-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hanks, Susan Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 3:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ARSL-L] IMLS Seeks Applications for Save America's TreasuresProgram
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking applicants for the Save America's Treasures(SAT) grant program. These grants support the preservation and conservation of nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts such as collections, documents, sculpture, and art, and historic structures and sites. Complete guidelines, applications, and information can be found at the National Park Service Web site http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/index.htm. The deadline for applications is May 21, 2010. All the awards must be matched 1:1. Eligible applicants include nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c), U.S. organizations, units of state or local government, and federally recognized Indian Tribes. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeannine Mjoseth [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 2:25 PM > To: Jeannine Mjoseth > Subject: IMLS Seeks Applications for Save America's Treasures Program > > The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute > of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release > can be read on the agency's Web site at > http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/031910b.shtm > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > March 19, 2010 > > IMLS Press Contacts > 202-653-4632 > Jeannine Mjoseth, [email protected] > Mamie Bittner, [email protected] > > IMLS Seeks Applications for Save America's Treasures Program > > Washington, DC- The Institute of Museum and Library Services > (IMLS) is seeking applicants for the Save America's Treasures > (SAT) grant program. > These grants, totaling $14 million in 2010, support the preservation > and conservation of nationally significant intellectual and cultural > artifacts such as collections, documents, sculpture, and art, and > historic structures and sites. IMLS partners on the project with the > President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National > Park Service, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National > Endowment for the Humanities. Complete guidelines, applications, and > information can be found at the National Park Service Web site > http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/index.htm. The deadline for > applications is May 21, 2010. > > In 2010, grant amounts range from $25,000 to $700,000 for collections > and from $125,000 to $700,000 for historic property and sites > projects. > All the awards must be matched 1:1. Eligible applicants include > nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c), U.S. organizations, units of state or > local government, and federally recognized Indian Tribes. > > Over the last decade, SAT grants have been used to conserve a tapestry > of historic and cultural achievements of the United States and its > citizens. From 1999-2009, $293.7 million in competitive awards have > empowered a citizen-driven preservation effort that has exceeded SAT's > dollar-for-dollar match to the tune of $377 million in non-federal > investment in 1,132 projects. In addition to these funds, the National > Trust for Historic Preservation, the program's principal private > partner, has raised another $57 million for SAT projects. > > The Save America's Treasures program accepts online applications > through www.grants.gov, the federal online grantmaking portal. Paper > applications will not be accepted. > For general information contact Kimber Craine at the President's > Committee on the Arts and the Humanities at [email protected] or call > 202/682-5661. > > For Information on Collections Projects > > Michael McLaughlin > National Endowment for the Arts > Phone: 202/682-5457 > E-mail: [email protected] > Web: www.arts.gov > > Laura Word > National Endowment for the Humanities > Phone: 202/606-8570 > E-mail: [email protected] > Web: www.neh.gov > > Christine Henry > Institute of Museum and Library Services > Phone: 202/653-4641 > E-mail: [email protected] > Web: www.imls.gov > > For Information on Historic Property Projects > > National Park Service > Phone: 202/354-2020 > E-mail: [email protected] > Web: www2.cr.nps.gov/hps/hpg > > > About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of > Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support > for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. > The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that > connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the > national level and in coordination with state and local organizations > to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and > innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about > the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov. > _______________________________________________ ARSL-L mailing list [email protected] http://bcr-lists.org/mailman/listinfo/arsl-l
