News

 

 

 

This site will look much better in a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device.

Skip Navigation skip menu and banner

Preservation Access Grant Guidelines

Grants to support projects to preserve and create intellectual access to collections, because of their intellectual content and value as cultural artifacts, are highly important for research, education, and public programming in the humanities.  The preservation of community history collections and public access to these collections are integral to the understanding of Wyoming’s history and culture and preservation and access to local historical/cultural resources are limited in small communities in Wyoming.  The program aims to make historical and cultural collections more accessible to local communities, researchers, and the public.  Professionals in the humanities (historians, folklorists, museum specialists, etc.) serve as consultants for all projects.

Maximum funding: $1,500

Deadlines: Monthly by the first of the month

Grant period: November 1, 2007-October 31, 2008, or until all funds are expended.

Guidelines:

  1. Any not-for-profit organization in Wyoming may apply such as historical societies, museums, libraries, churches, agricultural organizations, service clubs, tribal groups or ethnic associations, arts groups, senior centers, city governments, or community education groups.
  2. Professionals in the humanities serve as consultants or participants in all projects (museum professionals, anthropologists, folklorists, historians, etc.).
  3. Categories are oral history, cataloging/indexing, care of collections, collections access, language preservation, professional development training, or sponsorship of training workshops.
  4. Collaborations with other organizations will be given preference.
  5. Letters of support from community organizations are required.

 

 Eligible:

  • Processing archival and manuscript collections
  • Cataloging printed works, photographs, recorded sound, and moving image collections
  • Digitization of collections
  • Development of archival oral histories
  • Purchase of preservation supplies such as acid-free folders and boxes, white gloves
  • Professional development training or sponsorship of training workshops

 Not eligible:

  • Updating of computer systems
  • Creation of software or purchase of computer systems for records management
  • Preservation of materials that are the responsibility of the federal government, are privately held, or are not freely accessible for the public
  • Acquisition of collections
  • Purchase of equipment