American Heritage Preservation Grants
The purpose of the American Heritage Preservation Grants program is to raise awareness andfund preservation of treasures held in small and mid-sized museums, libraries and archives thatconvey the essential character and experience of the United States. These artifacts can be ofdiverse origin, but should have significance in the heritage of the community in which they arenow held. Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but all libraries, archives, and museums that meetIMLS institutional eligibility criteria are eligible to apply. Grants will provide funds to preservespecific items, including works of art, rare books, scientific specimens and historical documents(photographs, maps, deeds, etc.) that are in need of conservation. These funds are not intendedto fund a small portion of a larger project, but are aimed at completing a stand-aloneconservation project. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of theircollections, to ensure that the American Heritage Preservation Grants go towards projects thatrepresent best practices in the field and underscore the importance of assessment planning(Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP/about.htmlgrants, NEH Preservation Assistance grants (PAG) www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html,state grant programs, or other internal or external strategic assessments). All eligible institutionsmay apply for projects in the following areas: • Treatment of library, museum and archival collections• Improvement of collections storage• Environmental improvement of collections Christine Henry, Senior Program OfficerPhone: 202/653-4674E-mail: [email protected] Kevin Cherry, Senior Program OfficerPhone: 202/653-4662E-mail: [email protected] Mark Feitl, Program SpecialistPhone: 202/653-4635