National Conservation Assessment Program

Funding opportunity
National Conservation Assessment Program

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is releasing a
special "Notice of Funding Opportunity"

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to fund a cooperative agreement to develop, test, and implement an
affordable and accessible conservation assessment program to help
small and midsize museums care for their collections.  IMLS
anticipates awarding a three-year cooperative agreement to one
recipient, providing $50,000-500,000 in the first year and up to
$800,000 in subsequent years to support the project.  The
application due date is September 1, 2015.

Through this program, IMLS wishes to increase the capacity of
museums to understand the conservation needs of their collections
and assist them in planning strategically for the long-term care and
conservation of these materials.

The cooperator will be expected to provide or perform a field-wide
needs assessment to inform this work, followed by a pilot of
programming to test and evaluate the program before full-scale
implementation.

>From 1990-2014, the Institute of Museum and Library Services worked
closely with Heritage Preservation, Inc., to provide the
Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) to assist museums with the
conservation needs of their collections.  The Notice of Funding
Opportunity for a National Conservation Assessment Program seeks
proposals to develop and implement a new program to meet the current
needs of museum collections throughout the nation.

The National Conservation Assessment Program has a special notice of
funding opportunity and is supported with funds from the National
Leadership Grants for Museums program.  The National Conservation
Assessment Program page on the IMLS website

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provides an overview and a link to the FY 2015 Notice of Funding
Opportunity

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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

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and 35,000 museums

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Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance
innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement.
Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries
and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for
communities and individuals to thrive.  To learn more, visit

    <URL:http://www.imls.gov>

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