American Heritage Preservation Grants

A special initiative of the Conservation Project Support Program in partnership between IMLS and Bank of America

Grant program guidelines for the current fiscal year are now available:

Access FY 2011 Grant Program Guidelines Online

Webinars with American History Preservation Grants Staff
IMLS offers an opportunity to discuss your application or general issues about the American History Preservation Grants program with the program staff. We do this through a webinar. We invite all interested people to join the webinar to learn more about the program, listen to comments from other participants, and ask any questions you might have. The webinar schedule is:

Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 3 pm Eastern Time
Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 3 pm Eastern Time

Webinar link: http://instmus.acrobat.com/ahpg-applicants/
Conference call number: 1-888-850-4523; Participant Passcode: 761243

Test your computer’s compatibility with Adobe Connect Pro by visiting the following link:
http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm.
We recommend you do this well before the conference begins.

Participants may begin logging in to the webinar up to 10 minutes prior to the conference start time. We recommend you log in to the webinar before calling the conference call line. If you do not have a computer available to you, you may participate solely through the conference call line.

Deadline: September 15, 2010

Grant Amount: Up to $3,000

Grant Period: Up to one year

Program Contacts
Museums:
Mark Feitl, Interim Grant Program Specialist
Phone: 202/653-4635
E-mail:mfeitl@imls.gov

David Harrell, Program Specialist
Phone: 202/653-4652
E-mail:dharrell@imls.gov

Libraries:
Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4662
E-mail: kcherry@imls.gov

March 11, 2010 Press Release--Treasures Preserved with Grants from the Bank of America/IMLS American Heritage Preservation Program

Program Overview
Bank of America is partnering with the Institute to provide grants to small museums, libraries, and archives. The grants will raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small museums, libraries and archives. Grants will help to preserve specific items, including works of art, artifacts and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections to ensure that the grants are used in accordance with best practices in the field and underscore the importance of assessment planning.

Grant programs that provide assistance with conservation planning and assessment include the Institute’s Conservation Assessment Program and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Preservation Assistance Grants. Some states also offer assessment programs.

Eligibility
Libraries that fulfill the general criteria for libraries may apply. See program guidelines for special conditions of eligibility for this program.

Museums that fulfill the general criteria for museums may apply. See program guidelines for special conditions of eligibility for this program.