American Heritage Preservation Grants

A special initiative of the Conservation Project Support Program in partnership between IMLS and Bank of America

Grant program guidelines are made available approximately 90 days before the grant deadline. Until that time, guidelines from the previous year are available for your reference, but you must use the current fiscal year application when you apply.

2009 Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 379KB) and Grants.gov Instructions

Deadline: September 15, 2009

Grant Amount: Up to $3,000

Grant Period: Up to one year

Program Contacts
Museums:
Christine Henry, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4674
E-mail:chenry@imls.gov

Libraries:
Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4662
E-mail: kcherry@imls.gov

Program Overview
Bank of America is partnering with the Institute to provide grants to small museums, libraries, and archives. The grants will raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small museums, libraries and archives.

Grants will help to preserve specific items, including works of art, artifacts and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections to ensure that the grants are used in accordance with best practices in the field, and underscore the importance of assessment planning.

Grant programs that provide assistance with conservation planning and assessment include the Institute’s Conservation Assessment Program and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Preservation Assistance Grants. Some states also offer assessment programs.

Eligibility
Institutions that fulfill the general criteria may apply. See program guidelines for special conditions of eligibility for this program.