The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) has awarded more than $3.2 million in grants to localities across the commonwealth for 2024 for the preservation of records in Virginia’s courthouses.



Administered by the Library’s Government Records Division, the CCRP provides resources to preserve and make accessible Virginia’s permanent circuit court records. Since 1992, the CCRP has awarded more than 2,000 preservation grants totaling over $36 million dollars.



The CCRP Grant Review Board approved 122 grant projects from 102 circuit courts. Funds will support conservation treatment for more than 600 records that date from the 1690s to the mid-20th century. They include deed books, will books, land tax books, marriage licenses, order books and plat books housed in circuit court clerks’ offices, which suffered damage from use, age, pests, water, cellulose acetate lamination or previous nonprofessional repairs. Grants will also fund work or equipment such as records reformatting, back-indexing, shelving and dehumidifiers.



Learn more about the CCRP program here at: https://www.lva.virginia.gov/agencies/CCRP/







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