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. 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).