Below is an information alert AAM Government and Public Affairs just sent to
its Museum Advocacy Team (MAT) members in the Hurricane Floyd threatened
states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
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To:  MUSEUM ADVOCACY TEAM (Targeted List)

From:  AAM Government Affairs
Date:  September 14, 1999

Re:  Information on Assistance to Museums from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)

With Hurricane Floyd headed for the southeastern U.S., we wanted those of
you located in threatened states to be aware that in the event of disaster
your museum may be eligible for assistance from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).

While public museums have long been eligible for federal disaster recovery
assistance, Congress recently added private nonprofit museums as eligible
facilities.  In addition, AAM over the past year worked to broaden the scope
of eligible collections and objects beyond "art objects" to include other
collections and objects of exceptionally significant cultural value and to
include objects beyond those "on display."  These policies were formally
revised and implemented only last month.

For more information, FEMA's relevant policies entitled *Collections and
Individual Objects* and *Private Nonprofit Museum Eligibility* are posted on
the agency's website at www.fema.gov/r-n-r/hppolicy.htm.

Please contact us if you have any questions at (202) 289-9125.  Our best
thoughts are with you.

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Barry G. Szczesny, Esq.
Government Affairs Counsel and
Assistant Director
Government and Public Affairs
American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005

202/289-9125 Phone
202/289-6578 Fax
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http://www.aam-us.org  Website

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