Conservation concerns?  Preservation problems?  Wondering where to start?  Consider applying to the Conservation Assessment Program! 
CAP is an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant that is administered by Heritage Preservation.  The program funds a general conservation assessment of your museum's collections and sites by professional conservators.  These consultants document their recommendations in assessment reports, which can help you develop strategies for improved collections care, long-range planning, and fund-raising.

Act now!  CAP is awarded to eligible museums on a first-come, first-served basis.  Heritage Preservation will mail the 2000 CAP grant applications on Friday, October 8, 1999 and applications must be returned by the postmark deadline of December 1, 1999.  Beginning October 8, 1999, the 2000 application may also be downloaded from the Heritage Preservation web site at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/capover.htm.

To be added to Heritage Preservation's CAP mailing list, institutions should IMMEDIATELY contact Heritage Preservation (off the list!) at: 
Conservation Assessment Program
Heritage Preservation
1730 K Street, NW, Suite 566
Washington, D.C.  20006-3836
202-634-1422
202-634-1435 (fax)
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Sample applications are also available on request so that you may review the eligibility requirements and prepare for the application process.

A maximum of two assessors per institution is funded through CAP and museums are required to make a modest cost match.  Most museums are awarded an objects conservator to assess the museum's collections.  Institutions with living collections, such as zoos, aquariums, nature centers, botanical gardens, and arboreta may be awarded a zoologist, botanist, or horticulturist.  These types of museums may use CAP to assess conservation needs of both their living and non-living collections.  Museums located in historic structures (buildings more than 50 years old) are awarded an architectural assessor.

CAP is designed to serve museums with small- to medium-sized collections and sites that can be surveyed in two days.  Larger institutions are encouraged to contact IMLS (202-606-8339) for information on the Conservation Project Support (CP) grant.  CP grants fund several types of conservation projects, including general conservation surveys that can be designed for a more extensive site visit by a professional conservator.

If CAP is not appropriate for your institution, please share this message with small museums in your community!

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