This grant, central to the NEH’s efforts, is for preserving and establishing access to the nation’s cultural heritage collections. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important and diverse holdings, facing an enormous challenge in preservation. The NEH is offering this grant to address the significant and ongoing need for knowledgeable staff within these institutions. Grants are awarded to organizations that provide national or regional (multistate) education and training programs. This grant is for the purpose of helping cultural institution staff, both large and small, obtain the critical knowledge and skills needed for effective stewardship of humanities collections, and to prepare the next generation of conservators and preservation professionals.
Opportunity ID: 211413
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20130501-PE |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.149 — Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 17, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 01, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 01, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $350,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments State governments Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | The Preservation and Access Education and Training program is central to NEHs efforts to preserve and establish access to cultural heritage collections. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture collections, electronic records, and digital objects. The challenge of preserving and making accessible such large and diverse holdings is enormous, and the need for knowledgeable staff is significant and ongoing.
Preservation and Access Education and Training grants are awarded to organizations that offer national or regional (multistate) education and training programs. Grants aim to help the staff of cultural institutions, large and small, obtain the knowledge and skills needed to serve as effective stewards of humanities collections. Grants also support educational programs that prepare the next generation of conservators and preservation professionals, as well as projects that introduce the staff of cultural institutions to new information and advances in preservation and access practices. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-and-access-education-and-training |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Preservation and Access Education and Training
Division of Preservation and Access Room 411 National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov Email:preservation@neh.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Preservation and Access Education and Training Division of Preservation and Access Room 411 National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov Email: preservation@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.149 | PKG00156270 | Dec 17, 2012 | May 01, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
211413 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
211413 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
211413 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
211413 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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