[Preservenw] Save America's Treasures Grant Deadline Announced: May 20, 2008

[Gary Menges]

2008 SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES GRANTS
DEADLINE: May 20, 2008
Register NOW with Grants.gov!

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SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRESERVATION AND/OR
CONSERVATION WORK on nationally significant intellectual and cultural
artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Grants
are administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Endowment for the
Arts (NEA), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).


ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES: Conservation treatment and preservation of nationally
significant intellectual and cultural collections. This includes documents,
photographs, books, and works of art on paper.

Award Levels:  $25,000 to $700,000 on a 1:1 matching basis.

Selection Criteria: Collections must be of national significance. (See
guidelines at: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/.


* NOTE: This year ALL applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, the
Federal government grant Web site. Paper applications will not be accepted.
Be sure to register EARLY with Grants.gov - the registration process can
take up to 3 weeks. www.grants.gov <http://www.grants.gov/> .


APPLICATIONS AND GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE AT:

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/



Please discuss your project idea with the staff of one of the partner
agencies:

- NEH:   www.neh.gov, phone: 202-606-8475, rcanevali at neh.gov

- NEA:   www.arts.gov, phone: 202-682-5457, mclaughm at arts.gov

- IMLS:  www.imls.gov, phone: 202-606-4641, sshwartzman at imls.gov





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