Project Grant PF27197220

This Project Grant award of $341,983.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports a study exploring the use of energy-efficient Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for passive temperature control of micro-climates in partially-controlled or uncontrolled collection environments. The study aims to evaluate the performance of PCMs as a sustainable preventive conservation measure, conducting...

Through a $415,761 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, doing business as Taliesin West, will purchase new high-density compact storage to properly house its extensive collections. This will increase the Foundation's collection storage capacity, improve storage conditions by reducing overcrowding, and minimize handling and movement of artwork while ensuring safer long-term storage. The award...

This federal Project Grant award of $350,000.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (CFDA 45.149 - Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access) will support the University of Pacific's efforts to improve the preservation and storage of their archival collections. The funding will be used to replace existing broken storage systems that threaten to damage the collections, and provide new high-density shelving to rehouse collections currently in substandard storage...

The Grand Rapids Public Museum will improve storage conditions for its natural history collection through a $423,752 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301). The museum will install new storage units meeting industry standards to house 47,500 specimens composed of invertebrates, botanicals, rocks/minerals, birds, fossils, mammals and reptiles. Most items are currently stored on open shelving or old wood cabinets susceptible to...

The National Museum of Forest Service History received a $687,340 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to improve storage and preservation capabilities for its 50,000-item collection. The grant funds will be used to install new HVAC systems, microclimate generators, fire detection and suppression systems, security and video surveillance, and high-density storage solutions in the museum's National Conservation...

The Livingston County Historical Society Museum received a $299,836 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program to improve the storage of approximately 30,000 artifacts related to indigenous people and the post-colonial Finger Lakes region. The award will fund the purchase and installation of new collections storage equipment, environmental controls, security, and fire prevention measures to better preserve...

The Denver Art Museum received a $395,283 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to implement critical environmental improvements in its storage area. Funded under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), the 13-month project will install 40 new storage screens for oversized, two-dimensional artworks impacting the museum's Asian, Indigenous, Latin American, Modern and Contemporary, and Photography collections. Work will include pre-move inventory tasks,...

The Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology received a $352,152 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to purchase new compact storage and rehouse its ethnographic collections. The museum will use the funding to mitigate mold issues and facilitate complete inventory of over 30,000 objects and 18,000 photographs representing global cultures through installation of state-of-the-art compact storage....

This three-year, $138,477 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities will support the renovation, digitization, and integration of the Kansas State University mammal collection within national collaborative collections management efforts. Funded under the Integrative Activities program, the project aims to preserve long-term records of biodiversity by properly housing over 100 years of mammal specimens from the Great Plains region and making...

This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program provides $528,011 to Oakland University's Meadow Brook Hall to undertake a three-part preservation and conservation project. The key activities include: Conservation of 16 critically damaged stained and leaded glass windows Installation of UV filtering sashes in 136 windows to protect the historic house museum's collections from UV light damage Installation of new light-reducing drapes on 75 windows to...