The following is a press release from the federal Institute of Museum
and Library Services. An HTML version can be read on the agency's Web
site at: http://www.imls.gov/news/2006/072106.shtm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2006
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
IMLS Calls for 2007 Conservation Project Support Grant Applications
Application Deadline: October 1, 2006
Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting
grant applications to the agency's FY 2007 Conservation Project Support
(CPS) program. "Roughly 190 million objects held in America's collecting
institutions are in need of treatment," said agency director Dr.
Anne-Imelda M. Radice citing the Heritage Health Index
<<http://www.heritagepreservation.org/HHI/index.html>>, the first
comprehensive survey of the condition of preservation at museums,
libraries, and archives. "We must do better. I strongly encourage
museums to apply for these grants."
CPS awards matching grants to help museums identify conservation needs
and priorities and perform activities to ensure the safekeeping of their
collections. The Institute funds four types of collections: Nonliving,
Natural History/Anthropology, Living Plants, and Living Animals.
There are seven categories of Conservation Project Support activities.
Applicants should apply under the category that best meets their
institution's highest collections care needs (living animal collections
are eligible to apply for last three categories):
*General Conservation Survey: to broadly assess all of the museum's
collections and environmental conditions
*Detailed Conservation Survey: to systematically examine, item-by-item,
all or part of a museum's collections
*Treatment: to conserve, preserve, or stabilize collections
*Environmental Survey: to assess a museum's environmental conditions,
including temperature, relative humidity, and light
*Environmental Improvements: to improve and/or stabilize climatic
conditions such as light, temperature, relative humidity, vibration,
mold/fungus, pests, or air pollutants
*Research: to conduct innovative conservation research projects with
potential benefits to the field of conservation
*Training: to train staff (including volunteers and interns) in
conservation and collections care (see note below)
The Institute will provide up to $150,000 for successful grant
proposals. For Impact Projects, proposals with broad-reaching effects
that benefit multiple institutions, the maximum is increased to
$250,000. All applicants may also apply for up to $10,000 in additional
funds for an Education Component that will educate the general public
about their conservation project. Click here for grant application and
guidelines: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/conservProject.shtm.
To help museum applicants prepare proposals, the Institute will host
technical assistance audio conference calls--dates, times, and telephone
numbers to be announced.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of
Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for
the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Its mission is to
grow and sustain a "Nation of Learners" because life-long learning is
essential to a democratic society and individual success. Through its
grant making, convenings, research and publications, the Institute
empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide leadership and
services to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain
cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and increase civic
participation. To learn more about the Institute, please visit:
http://www.imls.gov.
Note: IMLS encourages applications in this category from institutions
that will provide professional internships for museums that have
suffered disaster-related damages.
Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Officer
Institute of Museum and Library Services 1800 M Street, NW 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
202-653-4632
202-653-4600(fax)
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Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Officer
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M Street, NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
202-653-4632
202-653-4600(fax)
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