Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants

Post Date

April 10th 2012

Application Due Date

June 28th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

20120628-PE

CFDA Number(s)

45.149

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $350000

Grant Description

The Preservation and Access Education and Training program is central to NEHуs 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 support 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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Humanities

• Office:

  None

• Agency 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

• Agency Mailing Address:

  preservation@neh.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  preservation@neh.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-and-access-education-and-training