Preservation and Access Research and Development Projects Grants

The summary for the Preservation and Access Research and Development Projects Grants grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Preservation and Access Research and Development Projects Grants: Grants are given to support research and development projects that advance the nation's capacity to preserve and provide access to humanities resources. The Endowment particularly encourages applications for projects that would enhance the use of digital technology for broadening access to and ensuring the long-term availability of cultural resources. Eligible activities include projects that would: * develop technical standards and best practices for preserving and providing access to humanities collections; * devise more effective physical methods of preserving humanities collections; * develop new or improved procedures for the creation of reference works; and * address issues involving the policies and practices of humanities research institutions that affect preservation and access on a national level. Applicants should discuss potential projects with other professionals in their field to ensure that the proposed research will address important preservation and access problems. Projects that focus on the development of standards or procedures should be guided by a committee representative of the profession to ensure that comprehensiveness and acceptability of the developmental effort.