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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are a few grant opportunities available that will be closing soon, including those that support digitization and digital project planning for collections:</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Community Collections Grant Program - Closing September 7, 2021</u></b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Library of Congress and the American Folklife Center are providing grants ranging from $5,000 - $60,000 to</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> support
individuals or non-profit organizations in producing cultural documentation (photographs, interviews, audio, or video recordings) about their community from the community’s perspective. You can
</span><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/2021/07/applications-open-for-the-community-collections-grant-program/" title="https://blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/2021/07/applications-open-for-the-community-collections-grant-program/" style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">view
the press release for the Community Collections Grant Program</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for additional information and requirements. </span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Collections Assessment for Preservation Program - Closing September 15, 2021</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Funded by the Insititute of Museum and Library Services, the Collections Assessment for Conservation (CAP) program is designed to help
small and mid-sized museums better care for their collections. Allocation amounts range from $3,600 - $4,000 per assessor, depending on the annual budget of the institution. You can
</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><a href="https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/collections-care/cap" title="https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/collections-care/cap"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">view
details and apply for the CAP program on their website</span></a></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Museums for America Program - Closing November 15, 2021</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Funded by the Insititute of Museum and Library</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Services, the </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Museums for America</span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
program </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="color: rgb(52, 58, 64); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-size: 12pt;">supports
museums of all sizes and disciplines to undertake projects that strengthen their ability to serve their public. Project activities may include exhibitions, educational or interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community
debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Awards range from $5,000 - $250,000 and can support digitization under the Collections Stewardship and Access category.</span><span style="color: rgb(52, 58, 64); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museums-america" title="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museums-america"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Information about the Museums for America program and how to apply can be found on their website</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(52, 58, 64); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-size: 12pt;">. </span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Inspire! Grants for Small Museums - Closing November 15, 2021</b></span><b><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Funded by the Insititute of Museum and Library</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Services,
the</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">Inspire!
Grants for Small Museums</span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">program </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">supports
small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections
management, curation, care, and conservation.</span><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(52, 58, 64);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"> Awards
range from $5,000 - $50,000 and can support digitization under the Collections Stewardship and Access category.
</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(52, 58, 64);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/inspire-grants-small-museums" title="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/inspire-grants-small-museums"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Information
about the Inspire! Grants for Small Museums program and how to apply can be found on their website</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">. </span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Recordings at Risk Program - Opens September 27, 2021</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This national regranting program, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources, is designed to support the preservation of rare and unique
audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting. Awards range from $10,000 - $50,000 and cover costs of preservation reformatting by qualified external service providers. </span><a href="https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/" title="https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Information
about the Recordings at Risk program and how to apply can be found on their website</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are also
</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>two free webinars</b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> coming up on applying for NEH Preservation Assistance
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Northeast Document Conservation Center</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (NED</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CC).
You can </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><a href="https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/training-currentlist" title="https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/training-currentlist"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">view
dates and register for the Writing Your Preservation Assistance Grant webinar on their website</span></a></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br>
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