Acting Director, IMLS



We are pleased to present the 2011 guidelines for the American Heritage Preservation Program, a public-private partnership between the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. This program is designed to fund the preservation of endangered and fragile collections of art, rare books, scientific specimens, and historical documents (photographs, maps, deeds, etc.) held in the nation’s small- and medium-sized museums, archives, and libraries.



This important partnership builds on the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action<http://www.imls.gov/collections/index.htm>, a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative created to raise publicawareness of, and inspire action for, the care of America’s collections. The initiative implementsthe recommendations of an IMLS-supported study, A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections<http://www.imls.gov/collections/about/hhi.htm>, which found that nearly 190 million objects in U.S. collections are in immediate need of restoration or conservation.



These grants are intended to assist your institutions with activities that ensure the safekeeping and care of our nation’s precious artifacts, and help you to share the impact of these activities with your community. It is through the preservation and care of our collective heritage that America’s communities stay vital.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to apply for American Heritage Preservation Grants.



About American Heritage Preservation Grants

The purpose of the American Heritage Preservation Grants program is to raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small and mid-sized museums, libraries and archives that convey the essential character and experience of the United States.  These artifacts can be of diverse origin, but should have significance in the heritage of the community in which they are now held.



Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but all libraries, archives, and museums that meet IMLS institutional eligibility criteria are eligible to apply.  Grants will provide funds to preserve specific items, including works of art, rare books, scientific specimens and historical documents (photographs, maps, deeds, etc.) that are in need of conservation.  These funds are not intended to fund a small portion of a larger project, but are aimed at completing a stand-alone conservation project.  Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections, to ensure that the American Heritage Preservation Grants go towards projects that represent best practices in the field and underscore the importance of assessment planning (Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP<http://www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP> grants, NEH Preservation Assistance grants (PAG) www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html<http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html>, state grant programs, or other internal or external strategic assessments).



 All eligible institutions may apply for projects in the following areas:

 *   Treatment of library, museum and archival collections
 *   Improvement of collections storage
 *   Environmental improvement of collections

IMLS Web Conferencing with Program Staff
IMLS offers opportunities to discuss your application or general issues about the American Heritage Preservation Grants program with the program staff. We do this through a Web conferencing system (called Adobe ® Acrobat® Connectä Pro) that combines audio conferencing (like traditional teleconferencing systems) and webinar capabilities. We invite you to join the conference to see and hear presentations by IMLS program staff, ask questions, and listen to the questions and comments of other participants.



The conference call schedule for the American Heritage Preservation Grants program is:

August 5, 2010, at 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
August 12, 2010, at 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time



Visit http://instmus.acrobat.com/ahpg-applicants<http://instmus.acrobat.com/ahpg-applicants/>  to log in to the webinar, and then follow the instructions to have the Web conference system connect to your phone to ensure that you can call in with questions.

If you are unable to connect to the online webinar system, please use the following audio conference number and passcode to dial in to the call:

Conference call number: 1-888-850-4523
Participant passcode: 761243



Please note that the schedule is subject to change. The week the webinar is scheduled, visit the grant page for American Heritage Preservation Grants<http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/ahpg.htm> to confirm the date and time, and to find out more details about logging in to the system.
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