Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) 101
Description
BCR’s Digital and Preservation Services (DPS) provides free assistance to help you through the Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) application process. Small- to medium-sized institutions can apply for $6000 to preserve and care for their collections through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)’s Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions. Eligible institutions include non-profit libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, arts and cultural organizations, and town and county records offices.
BCR can assist your institution in the following types of activities:
- Digital preservation readiness assessment
- Preservation needs assessments and long-range preservation plans
- Museum collection or item-level surveys
- Identify consultants and facilitate disaster planning
- Collections care program building
- Purchase of storage furniture, environmental monitoring equipment, and preservation supplies
- Attendance at preservation workshops
Grant Amount: $6,000 No matching funds are required.
Application Deadline: May 14, 2009
Who Should Attend
This is an archived recording of a free presentation given as part of BCR's Free Friday Forum series. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Archived sessions are available for viewing at your convenience and will be removed when the information is no longer current.
To Access the Recordings
Click on the name for the Free Friday Forum to view.
Log in with with your email address. Once within the session , you may either view the session immediately - or download the session for viewing later.
Sites & Dates
| Online - | FFF Archive | Leigh Grinstead | View now |
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Fees
BCR members -- Free
Nonmembers -- Free
