Conservation Assessment Program Grants Still Available! The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) is accepting applications for 2005 grants. Call a member of the CAP staff to receive an application, or download an application from Heritage Preservation's Web site, www.heritagepreservation.org. Grants are available to eligible museums on a first-come, first-served basis until the postmark deadline of December 1, 2004. CAP is a non-competitive federal grant that provides funds for small to mid-sized museums to hire a professional conservator for a two-day site visit. The CAP assessor examines the museum's collections, environmental conditions, and sites and will write a report recommending priorities to improve collections care. The resulting CAP report can help your institution develop strategies for improved collections care, long-range planning, staff and board education, and fund-raising. If your museum is located in a historic building (50 years or older), CAP will support the participation of a preservation architect as well. Zoos, aquariums, nature centers, botanical gardens, and arboreta may have one of their CAP assessors look at conservation needs of their living collections. CAP is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by Heritage Preservation. For more information please contact Kate Marks (202-233-0831, [log in to unmask]) or Evelyn Chester (202-233-0832, [log in to unmask]). Heritage Preservation 1012 14th Street, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 202-233-0800 202-233-0807 (fax) www.heritagepreservation.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).