[Preservenw] NEH Grant Opportunity - Preservation and Access Research and Development - July 15 Deadline

[Gary Menges]

NEH Grant Opportunity ? Preservation and Access Research and Development



The Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the
Humanities will be accepting applications for grants in its Research and
Development program.   The new 2010 guidelines, which include sample proposal
narratives, can be found at:

http://neh.gov/grants/guidelines/PARD.html.



Grants in this program support projects that address major challenges in
preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources.  These
challenges include the need to find better ways to preserve materials of
critical importance to the nation?s cultural heritage?from fragile
artifacts and manuscripts to analog recordings and digital assets subject to
technological obsolescence?and to develop advanced modes of searching,
discovering, and using such materials. Maximum awards are $350,000 for up to
three years.



Eligible activities include:



the development of technical standards, best practices, and tools for
preserving and creating access to humanities collections;


the exploration of more effective scientific and technical methods of
preserving humanities collections;


the development of automated procedures and computational tools to integrate,
analyze, and repurpose humanities data in disparate online resources; and


the investigation and testing of new ways of providing digital access to
humanities materials that are not easily digitized using current methods.


NEH especially encourages applications that address the following topics:



Digital Preservation: how to preserve digital humanities materials, including
born-digital materials, for which there is no analog counterpart;


Recorded Sound and Moving Image Collections: how to preserve and increase
access to the record of the twentieth century contained in these formats; and


Preventive Conservation: how to protect and slow the deterioration of
humanities collections through the use of sustainable preservation strategies.


Applications addressing one of these three areas of interest are eligible for a
maximum award of $400,000 for up to three years.



The application receipt deadline is July 1, 2010 for projects beginning May
2011. All applications to NEH must be submitted electronically through
Grants.gov; see guidelines for details.



Prospective applicants seeking further information are encouraged to contact
the Division at 202-606-8570 or preservation at neh.gov.  Program staff will read
draft proposals submitted six weeks before the deadline.  A list of the 2010
awards is available at:



Please note that the Division is also accepting applications for two other
grant categories:  ?Humanities Collections and Reference Resources? (July
15, 2010 deadline) and ?Education & Training? (July 1, 2010 deadline). 
Details on these programs, as well as on the full slate of funding
opportunities in Preservation and Access, can be found at: 
http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsbydivision.html#preservation



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The National Endowment for the Humanities is a grant-making agency of the
United States (U.S.) federal government that supports projects in the
humanities. U.S. nonprofit associations, institutions, and organizations are
eligible applicants. NEH's Division of Preservation and Access supports
projects that will create, preserve, and make available cultural resources of
importance for research, education, and lifelong learning.  To learn more about
NEH, please visit www.neh.gov.