The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) grant to assist cultural institutions in preserving humanities materials through preventive conservation measures. This grant supports libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations by helping them manage environmental conditions, storage systems, and security to prolong the life of their collections. NEH encourages collaborative planning to develop sustainable conservation strategies, taking into account material nature, building performance, cost-effectiveness, and environmental impact. The SCHC grant provides funding for both planning and implementation projects. Applications for this grant close on December 01, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 120613
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 20111201-PF |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Humanities (see “Cultural Affairs” in CFDA) |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 45.149 — Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Sep 09, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 01, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 01, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Dec 31, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $350,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description:: | Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections. Libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country are responsible for collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art, and historical objects that facilitate research, strengthen teaching, and provide opportunities for life-long learning in the humanities. To preserve and ensure continued access to such collections, institutions must implement preventive conservation measures, which encompass managing relative humidity, temperature, light and pollutants in collection spaces; providing protective storage enclosures and systems for collections; and safeguarding collections from theft and from natural and man-made disasters. To help institutions develop sound preventive conservation projects, NEH encourages collaborative and interdisciplinary planning, which is important for identifying sustainable strategies. Such planning should include consideration of the following factors: the nature of the materials in a collection; the performance of the building, its envelope, and its systems in moderating internal environmental conditions; the capabilities of the institution; the nature of the local climate and the effects of climate change; the cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency of various approaches to preventive conservation; and the project�s impact on the environment. Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections offers two kinds of awards: grants for planning and for implementation. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 45.149 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00076970 |
| Opening Date: | Sep 09, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Dec 01, 2011 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational [V1.1] Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs [V1.0] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Attachments [V1.0] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.149 | PKG00076970 | Sep 09, 2011 | Dec 01, 2011 | View | Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections | Organization Applicants |