FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2009
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Calls for Applications for Connecting
to Collections
Statewide Planning Grants and New Statewide Implementation Grants
Deadline: December 15, 2009
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS) invites proposals for the 2010 Connecting to
Collections Statewide Planning Grants and the new Statewide Implementation Grants.
Applications for these collaborative grants should address the recommendations
published in the Heritage
Health Index (HHI), which found that many collections held in the public
trust by libraries, museums, and archives are at risk. This landmark study,
conducted by Heritage Preservation in partnership with IMLS, offered four
recommendations to collecting institutions:
- Provide safe conditions for collections.
- Develop an emergency plan.
- Assign responsibility for collections care.
- Marshal public and private support for, and raise public awareness of,
collections care.
Institutions that follow these guidelines report marked improvements
in their ability to preserve and conserve their collections.
The Statewide Implementation Grants will build on the Planning
Grants. Applicants should demonstrate how their planning process evolved and
developed, and show how the proposed project will address the findings of that
process. Applications should describe both short-term and long-term impacts of
the project activities for collections stewardship across the state. Awards of
up to $250,000 will be made to projects that can serve as models for states that
have begun their own planning processes.
Application guidelines for the 2010 Planning and Implementation
Grants are available in PDF format here (525KB). Please note that the Statewide
Planning Grants Web page has a list of awardees for the past two years, as well
as copies of their grant narratives to help expedite the application writing process.
IMLS has scheduled two audio conference calls to give prospective
applicants an opportunity to ask IMLS staff questions pertaining to the Statewide
Planning and Implementation Grants. The calls will be held on:
Friday, October 9 at 3:00pm ET
Friday, October 30 at 3:00pm ET
Please check the
Statewide Planning and
Statewide Implementation
Grant Web pages closer to the date of the call for specific dial-in instructions.
For questions about the Statewide Planning Grant program, please
contact Senior Program Officer, Christine Henry, 202-653-4674,
chenry@imls.gov or
Program Specialist, Mark Feitl, 202-543-4635,
mfeitl@imls.gov.
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