[Libs-Or] BCR Offers Training and Support in Preservation Assistance Grant Application Process

[Brandie Baumann]

BCR Offers Training and Support in Preservation Assistance Grant
Application Process

BCR's Digital and Preservation Services can help you guide your library,
organization or cultural heritage institution through the process of
applying for a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation
Assistance Grant (PAG).

Small- to medium-sized institutions can apply for $6,000 to preserve and
care for their collections through the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH) Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions.

BCR's Digital and Preservation Services
<http://www.bcr.org/cdp/index.html>  can assist you in this process by
providing complementary application support through project planning,
letters of commitment, resumes of qualified BCR consultants and trainers
and review of grant narratives and budgets. Eligible institutions
include nonprofit libraries, museums, historical societies, archival
repositories, arts and cultural organizations and town and county
records offices.

BCR can assist your institution in the following types of activities: 

*	Digital preservation readiness assessment 
*	Preservation needs assessments and long-range preservation plans

*	Museum collection or item-level surveys 
*	Identifying consultants and facilitating disaster planning 
*	Collections care program building 
*	Purchasing storage furniture, environmental monitoring equipment
and preservation supplies 
*	Attendance at preservation workshops 

The application deadline is May 14, 2009, for a total grant amount of
$6,000. No matching funds are required. 

For assistance with your grant application, contact Liz Bishoff,
director, BCR's Digital and Preservation Services (lbishoff at bcr.org or
303.751.6277 ext 141) or Leigh A. Grinstead, digital initiatives
consultant (lgrinstead at bcr.org 303.751.6277 ext 111).

For more PAG program information and eligibility requirements, visit the
NEH grant site <http://www.neh.gov/> . Please note: All applications for
PAG must be submitted through grants.gov, the government-wide grants
portal. For more information, visit their website
<http://www.neh.gov/grants> .

Free Friday Forum PAG Training
On April 3, BCR is hosting an online workshop discussing the PAG
program. Interested participants can sign up for a session starting at
either 10 a.m. MT or 2 p.m. MT. Please visit the BCR training webpages
<http://www.bcr.org/training/schedule/results.php?type=F3&instructor=&ca
tegoryid=&state=&keywords=&bool=AND&where%5B%5D=titles&where%5B%5D=descr
iptions&month1=3&day1=&year1=&month2=&day2=&year2=>  to register. Each
session lasts one hour. The forums are free, but space is limited, so
sign up now.

 

 

Brandie Baumann
Communications Coordinator

BCR

14394 E. Evans Ave.
Aurora, CO 80014-1408
p: 303.751.6277 ext 110
    800.397.1552
f:  303.751.9787
e: bbaumann at bcr.org <mailto:bbaumann at bcr.org> 
www.BCR.org <http://www.BCR.org> 

 

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