[SOA] OHRAB Archival Grant Announcement

[Fred Previts]

Dear Ohio Archivists,

 

The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB) announces the
availability of grants between $500 and $3,500 to archival institutions
to fund projects to preserve and/or provide access to records created by
Ohio's state and local governments.  Proposals must be received by
February 28, 2011.  Awards will be announced March 15, and projects must
be completed by December 31, 2011.

 

Funding is made available by a Federal regrant opportunity from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), an arm
of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

 

Full details of this grant opportunity are available at OHRAB's website
http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohrab/index.php?title=Re-grants_SNAP_Grant
_Committee.  (Information about how to acquire a hard copy is at the end
of this post.)  Highlights include:

 

*       Eligible institutions may be public or private

*       At least a portion of the project must involve government
records. 

*       Any size institution may apply, but preference will be given to
institutions with permanently valuable materials of 500 cubic feet or
fewer.

*       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 on line.

*       Eligible expenses include supplies and storage materials,
technical equipment, and contracted services.

 

If you have questions or require a hard copy of the application package,
please contact Judith G. Cetina, Ph.D., County Archivist, 2905 Franklin
Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44113; 216-443-7262; jcetina at cuyahogacounty.us.  

 

Please pass this along to your colleagues whom you think might benefit
from seeing it!

 

 

 

 

Pari J. Swift
Senior Records Manager
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray
Phone: 614-466-1356
Fax: 614-466-6135
Email pari.swift at ohioattorneygeneral.gov 
30 East Broad Street, Floor 15
Columbus, Ohio 43215 
OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov <http://www.ag.state.oh.us/>  
SpeakOutOhio.gov <http://www.speakoutohio.gov/>  

 

 

 

 

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