[SOA] FW: Action Alert: Urgent! Support for NHPRC Reauthorization Needed by Wed 6/30

[Fred Previts]

Dear Ohio Archivists,

 

 On Thursday July 1st the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and
the National Archives will be voting on reauthorizing funding for the
NHPRC.  

 

Per the message below, your help is needed to let Representative
Driehaus know that it is important to fund the NHPRC at the $20 million
level.

 

Thanks! 

 

 

Fred Previts, CA <http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/> 

Assistant State Archivist

Government Services

Ohio Historical Society

1982 Velma Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43211

Phone:  614-297-2536

Fax: 614-297-2546 

Email: fprevits at ohiohistory.org <mailto:fprevits at ohiohistory.org> 

www.ohiohistory.org

 

Celebrating 125 years of serving Ohioans

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: - COSA-L - Council of State Archivists
[mailto:COSA-L at LISTS.DIGITALARCHIVES.WA.GOV] On Behalf Of Vicki Walch
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:37 PM
To: COSA-L at LISTS.DIGITALARCHIVES.WA.GOV
Subject: Action Alert: Urgent! Support for NHPRC Reauthorization Needed
by Wed 6/30

 

Action Alert:  Urgent!

Support for NHPRC Reauthorization Needed by Wednesday

 

NHPRC is due for reauthorization in Congress this year-a year when
fiscal

issues are hotly debated, and very serious situations are developing for

essential programs like NHPRC.  On Thursday, July 1 at 2:30, the

Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and the National Archives
will

mark up, or vote on,  House bill, HR 5616 (new version of HR 1556.) It
is

now more similar to the comparable Senate bill (S. 2872), but the Senate

version still calls for reauthorization of NHPRC at only $10 million.
It is

essential that the subcommittee approve the $20 million authorization

version.  There are some strong anti-spending voices on the committee-so
it

is critical that we let Chairman Lacy Clay (D-MO) know that the
archives,

history, and genealogy community wants to see this bill passed.  Please

call, fax, or email Chairman Clay and the subcommittee members by
Wednesday

evening.  It is particularly important if you are in a state with one of
the

subcommittee members that you write directly to your member.  

 

Members are:

 

Carolyn Maloney, D, NY        fax: 202-225-4709

Steve Driehaus, D, OH         fax:  202-225-3012      

Henry Cuellar, D, TX          fax:  202-225-1641

Judy Chu, D, CA               fax:  202-225-5467

Eleanor Holmes Norton, D, DC  fax:  202-225-3002

Danny Davis, D, IL            fax:  202-225-5641

John Mica, R, FL              fax:  202-226-0821

Patrick McHenry, R, NC        fax: 202-225-0316

Lynn Westmoreland, R, GA      fax:  202-225-2515

Jason Chaffetz, R, UT         fax:  202-225-5629

 

Call or send faxes to:

 

Chairman William Lacy Clay

Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and the National Archives

B-349C Rayburn House Office Building

Washington DC  20515

 

Fax:  202-225-4784 or

 

Email:  send as a pdf to Anthony.Clark at mail.house.gov

 

Points to make in the letter (It can be brief and stress the first three

points):

 

*     HR 5616 (new version of HR 1556), calls for reauthorizing the

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) at the

funding level of $20 million. It is scheduled to be marked up on
Thursday,

July 1 at 2:30 pm ET.

 

*     IF YOU ARE WRITING TO A SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER, URGE THEM TO ATTEND
THE

MEETING AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF HR 5616, to significantly improve the
condition

of and access to the American historical record.  

 

*     NHPRC is the only federal agency that provides grants specifically

for archives, which it does through competitive grants for projects with
a

national scope and a modest State-National Partnership grant category
for

grants to states.

 

*     NHPRC is a good investment of federal dollars.  All grants must

provide a 50% cost-share in local funds.  NHPRC grants often serve as
"seed

money" to start archival programs or additional archival activities.
Many

institutions then continue to support the program with their own dollars

after the grant period.  

 

*     NHPRC stimulates jobs in the archives and records management

profession.  Historical records projects are "jobs-heavy."  On the
average

75% of NHPRC funds for projects are used to pay staff.  

 

*     Provide information on why NHPRC is important to your

region/state/institution, or tell a personal story about your use of a

record or its importance to you.

 

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