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...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $339,120 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC). Through this 2-year grant, which runs from March 2024 to February 2026, FAIC will develop and deliver 5 technical skill-based workshops for conservators and 4 outreach workshops for broader audiences. These workshops aim to address critical needs identified in...
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) provides $341,949 to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) 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 two-year award include: evaluating and improving existing climate resilience...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), a nonprofit preservation organization. Through this 2-year award, NEDCC will provide a range of preservation services and training resources to support the long-term care and stewardship of paper-based, photographic, audiovisual, and digital collections at cultural institutions across the...
The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation will develop new online training resources for the Connecting to Collections Care program through a $431,390 Institute of Museum and Library Services project grant awarded September 1, 2022. Under the grant, the Foundation will create 33 new webinars, six online courses with closed captioning and translations in English and Spanish, and enhance the program's website search functionality and accessibility through August 31, 2025. As the sub-awardee...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. The grant will fund the Utah Collections Preservation Network (UCPN) project, which aims to expand access to comprehensive virtual and on-site, culturally appropriate training and mentorship activities. These activities are designed to enhance the preservation literacy...
This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will provide $349,357.00 to the University of Arizona to deliver tailored education and training for diverse groups of undergraduate and postgraduate students working within museum fields. The project will offer two educational streams: an introduction to curatorial methods for undergraduate students, and internship and mentoring...
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 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $341,959 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the University of North Florida (UNF) and five local museums and historical societies. The 36-month "Archivist-in-Training Program" will provide intensive archival processing and preservation training to 30 undergraduate students, including paid semester-long internships at the local institutions and...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $349,971 three-year Project Grant to Beloit College to support the Center for Collections Care's capacity building and training program. The grant funding will support the Center's mission under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149) to provide collections care training and professional development opportunities to empower cultural heritage professionals. Specifically, over the...