American Heritage Preservation Grants

The summary for the American Heritage Preservation Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	American Heritage Preservation Grants
	CFDA Number:	45.303
	CFDA Description:	Conservation Project Support
	Federal Agency Name:	Institute of Museum and Library Services
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts Humanities
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	AHPG-FY10
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 16, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jul 16, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 15, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 15, 2009
	Archive Date:	Oct 15, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$3,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Institutions that fulfill the general criteria may apply. See program guidelines for special conditions of eligibility for this program.
Grant Description: Bank of America is partnering with the Institute to provide grants to small museums, libraries, and archives. The grants will raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small museums, libraries and archives.Grants will help to preserve specific items, including works of art, artifacts and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections to ensure that the grants are used in accordance with best practices in the field, and underscore the importance of assessment planning.Grant programs that provide assistance with conservation planning and assessment include the Institute's Conservation Assessment Program and the National Endowment for the Humanities' Preservation Assistance Grants. Some states also offer assessment programs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/pdf/ahpg_2010.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Libraries: Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer Phone: 202/653-4662 E-mail: kcherry@imls.gov Museums: Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer Phone: 202/653-4674 E-mail: chenry@imls.gov [chenry@imls.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity CPS-FY11; • Opportunity CPS-FY10; • Conservation Project Support