Folks,

This preservation grant opportunity from NEH might be of interest to
groups/institutions on the list. Please forward as appropriate.

Carl

Carl Childs 
Director, Local Records Services 
Deputy Coordinator
State Historical Records Advisory Board
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 692-3739 (phone)
(804) 692-2277 (CCRP) (fax)
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Are you considering applying for a Preservation Assistance Grant?  

Join us on Monday, March 14th from noon to 1pm ET for a lunch and learn
discussion to talk about your project ideas, as well as to get advice on
crafting your narrative and goals. We will also be talking about what is
eligible for potential digital preservation projects - included in the
Preservation Assistance Grant for the first time. 

*	You can join the session by following this link:
http://nelinet.na5.acrobat.com/r41636483/  (users may login as a guest) 
*	Before the session, it is recommended to run an Adobe Connect
diagnostic test on your computer by clicking on the following link:
https://admin.na5.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm 
*	You may interact by headset (VOIP), text chat, or dial-in to the
LYRASIS conference line: 800-747-5150, when prompted enter access code:
592 4816 followed by the pound "#" sign.  

The National Endowment for the Humanities has available Preservation
Assistance Grants with up to a $6000 award to help small and mid-sized
institutions-such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival
repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices,
and colleges and universities-improve their ability to preserve and care
for their significant humanities collections. These may include special
collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and
photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and
cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles,
archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical
objects, and digital materials. 

The grant funds can be used for general preservation and digital
preservation assessments, specific preservation issues consultations,
the purchase of collection storage furniture and preservation supplies,
environmental monitoring equipment, as well as education and training. 

The grant proposal deadline is May 3, 2011. URL:
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html
<http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html>   

LYRASIS Preservation Services is sponsored in part by a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and
Access.

 


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