Grants
Fellowships for Doctoral Level Archival Studies
Posted by Kara on 11 November, 2008 in Grants
I’m posting this on behalf of Helen Tibbo at UNC-Chapel Hill:
The School of Information and Library Science (www.sils.unc.edu) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcomes applications for Ph.D. fellowships funded through the Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI) program supported by the Institute for Museum and Library Services [...]
Grants for sound recordings
Posted by Kara on 14 October, 2008 in Grants, Preservation
Do you have historically significant classical music recordings? The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is offering grants between $2,000-$10,000 for their preservation.
The ARSC Program for the Preservation of Classical Music Historical Recordings will also consider funding:
Projects involving preservation, in any valid and reasonable fashion, such as providing a collection with proper climate control, [...]
Conservation Assessments for Museums
Posted by Kara on 10 October, 2008 in Grants, Preservation
The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) provides small to mid-sized museums of all types, from art museums to zoos, with a general conservation assessment of its collection, environmental conditions, and facilities. Forms for applying to CAP are now available at www.heritagepreservation.org. The postmark deadline for submitting applications is December 1, 2008.
New [...]
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Posted by Jessica on 7 October, 2008 in Grants, Librarians, Library News, Preservation
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service for their outstanding contribution to America’s communities!! This IMLS grant award includes a prize of $10,000 to each recipient. This is the second year that IMLS has presented the National Medals to 10 institutions. View the winners here: http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/100708.shtm
National Disaster Fund for Archives
Posted by Kara on 22 September, 2008 in Grants, Preservation, disaster
Any repository that holds archival records or special collections is eligible to apply for a grant from the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives. The repository need not be a member of SSA or SAA. Grant monies may be used for the direct recovery of damaged or at-risk archival materials; such services [...]
You want this bookshelf!
Posted by Jessica on 11 September, 2008 in Grants, Preservation
Congratulations to all of the new recipients who have been chosen for the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf! The newest press release and link to list of recipients can be found here: http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/080508.shtm The IMLS website can state the following no better: “The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a blue ribbon panel of [...]
WebERA Project - Last Call for Research Partners
Posted by Max on 7 January, 2008 in Grants, Preservation
LAST CALL for Research Partners in Image Permanence Institute’s IMLS-Funded WebERA Project – January 15, 2008 Deadline
The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) is calling for applications from U.S. museums and libraries to participate as research partners to test the design and function of WebERA, a novel web-based system for environmental risk analysis [...]
SOLINET is Honored For Gulf Coast Libraries Project
Posted by Laura on 5 September, 2007 in Awards, Grants, Gulf Coast Libraries Project
SOLINET is proud to announce that it has received a certificate of proclamation from Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitchell Landrieu for its “Support of Libraries in Hurricane-Affected Areas.”
The proclamation plaque was accepted by SOLINET Executive Director Kate Nevins (left), seen here with Rebecca Hamilton, SOLINET board member and State Librarian for the State Library of Louisiana.
SOLINET [...]
Notice: NHPRC requires use of Grants.gov for its grant applications
Posted by Max on 26 January, 2007 in Grants, Preservation
To Potential Grant Applicants:
In order to better serve the grant-seeking public, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission is modernizing many of its application processes. The structure and content requirements of the applications, including budgets, narrative texts, and deadlines, will remain largely unchanged. We will, however, require the electronic submission of grant applications via the [...]