The 2003 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) applications are now
available.  It has never been easier for eligible museums to receive a
grant as demand has lessened in recent years.  Better yet, 2003 grant
amounts have increased!  The 2003 application can be downloaded at
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/CAPAPPPG.HTM.  To have an
application mailed to you please email [log in to unmask] or
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Geared toward smaller institutions, the CAP application process is simple,
and grants are awarded to eligible applicants on a non-competitive, first-
come, first-served basis.  Applications will be accepted until the postmark
deadline of December 1, 2002.

CAP provides funds for small to mid-sized museums to hire a professional
conservator, approved by Heritage Preservation, for a two-day site visit.
The CAP assessor uses the site visit to examine the museum’s collections,
environmental conditions, and sites.  The assessor then spends three days
writing a report recommending priorities to improve collections care.  The
assessment reports submitted by professional conservators can assist the
museum in developing strategies for improved collections care, long-range
planning, and fund-raising for collections care.

Grant funds are awarded based on average conservation professional fees,
and there is a minimal dollar match made by the museum.  CAP is a one-time
only grant, and museums will be awarded no more than two assessors.  All
museums are awarded a collections assessor.  Museums with buildings older
than 50 years receive additional funds for an architectural assessor to
identify priorities for care of the building(s).  In the case of
institutions such as zoos, aquariums, nature centers, botanical gardens,
and arboreta, CAP can fund a specialist to assess the living collections as
well as the non-living collections.

Since CAP is limited to a two-day site visit, museums with small to mid-
sized collections are most appropriate for this program.

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