[Preservenw] CCAHA offers free Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) application support!

[Gary Menges]

CCAHA announces free NEH Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) application
support

Through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation
Assistance Grant (PAG) Program, your organization can apply for up to
$6,000 of funding for preservation assistance.  The Conservation Center
for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is offering FREE grant
application support to your grant writing team to help bring this
important funding to you.

Eligible projects:
*	Preservation overview surveys, collection-level surveys or
item-level surveys
*	Long-term preservation plans
*	Disaster preparedness and response plans
*	Consultation to develop a plan to address a specific
preservation problem
*	Attendance at preservation workshops
*	Purchase of preservation supplies, equipment and furniture

Grant Amount: Grants up to $6,000 will be awarded. No matching funds are
required.
Application Deadline: May 14, 2009
Eligible Institutions: United States non-profit organizations; state and
local government agencies. (Additional eligibility requirements at NEH
grant <http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html>  site)

CCAHA grant application support can include:
*	Project planning
*	Grant review
*	Letter of commitment
*	Resumes of CCAHA personnel for planned preservation projects

For assistance with your grant application, contact Lee Price, CCAHA
Director of Development:  lprice at ccaha.org

For more PAG Program information and eligibility requirements, visit the
NEH grant <http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html>  site.
Applicants will be asked to describe the nature and significance of
their collection. Institutions that have never received a National
Endowment for the Humanities grant are encouraged to apply.

IMPORTANT: All applications for PAG must be submitted through
grants.gov, the government-wide grants portal. For more information,
visit www.neh.gov/grants.




Kim Andrews
Preservation Services Officer
CONSERVATION CENTER for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 S. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103
215-545-0613 (phone)
215-735-9313 (fax)
kandrews at ccaha.org
www.ccaha.org

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<http://www.ccaha.org/index.php/support/member>  to become a member and
take advantage of our great member benefits!