Conservation Assessment Program Applications are now Available
 
The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) provides assessments by
professional conservators for small to mid-sized museums.  The
conservators assess the condition of collections and make
recommendations for improvement.  For museums with buildings more than
50 years old, CAP also supports an assessment by a preservation
architect.  After coming on site, the assessors prepare a report
identifying the museum's conservation priorities that can provide a
framework for collections care planning and the basis for conservation
funding.   A second assessment (re-CAP) will be available to
organizations who participated in CAP prior to 1999.
 
The FY2006 CAP applications are now available! To receive an
application, call the CAP staff or download it from Heritage
Preservation's Web site, www.heritagepreservation.org
<http://www.heritagepreservation.org/> . The postmark deadline for
applications is December 1, 2005.  Eligible participants will be
accepted into the program on a first-come, first-served basis. CAP will
be administered through a cooperative agreement between the Institute of
Museum and Library Services and Heritage Preservation.
 
In an effort to assist museums affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
Heritage Preservation is extending the CAP application deadline until
January 2, 2006 for museums in counties declared a federal disaster area
in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and Texas. Applications from
these areas will receive expedited review, and eligible applicants will
be notified within 10 business days of receipt of their completed
application.  Heritage Preservation will consider covering reasonable
costs over the allocation amount for these museums. 
 
For more information, contact Kate Marks
([log in to unmask], 202-233-0831) or Maria Galban
([log in to unmask], 202-233-0832).
 
 
 
 

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