Project Grant PG26659319

The Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. (NEDCC) received a two-year, $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. Through this funding, NEDCC will provide free preservation training, resources and assessments to ensure the long-term care of humanities collections. Specific deliverables include eight hands-on disaster preparedness workshops, eight general preservation...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $688,616 Project Grant through the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to preserve and digitize an important collection of approximately 13,270 subsurface rock cores from 14 sites in southeastern Ohio. Key deliverables include: Reboxing the rock cores into 1,327 new storage boxes with public access at ODNR's Rock Core Repository. Capturing high-resolution digital...

The Stillwater Public Library Preservation Supplies Project received a $11,087.94 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The award period was from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The project aimed to ensure the long-term availability of and access to historical resources held by the Stillwater Public Library. Consistent with the program's goal of supporting projects...

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 Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program to SUL Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. The grant will fund improvements to the storage and preservation of the Museum of the Big Bend's historic map collection. Key activities include hiring a curator to research the collection provenance, undertake professional development, and develop a catalog; addressing environmental issues in the storage area; and...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will fund research to evaluate the mechanical stability of 3D printed materials used for preservation and access activities in cultural institutions. The $315,854 grant, awarded on April 1, 2024, will assess the dimensional changes, creep behavior, and damping properties of 3D printed materials exposed to changing environments. This research aims to inform...

This $684,984 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation program (CFDA 15.814) to Trustees of Indiana University (doing business as Indiana University). The funding will support a 2-year effort to (1) extend the organization's record center storage to safely house geological field maps, (2) digitize and make searchable historical field notebooks, maps, and gamma logs, and (3)...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), through its Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), awarded a $349,009 Project Grant to the Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. (NEDCC) to develop tools and workflows for preserving digital audio tape (DAT) collections. The project aims to address the lack of accessible preservation solutions for accurately transferring audio and metadata from the at-risk DAT format, which is likely to contain unique content. The key...

The Black Archives History Research Foundation of South Florida was awarded a $719,535 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to expand public access to its collections through digitization and virtual research services. Specifically, the Foundation will purchase archival supplies and a large format scanner to digitize its periodical collection, notably the Miami Times collection of South...

The Maryland Geological Survey (MD DNR) received a $235,561.19 Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) to preserve select collections of physical geologic samples and paper geophysical data and increase accessibility of these and other geoscience collections for future use. Key activities include: Preserving rock chips and sediments from subsurface drilling (drill cuttings) by replacing deteriorated...