Project Grant 19292883424

The Bay Area Video Coalition, Incorporated (BAVC) was awarded a $229,275 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the Community-Based Preservation Education and Training program. The program will deliver an innovative, multi-pronged training initiative focused on hands-on videotape preservation skills through national community-based training for over 30 cultural workers and a one-year fellowship for a post-graduate preservationist at BAVC Media. These activities...

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) was awarded a $237,694 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032). The grant funds will be used to develop a pilot workforce training program for conservation technicians. CCAHA will partner with Drexel University's Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships to provide undergraduate students with hands-on experiential training in museum object...

The Bay Area Video Coalition, Incorporated (BAVC) received a $215,186 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The grant will fund a national study of audiovisual preservation to be conducted between March 2023 and February 2025. As part of the study, BAVC will design and implement surveys, interviews, and site visits to assess the demographics, practices, challenges, and needs of organizations...

Myriad Consulting & Training Inc. was awarded a $347,587 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program. Under this funding, Myriad will develop and deliver a hybrid remote/in-person training program to six regions of the U.S. The program will provide workshops and community events focused on preserving born-digital creative works for smaller cultural institutions and independent creators. As...

This $120,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) supports the Bay Area Video Coalition's (BAVC) independent film and media arts field-building initiative. The performance period for this grant is from July 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. BAVC, a non-profit organization specializing in media arts, will leverage this funding to advance its initiatives in independent film, media...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. (MACC) for its Regional Preservation Field Services Program. The grant period runs from March 2025 to February 2027. This program strengthens preservation practices and collections care at cultural repositories in the Upper Midwest region, resulting in increased public...

This $341,949 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) aims to build teaching capacity and improve equitable access to climate resilience resources for cultural heritage organizations. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: evaluating and improving existing climate resilience resources, developing and facilitating a "train the...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) received a $236,050 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program to support a three-year Preservation Training Initiative. The Initiative will offer two paid internships per year - one for 12 months and one for a 10-week summer term - to provide training and professional development opportunities to college students considering careers in conservation. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will provide $349,357 to the University of Arizona to deliver tailored educational and training programs for undergraduate and graduate students in museum professions. The project will include two streams: an introduction to curatorial methods for undergraduates, and internship and mentoring opportunities in archives for master's...

The Foundation For Advancement In Conservation was awarded a $204,033 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to deliver training for emergency preparation and response for humanities collections. The three-year grant period runs from March 1, 2021 through February 29, 2024. The Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access grant program aims to...