Boston, MA
http://www.communitypreservation.org
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES:
- Open space protection
- historic preservation of structures
- affordable housing, and outdoor recreation
- preservation of historic documents and artifacts
CPA funding can also be used for the conservation and preservation of documents and artifacts as "Historic Resources." Learn more about funding conservation treatment through CPA funding.
Eligible Organizations:
Communities in Massachusetts that have created a local Community Preservation Fund.
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The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is the result of nearly two decades of hard work devoted to passing legislation that would give all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns a tool to preserve their most unique natural, community, and built features in the face of rapid growth and development. CPA allows communities to create a local Community Preservation Fund for open space protection, historic preservation, affordable housing and outdoor recreation. Community preservation monies are raised locally through the imposition of a surcharge of not more than 3% of the tax levy against real property, and municipalities must adopt CPA by ballot referendum. View a map of all CPA communities, or learn more about CPA adoption
The CPA statute also creates a statewide Community Preservation Trust Fund, administered by the Department of Revenue (DOR), which provides distributions each year to communities that have adopted CPA. These annual disbursements serve as an incentive for communities to pass CPA.
VIEW THE NEDCC STORY about the Successful CPA project for the town of Billerica, Massachusetts.
NEDCC Story: Under Construction: The Great Deed of Billerica - Conservation Treatment, Digitization, and Rehousing
MA Community Preservation Coalition's Post about the Project
MASS HUMANITIES
Northampton, MA
https://masshumanities.org/grants/
Mass Humanities grants are made possible through the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Mass Cultural Council, and the generosity of their donors.
LOCAL HISTORY GRANTS
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
Local History Grants support small Massachusetts organizations in working with their historical collections. We offer two kinds of Local History Grants:
- Research Inventory Grants (maximum of $2,000) support small organizations in identifying and organizing the contents of their historical collections by creating inventories, catalogs, and finding aids, as well as digitizing collections.
- Scholar in Residence Grants (maximum of $3,500) support small organizations in welcoming a scholar to research their historical collections, ultimately producing a paper, bibliography, and public presentation.
Submission Deadlines: Awarded monthly, Oct through June, except for November and December
Complete Information and Guidelines
Maine Humanities Council
Portland, ME
www.mainehumanities.org
Learn More
The Maine Humanities Council is a statewide, private, nonprofit, organization whose mission is to engage the people of Maine with the power and pleasure of ideas. The Council’s programs, and the projects which it supports through grants, are intended to encourage a deeper understanding of ourselves and others, foster wisdom in an age of information, and provide context in a time of change.
MHC is particularly interested in supporting projects that are collaborative, that stimulate meaningful community dialogue, attract diverse audiences, are participatory and engaging, and invite discovery of the humanities in interesting and exciting ways. Projects in rural areas, and projects that reach intergenerational audiences are also of particular interest. Grants are awarded to not-for-profit organizations that serve a Maine audience.
For more information, contact:
Anne Schlitt or Lizz Sinclair
207-773-5051 or 1-866-ME-READER
Funding priorities change periodically, so potential applicants should consult the MHC website for current grant opportunities. Current grant information available here.
Maine State Archives
Augusta, ME
http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/organizations/grants.html
No grants are available from the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board at this time. (2020 Update)
Maine State Library
The Maine State Library offers a helpful list of funding opportunities in Maine as well as grantwriting tips.
Funding and Grant Sources for Libraries in Maine
Connecticut State Library
Hartford, CT ctstatelibrary.org
Grants are available to Connecticut municipalities.
The CT State Library grant program supports municipalities in making significant improvements to the preservation and management of their most valuable records.
Deadlines passed
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PROGRAM SCOPE:
Targeted Grants - Supporting records projects in one or more departments. (Every municipality in good standing that submits a properly completed application for an eligible project by the appropriate deadline is eligible to receive a Targeted grant from the fund.)
Disaster Recovery Grants - Grants are intended to help defray records recovery costs not covered by insurance in the event of a natural of man-made disaster affecting essential, permanent, or archival records.
GRANT CATEGORIES:
There are 5 grant categories intended to provide many options for municipal records projects: Inventory/Planning; Organizing/Indexing; Program Development; Storage/Facilities; and Preservation/Conservation. See the Guidelines for complete information.
Complete Details and FY2021 Grant Guidelines
QUESTIONS?
Contact Kathy Makover, Field Archivist, Office of the Public Records Administrator
kathy.makover@ct.gov or (860) 566-1100 ext. 303
New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources - New Hampshire State Library
Concord, NH
Deadlines: April - Letter of Intent - Required
June - Application deadline
Grant amount: up to $10,000
ELIGIBLE GRANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
For materials important to the history of New Hampshire: Stabilization; conservation treatment; preservation microfilming; digital reformatting; arrangement and description; staffing; preservation needs assessments; archival housing supplies.
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Program Overview:
The Conservation License Plate Program is a state of New Hampshire funding source available to non-profit institutions to implement and to conduct preservation and conservation activities on publicly owned artifacts, paper based collections, microfilm, photographs and manuscripts that contribute to New Hampshire’s historic and cultural heritage. Funding is made possible through the sale of Moose License Plates.
Match: none
Application instructions
For more information, contact:
Charles Shipman at 603- 271-2144
NEW YORK STATE ARTS COUNCIL / GREATER HUDSON HERITAGE NETWORK
Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Elmsford, NY
www.greaterhudson.org
Conservation Treatment Grant Program
Deadline: Sept
Grant amount: up to $7,500
Grant period: 1 year
ELIGIBLE GRANT ACTIVITIES:
- Conservation treatment of paintings, works on paper (including individual drawings, watercolors, prints, or photographs), textiles, furniture, frames, sculpture, and historical, ethnographic, and decorative objects.
- Treatment costs for supports, stands, and mounts, that are integral to the treatment of the object.
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Program Overview:
A partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) that provides support for treatment procedures by professional conservators to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects in collections of museums, historical and cultural organizations in New York State.
Support is available for conservation treatment of paintings, works on paper (including individual drawings, watercolors, prints or photographs), textiles (including costumes, domestic textiles and upholstery), furniture, frames, sculpture, historical, ethnographic and decorative objects. Since frames are an integral part of a work of art, support is also available for treatment costs for supports, frames, stands and mounts that are integral to the treatment of the object.
[Grants will not support conservation of archival collections. Funds are not available for preventive care, such as rehousing or reformatting of objects, purchase of storage furniture, monitoring or upgrading of environmental systems.]
Match: none
GHHN Resource: About Selecting a Conservator
For more information, contact:
Priscilla Brendler
director@greaterhudson.org or (914) 414-6726
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Grants for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NY (Long Island), Now Available Through a Collaboration with Greater Hudson Heritage Network and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION
Funding Priorities Include:
Objects Conservation
- Cataloging & Digital Imaging
- Conservation of Objects
- Collections Care
- Acquisitions
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The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, Inc. (“The Foundation”) is a New York State not-for-profit corporation for the study of New York State history, with an special emphasis on the Town of Islip, Suffolk County, and for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, NY. The Foundation’s fiscal year is December 1 to November 30; grants are reviewed twice per year.
Before submitting your application, you must contact the Foundation Office.
No application will be considered without prior discussion and site visits.
Contact: Kathryn M. Curran, Executive Director
631-594-3990
New York State Library
Division of Library Development
Albany, NY
All applications are now submitted online.
Deadline: November 20, 2020
New York State Archives
Office of Cultural Education
New York State Education Department
Albany, NY
New York State Archives Grants and Awards
The New York State Archives offers grants and awards to support, promote and recognize sound archival and records management practices, as well as to encourage creative and valuable uses of archival records. The State Archives administers four grant programs that promote the use and care of records.
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Grants for Management of Current, Inactive, and Archival Records
The Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) supports projects sponsored by not-for-profit archives, libraries, historical societies, and similar institutions within New York State, and from consortia or cooperating groups of such agencies.
The Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) supports records management and archives-related projects in local governments of all types and sizes throughout New York. In addition to the competitive grants program, the LGRMIF also supports disaster recovery grants.
Grants Promoting Use of Historical Records
The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program supports doctoral candidates, those at the postdoctoral level, and other scholars/researchers with awards for advanced research in New York State history, government, or public policy. The Residency Program is made possible by and administered by the Archives Partnership Trust.
The Student Research Award promotes and recognizes excellence in student research. This statewide competition is open to all New York State students in grades 4-12.
Contact:
New York State Archives
Grant Administration Unit
9A81 Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Email: archgrants@nysed.gov
Phone: (518) 474-6926
North Carolina Preservation Consortium
Deadline: March 15th annually
Grant Amount: Maximum Award $2,000
Eligible Activities:
- Preservation Assessments
- Collection Assessments
- Preservation Consultations
- Preservation Project Work
- Environmental Monitoring Equipment
- Conservation of Collections
- Education and Training
Learn More
Preservation grants from the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) promote the preservation of collections in libraries, museums, archives, and historic sites; monuments, memorials, and outdoor art; archaeological sites and collections; and historic and cultural architecture. Maximum award is $2,000.00. Grant applications are due March 15th.
For complete information and application instructions: NC Preservation Grants
OHIO History Fund
The History Fund supports the preservation and sharing of Ohio’s heritage by funding local, regional, and statewide projects, programs, and events related to Ohio’s history and pre-history. The fund was developed by the Ohio History Connection with a focus on preserving, interpreting, and presenting Ohio’s cultural heritage. The fund provides grants in three categories: Organizational Development, Programs & Collections, and Bricks & Mortar.
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Funding for History Fund grants comes from three sources: donations of Ohio income tax refunds (the "tax check-off"), sales of Ohio History Mastadon license plates and individual contributions.
In the first three years of the Ohio History Fund, it has given almost $348,000 in grants to 33 local history projects in a quarter of Ohio's 88 counties. At the same time, the History Fund received more than $2.1 million in grant requests!
The History Fund's capability to make grants is limited only by the amount donated annually to the program. The more you give, the more we can grant to local history. Donate here.
LEARN MORE HERE
View funded projects here.
QUESTIONS?
Contact:
Ohio History Connection
Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board
Grants for Ohio Repositories
Deadline: February
Amounts: $500 to $5,000
ELIGIBLE GRANT ACTIVITIES
Assessment and Strategic Planning; Access, Arrangement, and Description; Preservation Supplies; Website Development
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Program Description:
The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board announces the availability of grants between $500 and $5,000 to archival institutions to fund projects to preserve and/or provide access to Ohio’s historical records. The grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Projects eligible for funding in 2018 include:
- Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.
- Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.
- Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs, or HEPA vacuum cleaners.
- Website Development: Adding collections to online catalog, developing virtual archives, or creating an on-line database. Websites designed to support access to researchers (e.g., online catalogs, finding aids, and digitized collections, rather than curated web exhibits) will receive preference in funding.
Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.
Complete Information and Application Package
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Historical and Archival Records Care Grants
Deadline: October 1, 2020
Amounts: Up to $5,000 with no match, and up to $15,000 with 50/50 match.
ELIGIBLE GRANT ACTIVITIES
Collections Care Projects - Digitization, reformatting, preservation supplies, inventory and surveys, training for staff, emergency/disaster mitigation and action projects.
Local Government Records Care Projects - arrangement and description, reformatting, preservation supplies, emergency preparedness activities
Program Description
The Pennsylvania State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) is pleased to announce a new cycle of Historical & Archival Records Care Grants, funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). Awards will improve the preservation of historically valuable original records.
Published/printed material, works-of-art, textiles, artifacts and museum objects are not eligible. The grants are administered on a competitive basis, and funding for the awards is for two years. Grants will be awarded based on review of the application by a sub-committee(s) of the SHRAB.
Complete information and guidelines here.
Rhode Island Foundation
Providence, RI
Deadline: March
Grant amount: $250 to $750
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In a bequest to The Rhode Island Foundation in 1994, Joseph O'Neill Ott, a leader in the preservation and antiquities community in the state, established a permanent endowment dedicated to document preservation. He requested that the income generated be used to preserve historical manuscripts, documents, and municipal records dating from the 19th century and earlier for the smaller cities and towns in Rhode Island.
Grants support direct conservation efforts for paper-based documents, photographs, and other two-dimensional historical evidence (excluding artwork). This can include conservation, preservation (including the purchase of containers or housing for documents), or to defray the costs associated with the acquisition of documents. Proposals that demonstrate concern about long-term storage issues or have planned document storage will be looked upon most favorably. All historical and preservation societies from the smaller cities and towns of Rhode Island are eligible to apply for an Ott grant.
For more information, contact:
Libby Monahan
Funds Administrator
(401) 427-4017
Historic New England
Boston, MA
www.historicnewengland.org
Community Preservation Grants
Each year, Historic New England offers $1,000 Community Preservation Grants to small and mid-size heritage organizations in all six New England states. These grants support projects that raise the visibility of historic preservation and further Historic New England’s Everyone’s History initiative to present diverse stories of life in our region.
Kentucky
Kentucky Local History Trust Fund
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will accept applications for grant funding from the Kentucky Local History Trust Fund starting Sept. and continuing through Oct.
Local history organizations, libraries, museums and other groups are eligible to apply for grant amounts of up to $2,500 to support activities designed to strengthen the organization. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, collection assessments, staff/board development, local history education programs, collections care, and exhibits.
Taxpayer contributions make possible the Local History Trust Fund grant pool. People can check a box on their tax returns to contribute part or all of their refunds to the fund.
Read about past awardees
Montana State Library - LSTA
The Montana State Library has $10,000 in Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds available for adding special collections to the Montana Memory Project (MMP.)
Eligible Activities:
Funds must be used for costs specific to digitizing materials
Award Levels:
Funding awards can be up to $1,500 per project and must be used for costs (No match is required, but libraries are asked to track time and funds contributed to the project.)
Eligible Organizations:
All Montana libraries are eligible to apply for these funds. Museums, historical societies, and archives in the state may also apply to have collections added to the MMP working in partnership with a local library. The Project Funding award will be made to the partner library.
Deadline:
Friday, November 29, 2019
QUESTIONS?
Visit: The Montana State Library - Montana Memory Project
Texas Historical Foundation
The Texas Historical Foundation provides funds for historic preservation projects and promote Lone Star history education. Millions of dollars of THF funding have helped save important pieces of Texas history—buildings, artifacts, documents, and archaeology.
More than 100 libraries, archives, and academic institutions across the state support the Texas Historical Foundation as dues-paying members.
Eligible Activities:
Texas Historical Foundation grants provide seed money to help organizations save their own pieces of the state’s past. Proposals for the following types of projects are considered quarterly:
- Historic property restoration
- Events promoting state history to the general public
- Preservation of artifacts, archival materials, or legal documents
- Texas history curriculum in classrooms
- Publications and scholarly research in Texas history
- Archaeology
- Preservation of the Arts in Texas
Award levels:
From $1,000 to $5,000, suggested requests
Deadlines:
September 1; December 1; March 1; June 1
QUESTIONS?
View the grant FAQs and download the application form HERE.
CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY
CALIFORNIA MUSEUM GRANTS - Snoopy Plate grants
Deadline: Sept 18, 2020
Award levels: Between $20,000 and $40,000
Eligible Activities Include:
- Capital projects, such as technology and equipment necessary for virtual learning and remote work; Installation of new exhibits; ADA improvements; new building construction
- Program projects, such as Curriculum development for online learning; Digital cataloging and archiving; Staff training; Diversity and inclusion programs
- See guidelines for complete list
Funded by proceeds from Snoopy License Plate sales. Seeking projects that support and enhance museum services that recognize the importance of making art, science, history, and culture available to the residents of California, with emphasis on underserved communities, and those severely impacted by COVID-19.
OTHER STATE FUNDING SOURCES
Many states provide funding for records preservation through their historic preservation programs and other state government grants.
For example:
Illinois – Historical Records Grant Program:
https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/ISHRAB/grants.html
Colorado – Historical Records Reg-Grant Program:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/chrab-historical-records-preservation-re-grant-program
Minnesota – Minnesota Historical Society Legacy Grants:
https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants
Washington – Historic Preservation Grant Program:
https://www.co.benton.wa.us/pview.aspx?id=20925&catid=45
Iowa - Historical Resource Development Grant:
https://iowaculture.gov/about-us/about/grants/historical-resource-development-program
Georgia – Historical Records Preservation Grant:
https://www.georgiaarchives.org/ghrac
Wyoming – State Historical Records Advisory Board Grants:
https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/index.php/about-archives/state-historical-records-advisory-board
New Jersey – New Jersey Historical Commission Project Grants:
https://nj.gov/state/historical/his-grants.shtml
Kentucky – Local Records Grant Program
https://kdla.ky.gov/records/recmgmtservices/Pages/LocalRecordsProgramGrants.aspx
West Virginia – Records Management and Preservation Board Grants:
http://www.wvculture.org/history/rmpb/rmpb.html
Utah Division of Archives and Records Services:
https://archives.utah.gov/USHRAB/grants.html
Presbyterian Historical Society – Preservation Grants for Churches:
Up to $500 to digitize records
https://www.history.pcusa.org/hpg
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