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[padg] CCAHA Subsidized Assessment Programs



Dear List Members,

 

The May 18th application deadline for the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifact’s (CCAHA) subsidized assessment programs is approaching. 

 

Preservation Needs Assessment Program:

 

Through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), CCAHA is able to offer a limited number of subsidized Preservation Needs Assessment for $350.  You are eligible to apply for this program if you institution owns a paper-based humanities collection that is available to the public on a regularly scheduled basis and has historical and education significance.  To be considered, the institution should demonstrate a strong commitment to collections care, and the size of the institution’s paper-based collections must warrant a full day survey.

 

Further details and an application form are available at http://www.ccaha.org/surveys.php

 

Vulnerability Assessment Program:

 

The Vulnerability Assessment Program is also funded through NEH.  Through this program CCAHA is able to offer Vulnerability Assessments, the first step in the disaster planning process, for $350.  During an on-site consultation, CCAHA staff reviews and examines the institution’s environment, history, location, structural needs, pest control, fire protection, security procedures, local resources, and training requirements.  Insurance considerations, collections documentation, and collections salvage priorities are also addressed.  The written report provides observations, recommendations, and resources to serve as a guide in the development of a comprehensive disaster plan for the institution.       

  

The Vulnerability Assessment Program is intended for small to mid-sized institutions with humanities based collections in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia.  Institutions wishing to participate in the program must be willing to make a commitment to developing an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, or updating the plan that they currently have in place, and must assign a project manager. 

 

Priority will be given to Institutions that would not normally have the resources to pay for this service at full cost, or the staff time or expertise to complete the assessment in-house. 

 

Further details and an application form are available at http://www.ccaha.org/surveys.php

 

If you have any questions about either of these programs, please feel free to contact me.

 

Sincerely,

Laura Hortz Stanton

Director of Preservation Services

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

264 S. 23rd St.

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-545-0613

Fax:     215-735-9313

Email:  lhortzstanton@xxxxxxxxx

 


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