Conservation Project Support Grants:
New Conservation Grant Funding
Available from IMLS
The Conservation
Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (
Conservation
Project Support Grants will be awarded in amounts up to $150,000 with a 1:1
institutional match for the total project request. Your
organization can apply for funding for conservation projects that identify
conservation needs and priorities, and to perform conservation and preservation
activities to ensure the safekeeping of your collections. The primary goal of the project should be
conservation care, and not collection management or maintenance.
Applicable
conservation projects that
·
Conservation treatment of
paper-based and photographic collections materials.
·
Collection-level or item-level
conservation surveys.
·
Rebinding and repair of
historically significant books.
·
Training of staff.
·
Assistance in purchasing
appropriate environmental monitoring equipment.
Applications must be submitted by October 1,
2009. The official IMLS guidelines can be found at: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/conservProject.shtm
Because the applications must be submitted through www.grants.gov, any interested organization
that has not registered with www.grants.gov
should allow at least two weeks to complete the multi-step registration
process. For specific questions regarding eligibility and the IMLS
application process, contact Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer, IMLS, at
202-653-4674, or Mark Feitl, Program Specialist, IMLS, at 202-653-4635.
Whenever possible,
Kim Andrews
Preservation Services Officer
215-545-0613 (phone)
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