Conservation Center - for Art and Historic Artifacts

Fundraising Information

Calendar

• 2008
  • August
    • 8/11 NEA Heritage and Preservation Grant

      Through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Heritage & Preservation Grant Program, your organization can apply for up to $150,000 funding for projects that encourage and support artistic creativity, preserve our diverse cultural heritage, and make the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country.

      Funding may provide: Conservation and documentation projects, provenance research, collections management, reinstallation of collections, and public programs such as lectures, symposia, and community outreach

      Grant amount: $5,000 - $150,000

      Deadline: August 11, 2008

      Eligible Organizations: Non-profit organizations; state & local government agencies; federally recognized tribal communities.

      Complete Guidelines: Visit NEA’s website: www.nea.gov/grants/apply/GAP09/MuseumsAAE.html

  • October
    • 10/1 IMLS Conservation Project Support Grant

      Through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Conservation Project Support Grant Program, your organization can apply for funding for conservation projects that identify conservation needs and priorities, and perform activities to ensure the safekeeping of your collections.

      Funding may provide: Conservation projects, including conservation treatment; collection-level or item-specific surveys; training; research; and environmental improvements.

      Grant amount: Up to $150,000; 1 to 1 match for total project request

      Deadline: October 1, 2008

      Eligible Organizations: Museums, including many historic sites

      Complete guidelines: Visit IMLS’s website: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/conservProject.shtm

      Applications for IMLS grants must be submitted through grants.gov, the government-wide grants portal.

  • December
    • 12/1 PHMC Grant Opportunities

      Through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission grant programs, museums can apply for support for collections management projects through the category “Collections Management Project Grants,” and museums, libraries, archives, and colleges and universities can apply for support through “Archives and Records Management Grants.”

      Funding may provide:

      Collections Management Project Grants can support conservation of historic artifacts and documents; analysis of environmental, security, and storage problems; cataloging and related collections research; and design, preparation and installation of exhibits.

      Archives and Records Management Grants can support preservation of archival manuscripts; purchase of preservation supplies; inventory and survey projects; and microfilming or reformatting projects.

      Grant amount: Up to $15,000; matching. Grants under $5,000 do not require matching funds.

      Deadline: December 1, 2008

      Complete guidelines: http://www.artsnet.org/phmc/grants.htm

      Applications must be submitted using an electronic grant form found at http://phmc.egrant.org

Mellon Fellow Françoise Richard tending to a fraktur leaf during an enzyme treatment.