Thanks—I
did not have this info. Will look into it.
From: Museum discussion
list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julie Martin
Carlson
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Save America's Treasures Grants - Deadline Announced: May 20,
2008
2008
SAVE AMERICA’S TREASURES GRANTS
DEADLINE:
May 20, 2008
Register
NOW with Grants.gov!
******************************************************************
SAVE
AMERICA’S TREASURES GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRESERVATION AND/OR CONSERVATION
WORK on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and
nationally significant historic structures and sites. Grants are administered
by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES: Conservation treatment and preservation of nationally significant
intellectual and cultural collections. This includes documents, photographs,
books, and works of art on paper.
Award
Levels: $25,000 to $700,000 on a 1:1 matching basis.
Selection
Criteria: Collections must be of national significance. (See guidelines at: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/.
*
NOTE: This year ALL applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, the
Federal government grant Web site. Paper applications will not be
accepted. Be sure to register EARLY with Grants.gov – the registration
process can take up to 3 weeks. www.grants.gov.
********************************************************************
HOW
CAN THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER HELP?
NEDCC
can generate estimates and help with descriptions of conditions of your
collections. To discuss a grant project, contact Walter Newman at NEDCC, [log in to unmask]; 978-470-1010.
NEDCC
urges you to take advantage of this opportunity to preserve collections of
national significance.
APPLICATIONS
AND GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE AT:
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/
Please
discuss your project idea with the staff of one of the partner agencies:
-
NEH: www.neh.gov, phone: 202-606-8475, [log in to unmask]
-
NEA: www.arts.gov, phone: 202-682-5457, [log in to unmask]
-
IMLS: www.imls.gov, phone: 202-606-4641, [log in to unmask]
FOR
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEDCC and its services, visit: www.nedcc.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).