PE-268722-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. | Regional Preservation Field Services Program | 3/1/2020 - 2/28/2022 | $350,000.00 | Colin | D. | Turner | | | | Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. | Minneapolis | MN | 55404-3506 | USA | 2019 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 330000 | 20000 | 330000 | 20000 | A regional preservation field service program
that strengthens preservation practices and the care of humanities collections
at hundreds of museums, historical organizations, libraries, and archives in
five states of the Upper Midwest. Activities include training workshops,
disaster response services, preservation needs assessments and surveys, the
loan of environmental monitoring equipment, and information and outreach
services. In all, the project would support more than twenty workshops reaching
hundreds of staff members at over 400 cultural heritage institutions in the
Midwest. The award would additionally support training for two Native American conservation
fellows as part of its Native American Collections Care Fellowship Program,
which began in 2018.
The Midwest Art Conservation
Center (MACC) requests continued funding for its Regional Preservation Field
Service Program (Preventive Conservation). This program strengthens the
preservation practices and collections care at cultural repositories in the
Upper Midwest resulting in increased public access. During the proposed NEH
grant period (3/2020-2/2022), the Preventive Conservation program will improve
the preservation practices at hundreds of institutions by providing:
collections care and preservation related workshops; disaster planning,
training and response services; preservation surveys and plans; collections
care information; grant preparation assistance; and other related collection
care improvement services. The program has demonstrated successful outcomes and
measurable results, keeps its programming accessible to even the smallest
institutions in the region, is staffed by knowledgeable conservators and
preservation experts, and is devoted to this region’s collections. |
PE-268726-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | FAIC | Professional Development for Conservation Professionals | 3/1/2020 - 2/28/2024 | $200,000.00 | Lissa | | Rosenthal-Yoffe | | | | FAIC | Washington | DC | 20005-1704 | USA | 2019 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 200000 | 0 | 200000 | 0 | Mid-career professional development workshops
offered around the country for conservation professionals responsible for the
care of humanities collections. Thirteen presentations of ten courses would be
held over the two-year grant period, reaching an estimated 267 conservators and
allied professionals. Twenty travel stipends would be awarded to participants in
need of assistance and from underserved areas.
The Foundation for Advancement
in Conservation (FAIC) seeks funding to support 13 presentations of 10 courses
over a 2-year period. This initiative is part of of FAIC's program of
professional development for conservators of cultural heritage and builds on
the success and lessons learned from previous programs. An estimated 267
conservators and allied professionals will participate. 20 scholarships will
increase access for conservation professionals in under-served regions through
travel stipends. Workshop will take place in 9 states. |
PE-268729-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. | Meeting the Preservation Needs of Humanities Collections by Transforming Services | 3/1/2020 - 2/28/2022 | $350,000.00 | Ann | Marie | Willer | | | | Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. | Andover | MA | 01810-1438 | USA | 2019 | Arts, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 349805 | 0 | A preservation field service program that
provides assessments, workshops and seminars (in-person and online), technical
consultations, and disaster assistance to libraries, archives, and other
cultural heritage repositories, predominantly in the Northeast.
With a respected history as a
preservation and conservation resource for organizations of all sizes, the
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) effectively increases the
knowledge and skills of collections care professionals—at all levels—in the
long-term care and stewardship of paper-based and photographic collections,
audiovisual materials, and digital objects. Through workshops, webinars,
in-person conferences, reference services, disaster assistance, print and
online resources, assessments, and consultations, NEDCC helps institutions
better understand and address their preservation challenges so that their vital
humanities collections remain accessible into the future. NEDCC’s basic field
services programs remain the staple of our work and will continue unabated. As
our clients’ needs change, NEDCC expands its expertise and services. With this
grant, we propose to continue to transform our services with both the design of
new services and the improvement of existing ones. |
PE-268736-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | SUNY Research Foundation, Buffalo State College | Fellowships for Graduate Students in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage for the 2020-2022 Period at Buffalo State College’s Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department | 3/1/2020 - 12/31/2023 | $350,000.00 | Patrick | | Ravines | | | | SUNY Research Foundation, Buffalo State College | Buffalo | NY | 14222-1004 | USA | 2019 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 350000 | 0 | Partial fellowship stipends for 17 graduate
students enrolled in the State University of New
York College at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) program in art conservation. Students
to receive funding would include nine students in the class of 2021 and eight in
the class of 2022.
The preservation of our
cultural heritage is a never-ending process involving cultural heritage
institutions ranging from major libraries, museums, and archives to local historical
societies, and professionals from diverse fields such as historians,
librarians, archivists, curators, computer scientists, physical scientists, and
conservators. A critical portion of preservation is in the hands of
conservators. Conservators intimately interact with the works of cultural
heritage or art to restore them to functional use by today’s scholars and
historians. They return works to appropriate aesthetic levels for exhibition
and preserve them for future generations to learn from and appreciate. The
education and training of conservators is an essential component of all
preservation efforts and the Garman Art Conservation Department at the State
University of New York College at Buffalo is fully committed to this goal and
we are in need of NEH support to continue with our important mission. |
PE-268745-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums | Preparing Alaska's Cultural Organizations for Emergencies | 3/1/2020 - 2/28/2023 | $270,752.00 | Mary | | Irvine | | | | Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums | Juneau | AK | 99801-1878 | USA | 2019 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 270752 | 0 | 227520.08 | 0 | Three five-month emergency preparedness training
programs located across Alaska and targeting predominantly small, rural, heritage institutions.
This program will guide three
cohorts of regional humanities practitioners through a comprehensive emergency
preparedness and response training program. Each cohort will take part in a 5
month program that includes two in person workshops and an online course. At
the end of the program, participants will have relationships with local and
regional first responders and emergency managers, completed a comprehensive
written disaster plan, conducted risk assessments at their institutions, and
practiced salvaging collections materials damaged by fire, flood, and earthquake.
The program is attuned to the realities and needs of small collecting
institutions in the remote corners of Alaska and is planned to ensure both the
participation and success of humanities practitioners from across the breadth
of Alaska, the nation's most disaster prone state. |
PE-268772-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | University of Delaware | NEH Preservation & Access Education & Training | 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2023 | $350,000.00 | Debra | H. | Norris | | | | University of Delaware | Newark | DE | 19711-3651 | USA | 2019 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 350000 | 0 | Six stipends per year for three years to support
students in the Winterthur/University of
Delaware Program in Art Conservation. For
each academic year, two stipends each will be distributed to first, second, and
third-year “NEH Fellows,” a title that carries additional outreach and
community engagement responsibilities.
WUDPAC is a three-year
Master-level program sponsored jointly by the University of Delaware and
Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library. Founded in 1974, WUDPAC embodies both
institutions' commitment to humanities education and the integration of
conservation, science, and practical research. We are committed to exposing our
students to broad issues in the field, providing practical experiences in
ethics, multiculturalism, documentation, analysis, treatment and preventive
care, and above all, collaboration and respect for the humanities. This proposal seeks $350,000 to help sustain
the education and training of our 30 Master-level students from July 1, 2020,
to June 30, 2023. Grant funds will be allocated to six "NEH Fellows"
annually, making possible total stipend coverage for all WUDPAC students. The commitment of our 404 graduates to-date
is exemplified by their active engagement and contribution to evolving
professional standards, and their advocacy worldwide. |
PE-268832-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Association of Moving Image Archivists | Audiovisual Collections Care in Tribal Archives | 3/1/2020 - 12/31/2023 | $271,584.00 | Moriah | | Ulinskas | | | | Association of Moving Image Archivists | Hollywood | CA | 90028-8107 | USA | 2019 | Native American Studies | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 271584 | 0 | 271584 | 0 | A continuing education program in preservation of
audiovisual collections for tribal archives, libraries, and museums that
includes establishment of five regional hubs (across the continental United States,
Alaska, and Hawaii), delivery of six regional workshops for approximately 140
participants, development of preservation plans for select audiovisual
collections, and development of educational resources, such as toolkits,
guides, protocols, and templates for film inspection and digitization.
The Community Archiving
Workshop, a project of the Association of Moving Image Archivists, proposes to
address the widespread threat to a/v (film, video, audio) holdings in
humanities collections through a series of regional workshops for tribal
archives, libraries and museums (TALMs). In a 2012 survey, 60% of responding
TALMs stated that they are stewards of important a/v recordings. In partnership
with the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums, CAW proposes to
support efforts to preserve and improve access to these collections by training
tribal archivists and librarians to inventory and assess their collections, and
to prioritize and prepare them for digitization. Each workshop involves group
webinars, the delivery of online training models, and onsite workshops in which
participants learn to identify different media formats and risk factors,
establish controlled vocabulary for description of a/v collections, and
document and prioritize collections for preservation. |
PE-268864-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Indianapolis Museum of Art, Inc. | Project MUSE: Museum Sabbatical Experience for Faculty Teaching at the Arts-Science Interface | 3/1/2020 - 2/28/2023 | $25,000.00 | Greg | | Smith | | | | Indianapolis Museum of Art, Inc. | Indianapolis | IN | 46208-3326 | USA | 2019 | Arts, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 25000 | 0 | 25000 | 0 | Research stipends for four college and
university professors who teach classes on the “Chemistry of Art,” to spend
summer leave or sabbatical time in the conservation lab at the Indianapolis
Museum of Art, working on projects connected to objects in the collection.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art
(IMA) proposes a grant from the NEH to continue its established program Project
MUSE. Project Muse allows college and university professors who teach courses
at the interface of art and science to participate in important research and
technical studies of artwork in a modern conservation science laboratory at a
major museum during their sabbatical or summer leaves from teaching. The
purpose of the experience is to conduct cutting-edge research at the IMA that
benefits the Museum's research and conservation efforts and also enters into
science curricula around the country leading to increased interest in the arts
and sciences among academic faculty and undergraduate students. Intended
results include new conservation science curriculum developed for university
classes, presentations and publications on new research for the field of
conservation science, and inspiring a new generation of scholars interested in
entering the field of conservation science. |
PE-268865-20 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | BAVC | Community-Based Preservation Education and Training | 3/1/2020 - 2/28/2023 | $291,661.00 | Morgan | Oscar | Morel | | | | BAVC | San Francisco | CA | 94110-1472 | USA | 2019 | Media Studies | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 291661 | 0 | 288752 | 0 | The development of online training modules, two
onsite two-day training programs, and a one-year fellowship, all of which are
focused on educating diverse practitioners in audiovisual preservation skills,
techniques, and practices.
A community-based three-year
training program focused on educating a broad range of arts and cultural
heritage practitioners in audiovisual preservation skills, techniques and
practices. The program will provide online and in-person training, and a
one-year fellowship for an information science postgraduate with a desire to
pursue a career in community-based arts and cultural heritage. |
PE-277017-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | University of Hawaii | Weaving a Net(work) of Care for Oceanic Collections: A Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Museum Summer Institute | 3/1/2021 - 5/31/2023 | $350,000.00 | Noelle | Maile Kaluhea Yayoi | Kahanu | | | | University of Hawaii | Honolulu | HI | 96822-2247 | USA | 2020 | American Studies | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 349641.64 | 0 | A six-week summer institute to provide education and training to 20 early to mid-career Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders working in museum and heritage centers throughout the Pacific, including Hawai'i and United States Island Areas. The institute would focus on museum management and collections care for institutions, professionals, and communities that care for Oceanic collections.
This collaborative proposal by the University of Hawai'i (lead applicant) and East-West Center seeks $350,000 to provide education and training to twenty early to mid-career Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders working in museum and heritage centers throughout the Pacific, including Hawai'i and US Island Areas. Taking place for six weeks in the summer of 2021, this intensive institute will be designed and implemented through an extensive network of local, national and regional organizations. It will include lectures, presentations and hands-on workshops at Honolulu-based museums by more than 30 field experts in the areas of Collections Care, Exhibitions, and Conservation. Because Oceanic humanities collections tell important stories about Pacific peoples and their contributions to the US and the world, this institute and its cohort of Pacific professionals will strengthen their network of care, ensuring the preservation of and access to these collections for future generations. |
PE-277022-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Miami University | Capacity Building for the National Breath of Life Native American Philology Model | 3/1/2021 - 12/31/2024 | $349,442.00 | Kara | | Strass | | | | Miami University | Oxford | OH | 45056-1846 | USA | 2020 | Linguistic Anthropology | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 349442 | 0 | 291211 | 0 | A continuing education training program in archival methods for community-directed language revitalization that would contribute to capacity-building efforts for access to language archives. Activities include training that combines distance-learning with direct technology support from the National Breath of Life archives team; support for five apprentices; and opportunities to network with other community archivists.
The mission of the National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages is to work with Community Archivists from endangered language communities to build capacity around methods in archives-based research for community-directed revitalization efforts. With this mission in mind, the National Breath of Life has developed a model for Native American philology. Since 2011, National Breath of Life has expanded the model to increase the depth and breadth of training for Native American Community Archivists who are responsible for building and maintaining a wide range of language archive activities and research specific to the revitalization of their community languages. As part of this process, National Breath of Life provides state-of-the-art software and best practices to advance their work. The proposed project builds capacity for the National Breath of Life in two strategic areas. First, is the development to provide ongoing technical training and outreach by creating |
PE-277041-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Wisconsin Library Services | Curating Indigenous Digital Collections | 3/1/2021 - 8/31/2024 | $342,740.00 | Erin | F.H. | Hughes | | | | Wisconsin Library Services | Madison | WI | 53715-1255 | USA | 2020 | Native American Studies | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 342740 | 0 | 330212 | 0 | The development of partnerships with six tribal institutions to advance digital preservation and curation learning opportunities, which would include three one-year fellowships at partner institutions, workshops and discussions for 25 tribal cultural workers to develop a community of practice, and service-learning projects for 15 graduate students.
Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS), in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Information School and tribal community partners, will offer applied learning opportunities in digital preservation and curation for tribal cultural workers, early-career preservation professionals, and graduate students in archives and information science programs, while advancing the ongoing work of tribal libraries, archives, and museums to collect, preserve, and provide appropriate access to cultural patrimony. Curating Indigenous Digital Collections will support three one-year Fellows placed with six tribal Partners. Fellows will support Partners in developing and implementing digital projects using Mukurtu CMS, a content management system designed to meet the unique needs of Indigenous communities. As Native Nations face massive losses of knowledge and knowledge keepers, this project provides critical support to build local capacities and protect tribal identity and sovereignty. |
PE-277074-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | New York University | Media Archiving and Preservation: Education and Professional Training | 9/1/2021 - 8/31/2023 | $341,806.00 | Jeanet | | Suarez | | | | New York University | New York | NY | 10012-1019 | USA | 2020 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 341806 | 0 | 272603.98 | 0 | Scholarships for 32 internships as part of New York University’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP) program. Twenty semester-long scholarships of $7,000 each would place students in New York City cultural heritage institutions, while another twelve summer scholarships at $10,000 each would place them at institutions across the country.
Over the course of their studies for their master's degree in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP), students engage in experiential learning through course projects and three internships that aid their professional development while improving the condition and accessibility of unique, often vulnerable, media collections in archives, libraries, museums, public broadcast stations, non-profit organizations, and other settings. By helping to assess, catalog, and preserve audiovisual recordings that document diverse histories, cultures, arts, and communities, MIAP interns facilitate the longevity of primary source materials that are vital for scholarship, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. Funding for our "Media Archiving and Preservation: Education and Professional Training" project, would facilitate 32 internships serving media-rich humanities collections, between September 2021 and August 2023. |
PE-277136-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | New York University | Managing Change: Developing New Teaching and Learning Modalities in Conservation Education | 3/1/2021 - 12/31/2023 | $250,000.00 | Michele | D'Arcy | Marincola | | | | New York University | New York | NY | 10012-1019 | USA | 2020 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 150000 | 100000 | 150000 | 100000 | Online and in-person training for up to 24 students studying archaeological and preventive conservation, including student stipends and summer work placement support.
The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, respectfully requests $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a three-year project to enhance our capacity to teach graduate-level, art and artifact conservation remotely and in-person. The project will allow for the development of new teaching and learning modalities through three components: NEH Guest Lecturers to enhance the curriculum through remote and in-person instruction; NEH Student Fellowships that build student capacity to assess, communicate, and create learning content; and NEH Summer Work Placements that solidify theoretical concepts through placements in US cultural institutions and archaeological sites abroad. |
PE-277137-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Utah Arts Council | Utah Community Preservation Program (UCPP) | 3/1/2021 - 2/28/2024 | $347,604.00 | Marie | D. | Desrochers | | | | Utah Arts Council | Salt Lake City | UT | 84102-1101 | USA | 2020 | History, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 347604 | 0 | 347604 | 0 | Establishment of the Utah Community Preservation Program, which would train professionals across the state who manage humanities collections. One conservator would be hired to coordinate the program and serve as lead instructor for a series of twenty-four online and eight in-person trainings and workshops over the course of two years; the program would also train seven cultural heritage professionals, geographically distributed throughout the state of Utah, to act as an ongoing Community Preservation Team.
Utah Field Services seeks a NEH Preservation and Access Education and Training grant to establish a new Utah Community Preservation Program (UCPP). This project will develop, implement and test a comprehensive set of virtual and on-site, culturally appropriate, training and mentorship activities, designed to elevate the preservation literacy (knowledge and skills) of museum/collections stewards across Utah through more than 1,000 engagements.After the three-year project period ends in early 2024, Utah Field Services (UFS) will sustain UCPP. |
PE-277138-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | WGBH Educational Foundation | PBCore Audiovisual Metadata Training Project | 3/1/2021 - 1/31/2024 | $186,917.00 | Rebecca | | Fraimow | | | | WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston | MA | 02135-2016 | USA | 2020 | Social Sciences, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 186917 | 0 | 186917 | 0 | Two webinar series plus three in-person workshops to train preservation practitioners in PBCore, a metadata schema designed to organize and provide access to audiovisual collections. The applicant would also translate the PBCore website into Spanish, which would broaden use of the metadata schema to include Spanish-speaking heritage institutions in the United States and abroad.
The PBCore Audiovisual Metadata Training Project will provide in-person and virtual continuing education opportunities focused on the PBCore metadata standard for archivists and media professionals tasked with the stewardship of audiovisual material. The Project will support a webinar series aimed at introducing small cultural heritage institutions to key concepts of audiovisual metadata; three in-person workshops targeted, respectively, at archivists, media/production professionals, and others who can demonstrate a need for PBCore training; a Spanish-language translation of the PBCore website and educational materials; and a series of Spanish-language webinars introducing the use of PBCore for archivists working with Spanish-language collections. |
PE-277140-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Preservation Training Initiative | 9/1/2021 - 8/31/2025 | $345,815.00 | Debbie | | Linn | | | | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Richmond | VA | 23220-4007 | USA | 2020 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 345815 | 0 | 345815 | 0 | A three-year Preservation Training Initiative in conservation and archives, offered to students at different levels (nine undergraduate interns, one master’s intern, and three post-graduate fellows in conservation), as well as four continuing education workshops, for 30 participants each, for museum professionals from across the state of Virginia focusing on collections care and archival management.
VMFA requests funding for a 36-month program, Preservation Training Initiative, which will provide training and professional development across the continuum, from college students considering careers in heritage preservation to emerging professionals in the fields of preservation, conservation, and archives to established museum and library professionals throughout Virginia. The project will support paid training for students at key touch points in their academic careers: 1) three postgraduate students to serve as advanced fellows in conservation (one per year); 2) one part-time, nine-month master’s-level intern in Library Sciences to gain practical experience in the museum’s archives; and, 3) nine pre-program undergraduate students to serve as 10-week, paid summer interns in the museum’s conservation labs (three per year). In addition, the initiative will allow for the development of two statewide preservation workshops. |
PE-277142-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles | Community, Collaboration, And Cultural Heritage Conservation Project | 9/1/2021 - 8/31/2024 | $250,000.00 | Glenn | | Wharton | Ellen | | Pearlstein | UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 90024-4201 | USA | 2020 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 250000 | 0 | 250000 | 0 | Three years of community collaboration training, internship support, and student stipends for three incoming graduate students to the UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials.
The UCLA/Getty Conservation Program seeks $250,000 to support a project in which three Master's graduate students will focus on the specialized practices of collaborative conservation. Over the course of three years, the designated "NEH fellows" will develop capacity as conservators while working closely with community stewards to enhance collections care practices within their cultural context. This project will enable the Program to refine the pioneering model it has developed for collaborative work with tribal museums and extend it to other important, yet underserved collections and sites with a wider range of stakeholders. Requested funds include partial stipends to support fellows during the first two years of the program and on two summer internships; thesis research and a nine-month internship in the third year; a senior conservator who will provide summer internship supervision when in-house staff is not available; and, a modest sum for supplies and materials. |
PE-277145-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | FAIC | Training for Emergency Preparation and Response for Humanities Collections | 3/1/2021 - 2/29/2024 | $217,359.00 | Tiffani | | Emig | | | | FAIC | Washington | DC | 20005-1704 | USA | 2020 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 217359 | 0 | 204033 | 0 | The establishment of new Alliance for Response (AFR) networks in Chicago, Illinois and Charleston, South Carolina; development of response team training courses for Minnesota-based and nationally-distributed individuals; creation of continuing education webinars on emergency preparation; and the building of online resources to support these efforts and increase sharing of expertise among the 32 existing AFR networks throughout the United States.
The project will support training to establish two new Alliance for Response networks, in Chicago and Charleston, SC. Response team training will be offered in collaboration with the Twin Cities Alliance for Response (MN), and nationally for the National Heritage Responders. Webinars, web-based resources, and small project grants will support existing Alliance for Response networks. |
PE-277148-21 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | CCAHA | CCAHA Preservation Field Services: Capacity Building for Small to Medium Size Organizations | 3/1/2021 - 8/31/2024 | $349,217.00 | Dyani | | Feige | | | | CCAHA | Philadelphia | PA | 19103-5530 | USA | 2020 | History, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 349217 | 0 | 349037 | 0 | A preservation field service program that would build capacity for collection stewardship at small and medium-sized collecting institutions through three main activities: 1) Preservation Planning, 2) the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program, and 3) Education and Training Programs.
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) requests three-year funding support to continue and broaden the reach of activities of CCAHA's preservation field services programs through preservation planning activities, the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program, and educational programs. Goals for preservation field services activities in 2019-20 include: To competitively offer NEH-subsidized preservation needs assessments, emergency plans, and digital preservation assessments to 12 small to mid-sized institutions; to sustain the work of the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program in the Deep South and Appalachia; to provide one national conferences on sustainability and collections care, as well as a first-time Collections Care Boot Camp, a first-time educational collaboration with ICA Art Conservation, and a series of mid-level education programs. |
PE-283538-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Denver Public Library | Bridging the Gap: Post-Baccalaureate Apprenticeships for Underrepresented Populations in Archives (Bridging the Gap) | 3/1/2022 - 2/28/2025 | $266,467.00 | Rachel | | Vagts | | | | Denver Public Library | Denver | CO | 80204-2731 | USA | 2021 | History, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 266467 | 0 | 266467 | 0 | Hiring two pre-professional, post-baccalaureate apprentices from communities underrepresented in the archives and preservation professions to work in the Special Collections and Digital Archives Department of the Denver Public Library for two years.
Denver Public Library (DPL) proposes Bridging the Gap: Post-Baccalaureate Apprenticeships for Underrepresented Populations in Archives (Bridging the Gap), which will recruit and hire two pre-professional, post-baccalaureate apprentices. We will prioritize underrepresented populations in archives and preservation professions for this program. We encourage those who identify as Black, Indigenous and/or people of color (BIPOC) and/or those who are first generation college graduates to apply. Over their two-year apprenticeship, they will have exposure to core archival and preservation functions and decision-making to advance the discovery, access and use of archival records included in historically important humanities collections in DPL’s Special Collections and Digital Archives Department. Through this project, apprentices will learn to process (i.e., perform collections assessment, arranging and describing of) collections for which they have a personal affinity; apply basic preservation treatments; and create finding aids (metadata) for digitized materials. To ensure that other libraries and archival institutions can learn from this project, DPL will partner with the Society of American Archivists (SAA) to disseminate a report about how DPL implemented the project, as well as the project’s evaluation outcomes related to apprentices’ professional skill development and the impact of the project on access to the humanities collections that will be improved through Bridging the Gap. |
PE-284340-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Pre-Program Conservation Junior Fellowship | 8/1/2022 - 7/31/2025 | $348,340.00 | Narayan | | Khandekar | | | | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge | MA | 02138-3800 | USA | 2021 | Arts, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 348340 | 0 | 348340 | 0 | A continuing education and training program to prepare three post-baccalaureate students, one fellow per year for three years, for application to graduate training programs in conservation of cultural heritage. Selected students, as junior fellows, would pursue required coursework and work closely with the faculty and collections of the Harvard Art Museums.
The Harvard Art Museums respectfully requests consideration by the National Endowment for the Humanities for a Preservation and Access Education and Training grant to launch a pre-program continuing education and training program, which aims to increase access, diversity, and inclusive excellence in the field of art conservation. This type of post-baccalaureate, paid junior fellowship will be one of the first among very few such emerging professional development opportunities in the country and will provide focused, intensive 1:1 learning, resulting in an opportunity to prepare a successful application for recognized graduate training programs in conservation of cultural heritage. Building on the Harvard Art Museums’ extensive graduate and post-graduate training programs, the proposed program will host one post-bacc junior fellow per year for the first three years. |
PE-284344-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. | Regional Preservation Field Services Program | 3/1/2022 - 2/29/2024 | $350,000.00 | Colin | D. | Turner | | | | Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. | Minneapolis | MN | 55404-3506 | USA | 2021 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 330000 | 20000 | 330000 | 20000 | A regional preservation field service program that strengthens preservation practices and the care of humanities collections at hundreds of museums, historical organizations, libraries, and archives in five states of the Upper Midwest. The award would additionally support training for two Native American conservation fellows as part of its Native American Collections Care Fellowship Program, which began in 2018.
The Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) requests continued funding for its Regional Preservation Field Service Program (Preventive Conservation). This program strengthens the preservation practices and collections care at cultural repositories in the Upper Midwest, resulting in increased public access. During the proposed NEH grant period (3/2022-2/2024), the Preventive Conservation program will improve the preservation practices at hundreds of institutions by providing: collections care and preservation related workshops; disaster planning, training and response services; preservation surveys and plans; collections care information; grant preparation assistance; and other related collection care improvement services. The program has demonstrated successful outcomes and measurable results, keeps its programming accessible to even the smallest institutions in the region, is staffed by knowledgeable conservators and preservation experts, and is devoted to this region’s collections. |
PE-284349-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. | Preservation Training, Resources, and Assessments to Ensure the Persistence of Humanities Collections | 3/1/2022 - 2/29/2024 | $350,000.00 | Ann | Marie | Willer | | | | Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. | Andover | MA | 01810-1438 | USA | 2021 | History, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 350000 | 0 | A wide range of preservation and access activities, including addressing preservation emergencies through continuation of a 24/7 Collections Emergency Hotline and workshops on disaster planning and response, producing reference materials and updating the website, and building training webinars and online courses.
As a respected preservation and conservation resource for organizations of all sizes, the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) will continue to transform its preservation field services with the goal of increasing the knowledge and skills of collections care professionals—at all levels—in the long-term care and stewardship of paper-based and photographic collections, audiovisual materials, and digital objects. Through this project, NEDCC will provide free of charge: 8 one-day hands-on disaster preparedness workshops in disaster areas along the Atlantic coast; 8 general preservation pre-assessments; “Ask NEDCC” reference service; 24/7 collections emergency hotline; and supply kits for 2 hands-on webinars. Funding will support staff time to update the free Preservation Leaflets, maintain free online resources and textbooks, and develop 4 new webinars. The project will also fund student rates for webinars, workshops, and web courses and contract authors for 2 Leaflet revisions. |
PE-284368-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Cultural Heritage Imaging | Advanced Imaging and Archiving Skills for Indigenous Communities | 3/1/2022 - 2/28/2025 | $348,984.00 | Carla | | Schroer | | | | Cultural Heritage Imaging | San Francisco | CA | 94102-5867 | USA | 2021 | Native American Studies | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 348984 | 0 | 347184 | 0 | The creation of two five-day training sessions at three sites, with follow-up sessions and consulting both online and in person to capture cultural heritage materials with two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging. The participating Indigenous groups from Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine would learn how to prepare their photographic data, their 3D work products, the contextual metadata that describes how these digital assets were acquired and built, and how to make a standards compliant submission to an archival preservation system.
This project provides a program of in-depth, hands-on training in advanced computational photography 2D and 3D documentary and archival technologies. It is a collaboration between Cultural Heritage Imaging and three indigenous community organizations: The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, serving the Unangax^ (Aleut) people; Huliauapa’a, serving Hawai’i’s native people; and the Passamaquoddy Tribal Government in Maine. The training sessions will build a sustainable core of culture bearers in each community to digitally document their material culture and heritage sites. A scientific imaging work flow and tools that simplify metadata management give the generated digital representations reliability and reusability. Tools supporting archival submission of the digital documentary materials help ensure the long-term preservation of each community’s digital collections. The project will help each community perpetuate their heritage and take control of their cultural narrative. |
PE-284404-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Northern Illinois University | Digital POWRR Professional Development Institutes for Digital Preservation | 3/1/2022 - 9/30/2025 | $348,900.00 | Jaime | | Schumacher | | | | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb | IL | 60115-2828 | USA | 2021 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 348900 | 0 | 348900 | 0 | Five Preserving digital Objects With Restricted Resources (POWRR) Program training sessions on the standards, processes, and tools used to curate and preserve digital objects using open-source software. The 150 participants would largely come from grassroots cultural heritage organizations responsible for the curation and preservation of materials of historically marginalized groups, including Native Americans, African Americans, and members of the Latinx community.
The proposed project will provide librarians, archivists, and museum professionals with new skills to be used in the preservation of humanities materials in digital formats. It will hold five events, each of 2.5 days in length and serving 30 practitioners, reaching a total of 150 practitioners. The program will provide financial assistance to be used for travel to and from project events to practitioners whose organizations cannot afford to support their travel in full. Program leaders will work with organizations representing practitioners responsible for Native American, African American, and Latinx materials to recruit participants and design curriculum and evaluation materials. |
PE-284454-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles | Preservation of Indigenous Collections: Training for Tribal Materials and Museums | 4/1/2022 - 3/31/2025 | $310,362.00 | Ellen | | Pearlstein | | | | UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 90024-4201 | USA | 2021 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 310362 | 0 | 310362 | 0 | A continuing education program for collections stewards that would include six online courses, two in-person regional workshops, and follow-up mentoring to support sustained application of lessons learned, targeted to Native Americans working with tribal materials at museums and cultural centers across the country.
UCLA/Getty respectfully requests $310,632 for: 1) six online courses, 2) two in-person regional workshops, and 3) follow-up mentoring designed to support sustained application of lessons learned, all targeted to reach Native Americans working with tribal materials at museums and cultural centers. The proposal builds on a successful UCLA/Getty history of working with Indigenous communities and will reach up to 136 participants and an equal number of mentees. Increased emergence of American Indian museums and cultural centers speaks to the importance of humanities collections in the preservation and even revitalization of cultural practices, and to the sovereignty behind self-representation. Humanities tribal collections serve to educate tribal youth, provide heritage in support of language learning, and instill pride in intergenerational heritage accomplishments of a community. Tribal museums reach non-tribal visitors and scholars as well, offering a crucial humanities perspective. |
PE-284461-22 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Myriad Consulting and Training Incorporated | Open Sources: Training Communities of Practice for Complex Born-Digital Collections | 3/1/2022 - 2/29/2024 | $347,587.00 | Elena | M | Cordova | | | | Myriad Consulting and Training Incorporated | Gainesville | FL | 32601-5636 | USA | 2021 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 347587 | 0 | 347587 | 0 | The development and implementation of curricula, resources, workshops, and community events tailored to smaller cultural heritage institutions focused on preservation of and access to born-digital materials.
Myriad requests support to produce and present an innovative, multi-channel, collaborative born-digital preservation and access training program. The training program will combine past successful digital preservation training approaches with a new expansion of existing curricula to specifically address complex born-digital creative works, such as video and audio works, illustration, design works, software-based art, and installation art. It will specifically target smaller cultural heritage institutions and independent creators who have not had access to tailored, practical advice or communities of practice to support their preservation efforts in the past. If this funding request is awarded, Myriad will develop and present hybrid remote/in-person workshops and community building events in 6 regions throughout the United States, produce a Field Guide and Workbook for preserving digital creative works, design and print a Zine for digital artists and creators, and publish a white paper |
PE-290089-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Beloit College | Beloit College, Center for Collections Care: Capacity and Community Building Through Preservation and Access Training | 3/1/2023 - 2/28/2026 | $349,971.00 | Nicolette | B. | Meister | | | | Beloit College | Beloit | WI | 53511-5595 | USA | 2022 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 349971 | 0 | 349971 | 0 | A continuing education project that would develop two new online courses, fund 162 scholarships for staff and volunteers at smaller cultural heritage organizations, and offer two 12-month fellowships for graduates of the University of Illinois Chicago Museum and Exhibition Studies Graduate Program.
The Center for Collections Care (C3) offers professional development opportunities that empower participants to be effective stewards of humanities collections by building knowledge and skills through instruction in collections care. To support the development of knowledge and skills among professionals responsible for preserving and providing access to humanities collections, C3 respectfully requests $349,971 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a three-year project that will: (1) provide training to over 280 individuals from approximately 180 cultural institutions across the nation; (2) provide 162 scholarships to practitioners at smaller museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural organizations; (3) provide two 12-month postgraduate fellowships for emerging practitioners of color; and (4) develop two online courses (Fundamentals of Collections Management and Culturally Appropriate Stewardship). |
PE-290097-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | SUNY Research Foundation, Buffalo State College | Fellowships for graduate students in the conservation of cultural heritage and art | 3/1/2023 - 2/28/2026 | $350,000.00 | Patrick | | Ravines | | | | SUNY Research Foundation, Buffalo State College | Buffalo | NY | 14222-1004 | USA | 2022 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 250000 | 100000 | 250000 | 0 | Partial fellowship stipends for graduate students enrolled in the Buffalo State College, State University of New York (SUNY Buffalo State) program in art conservation. Students to receive funding would include ten in the class of 2024, eight in the class of 2025, and ten in the class of 2026.
The Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State has been educating conservators for 52 years. The mission of our department has always been to educate future generations of conservators to preserve the wide range of objects that comprise the nation’s cultural heritage. Preservation is a permanent and pressing need of all libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies. Objects of all types and in all collections continue to quietly age, creating a constant need for professional conservators. Conservators ensure the longevity of millions of cultural artifacts and help maintain critical access to collections. We focus on the vital need for conservation education so more can join the field and continue this important work. To address this need, we respectfully request that the NEH provide fellowship support for graduate students attending our program from the Preservation and Access Education and Training Program. |
PE-290102-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | University of Delaware | Graduate Stipend Support for the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation | 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2026 | $350,000.00 | Debra | H. | Norris | | | | University of Delaware | Newark | DE | 19711-3651 | USA | 2022 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 250000 | 100000 | 250000 | 100000 | Six stipends per year for three years for students in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. These “NEH Fellows” would have additional outreach and community engagement responsibilities.
The Winterthur/University of Delaware Graduate Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) requests $250,000 with $100,000 in federally 1:1 matched funds for a total project cost of $450,000. NEH funds will support graduate stipends for six “NEH Fellows” annually, from 7/1/23, to 6/30/26. Graduate stipend support enables our students to concentrate on their conservation studies without distraction of financial hardship or external employment during their three years of study. Two students in each of the first, second, and third years will be “NEH Fellows,” a title that follows them throughout their graduate career. During their time at WUDPAC and beyond, NEH Fellows are committed to preserving objects and those objects’ many varied stories; their cutting-edge research, exceptional treatment skills, and exemplary advocacy will result in the preservation of countless objects, artifacts, and collections that benefit peoples of many different backgrounds and traditions. |
PE-290109-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | CCAHA | Preservation Services in Puerto Rico | 3/1/2023 - 2/28/2025 | $349,827.00 | Dyani | | Feige | | | | CCAHA | Philadelphia | PA | 19103-5530 | USA | 2022 | History, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 349827 | 0 | 344837 | 0 | The development of a Regional Heritage Stewardship Program (RHSP) in Puerto Rico in collaboration with the Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico (CENCOR). The program would emphasize the preservation of book, paper, and photographic materials.
To provide education and training services to cultural heritage organizations in Puerto Rico, the Conservation Center for Art Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) will partner with the Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico (CENCOR), a nonprofit institution that promotes the conservation of cultural heritage in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region. While many individual organizations in Puerto Rico are fully committed to preserving their collections, they often lack access to the information, resources, and cultural infrastructure that are needed to plan and implement important incremental strategies. CCAHA and CENCOR are dedicated to fostering an island-wide cultural infrastructure in Puerto Rico that respects regional cultures, offers sustainable resources, encourages thoughtful initiatives, and builds community. This project is conceived as a necessary first step in developing resources that will position CENCOR as a valued hub for supporting collections care in Puerto Rico. |
PE-290134-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Mississippi State University | Developing a Decolonial Field School: Teaching Community-Engaged and Decolonial Collection and Preservation Methods through a Field School Approach | 6/1/2023 - 5/31/2026 | $347,959.00 | Jordan | | Lynton | Shawn | | Lambert | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | MS | 39762-5227 | USA | 2022 | Anthropology | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 347959 | 0 | 347959 | 0 | Implementation of a three-year, community-engaged field school located at Brush Arbor Cemetery in Starkville, MS, a designated location on the National Register of Historic Places, to educate ten advanced undergraduate or graduate students and one research fellow in community-based anthropological and archeological research and methods.
Located at Brush Arbor Cemetery in Starkville, MS, our field school will train advanced-undergraduate and graduate students interested in archival, archaeological, historical, and anthropological work to preserve African American sites through a community-based decolonial model. We pair community-based methods including oral history, public archaeology, participatory GIS Story Mapping and Black Digital Archives to train future practitioners in the critical skills necessary to equitably work with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) populations. Community-based anthropology is a growing field that aims to link traditional anthropological methods with the perspectives and voices of local communities. Decolonial community anthropology works towards dismantling traditional academic hierarchical barriers that in the past have not allowed the community to be appreciated and their voices heard. Students will receive a certificate in community-engaged anthropology at completion. |
PE-290151-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | FAIC | Emergency Preparation and Response Training to Preserve Humanities Collections | 3/1/2023 - 2/28/2026 | $325,795.00 | Elaina | | Gregg | | | | FAIC | Washington | DC | 20005-1704 | USA | 2022 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 325795 | 0 | 325795 | 0 | The creation of two Alliance for Response (AFR) networks in New Hampshire and Arizona, the training of four National Heritage Responders (NHR) cohorts in Massachusetts, Charleston, New Orleans, and Philadelphia, and the development of webinars, microgrants, and new online resources for the AFR community.
Emergency preparation and response for humanities collections would be improved by creating new “Alliance for Response” (AFR) networks, training and developing regional heritage response teams, developing inclusivity tools, and providing training and resources to strengthen AFR networks, over a three-year period. Specifically, two new AFR networks in New Hampshire and Arizona would be established and four volunteer heritage response teams would be trained, in cooperation with AFR networks in Massachusetts, Charleston, SC, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. A guide would be developed to support collaboration with community groups. The response training curriculum will be expanded to provide guidance on working with culturally sensitive collections. Project grants, a series of webinars, web forums, and expanded online resources will support these efforts and increase sharing of expertise among existing AFR networks. |
PE-290153-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | New York University | Practical Training in Media Archiving: Educating for the Ever-Changing Preservation Landscape | 9/1/2023 - 8/31/2025 | $348,580.00 | Jeanet | | Suarez | | | | New York University | New York | NY | 10012-1019 | USA | 2022 | Film History and Criticism | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 348580 | 0 | 348580 | 0 | Scholarships for 38 internships as part of New York University’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP) program. 20 semester-long scholarships of $7,000 each would place students in New York City cultural heritage institutions, while another 18 summer scholarships at $10,000 each would place them at institutions across the country.
Over the course of their studies for their master's degree in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP), students engage in experiential learning through course projects and three internships that aid their professional development while improving the condition and accessibility of unique, often vulnerable, media collections in archives, libraries, museums, public broadcast stations, non-profit organizations, and other settings. By helping to assess, catalog, and preserve audiovisual recordings that document diverse histories, cultures, arts, and communities, MIAP interns facilitate the longevity of primary source materials that are vital for scholarship, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. |
PE-290156-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Preservation Training Initiative: Pre-Program Conservation Internships at The Met | 6/1/2023 - 5/31/2026 | $236,050.00 | Elizabeth | | Perkins | | | | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York | NY | 10028-0113 | USA | 2022 | Art History and Criticism | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 236050 | 0 | 236050 | 0 | A three-year initiative to fund six conservation internships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for undergraduates and recent graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in conservation.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) requests $236,050 from the NEH’s Preservation and Access Education and Training program to support a three-year initiative that offers training and professional development opportunities to college students who are considering careers in conservation. For each year of the project, grant funds would support two paid internships— one for 12 months and one for 10 weeks in the summer— that offer training to students at a key moment in their academic careers. In seeking to address the economic, experiential, and academic barriers that limit entry into the cultural heritage field, especially among students whose backgrounds are currently underrepresented within museums, this project synergizes The Met’s singular training capabilities with its broader strategic vision to help create a much-needed pathway for talented, diverse students into graduate studies and careers in conservation. |
PE-290176-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | BAVC | Community-Based Preservation Education and Training | 3/1/2023 - 2/28/2025 | $230,000.00 | Kelli | | Hix | | | | BAVC | San Francisco | CA | 94110-1472 | USA | 2022 | Media Studies | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 230000 | 0 | 229275 | 0 | A continuing education program for collections stewards that would include a six-module hands-on preservation course offered with a train-the-trainer component intended for at least 30 participants at 15 partner sites. The award would also support a nine-month post-graduate fellowship in AV preservation.
The Community-Based Preservation Education and Training is an innovative, multi-pronged, hands-on training program preparing cultural workers with videotape preservation skills via: (1) national community-based training to over 30 cultural workers; and (2) a one-year-fellowship for a post-graduate preservationist at BAVC Media. These activities will enable BAVC Media to sustainably and effectively train up future community-centered preservationists across the nation. |
PE-290185-23 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | 1947 Partition Archive, The | Digital Oral History Archivist Internships and Apprenticeships | 3/1/2023 - 6/30/2025 | $298,437.00 | Guneeta | Singh | Bhalla | | | | 1947 Partition Archive, The | Berkeley | CA | 94703-2715 | USA | 2022 | Public History | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 298437 | 0 | 298437 | 0 | Enhancement of an established internship program to include 12 six-month internships and two full-year apprenticeships for Library and Information Studies students and recent graduates, that would train students in cloud-based digital archiving practice as well as the ethics and best practices for culturally conscious collecting and handling of materials from conflict zones.
The 1947 Partition Archive’s (hereafter “PA”) seeks funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (hereafter “NEH”) in the amount of $298,437 for enhancing an existing ten-year-old Digital Oral History Archivist (hereafter “DOHA”) student internships and apprenticeships program that provides hands-on digital archiving experience to college students, recent graduates and graduate students. The proposed enhancements to our existing volunteer-based DOHA program will support and encourage participation from underrepresented minority South Asian American Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Dalit backgrounds, among others, via: 1) Six part six-month long paid internships per year over a period of two years that introduce aspiring students to the Library and Information Sciences (LIS). Specifically students will gain experience in digital archiving through a series of introductory lectures by experts and hands-on experience in cloud-based cataloging, handling and preservation of born-digital m |
PE-295869-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. | Preserving Humanities Collections from Coast to Coast with Training, Resources, and Assessments | 3/1/2024 - 2/28/2026 | $350,000.00 | Ann | Marie | Willer | | | | Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. | Andover | MA | 01810-1438 | USA | 2023 | History, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 350000 | 0 | The continuation and expansion of field service activities, including preservation assessments, emergency assistance, educational workshops and webinars, and writing and updating educational publications.
As a respected preservation and conservation resource for collecting organizations of all sizes, the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) will continue to provide preservation field services with the goal of increasing the knowledge and skills of collections care professionals—at all levels—in the long-term care and stewardship of paper-based and photographic collections, audiovisual materials, and digital objects. Through this project, NEDCC will provide 4 one-day hands-on emergency preparedness and response workshops in at-risk areas along the Gulf Coast and in California; 4 general preservation pre-assessments; “Ask NEDCC” reference service; 24/7 collections emergency hotline; and student registration discounts for web courses. Funding will support staff time to update the free Preservation Leaflets, maintain free online resources and textbooks, develop 4 new webinars, and deliver 6 free preservation training webinars. |
PE-295882-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | CCAHA | CCAHA Preservation Field Services | 4/1/2024 - 3/31/2026 | $349,400.09 | Dyani | | Feige | | | | CCAHA | Philadelphia | PA | 19103-5530 | USA | 2023 | History, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 349400.09 | 0 | 349400 | 0 | The continuation and broadening of preservation field services programs including preservation planning, the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program, a sustainability cohort, education programs, and an apprenticeship focused on preventive conservation.
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) requests two-year funding support to continue and broaden the reach of activities of CCAHA's preservation field services programs through preservation planning, the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program, a sustainability cohort, education programs, and an apprenticeship focused on preventive conservation. Goals for preservation field services activities in 2024-26 include: To competitively offer NEH-subsidized preservation planning assessments to 16 small to mid-sized institutions; to sustain the work of the Regional Heritage Stewardship Program in the Deep South and Appalachia; to address sustainability concerns at coastal collecting organizations through a new cohort program; to provide one national conferences on crisis and memorial collecting (as well as webinars and online courses); and to support emerging field service professionals through an apprenticeship in preventive conservation. |
PE-295901-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Association of Moving Image Archivists | Expanding the Circle of Care for Audiovisual Collections in Tribal Archives | 3/1/2024 - 2/28/2026 | $349,610.00 | Marie | | Lascu | Afsheen | | Nomai | Association of Moving Image Archivists | Hollywood | CA | 90028-8107 | USA | 2023 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 349610 | 0 | 349423 | 0 | A continuing education program in preservation of audiovisual collections for approximately 150 Tribal cultural stewards that would include five regional workshops, the development of inventories and preservation plans for site partners, and the creation of a new module on managing digital AV collections.
This project continues Community Archiving Workshop’s efforts to preserve and improve access to tribally held collections by training tribal archivists and librarians to assess and inventory audiovisual (AV) collections, and learn the essentials of inspection, digitization, and managing digital AV collections. Each workshop involves onsite training in which participants learn to identify different media formats and risk factors, establish controlled vocabulary for description of AV collections, and document and prioritize collections for preservation. Workshops facilitate local networking between archivists, librarians, and community members, encouraging the sharing of resources and knowledge. Participants will participate in a new training module delivered online: AV Essentials: Digital File Storage and Maintenance. This will train participants in naming, storing, and caring for digital AV collections and builds on the analog collection skills participants learn during the workshop. |
PE-295910-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Balboa Art Conservation Center | California Inclusive Preservation Program | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2027 | $345,224.00 | Leticia | | Gomez Franco | | | | Balboa Art Conservation Center | San Diego | CA | 92163-1755 | USA | 2023 | Arts, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 345224 | 0 | 345212 | 0 | Development of the California Inclusive Preservation Program (CIPP), through which Balboa Art Conservation Center would provide support for stewards of cultural heritage in the state, focusing on rural, BIPOC, and veteran collections. The program would include virtual and in-person workshops and foster a network of trainees to act as preservation leaders on a local level.
Balboa Art Conservation Center seeks funding to establish the California Inclusive Preservation Program (CIPP). Funding will support the development and implementation of a series of virtual and in-person workshops and collaborative learning opportunities designed to increase preservation knowledge among small to midsize collections throughout California through 1000+ engagements. While portions of CIPP will be open to all California-based collections staff, outreach and content will focus on those tasked with collections care at small and mid-sized organizations who lack the resources and access to collections care services and training, particularly those serving under-represented communities, including but not limited to BIPOC, rural, and veteran communities. |
PE-295937-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Utah Arts Council | Utah Collections Preservation Network | 3/1/2024 - 2/28/2027 | $350,000.00 | Marie | D. | Desrochers | | | | Utah Arts Council | Salt Lake City | UT | 84102-1101 | USA | 2023 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 350000 | 0 | A three-year project to further develop the Utah Collections Preservation Network (UCPN), which would support the state’s cultural heritage caretakers in museums, libraries, archives, and communities through delivery of webinars and workshops on collection care; training new members of the Collection Preservation Team (CPT), a cohort of community experts throughout the state; and completion of preservation assessments and discrete collection care projects in Utah’s small cultural heritage organizations.
Building upon the Utah Collections Preservation (UCP) program, piloted with support from NEH in 2021-2023, the proposed Utah Collections Preservation Network (UCPN) project will expand access to a comprehensive suite of virtual and on-site, culturally appropriate training and mentorship activities, designed to enhance the preservation literacy (knowledge and skills) of underserved collections stewards across Utah through an estimated 1,500 engagements. Facilitated by the Preservation Outreach Coordinator and other Utah Field Services (UFS) staff, this project will address the need to further develop and strengthen relationships between underserved collections stewards across the region, including rural organizations, and holders of community collections. Utah Field Services aims to elevate and empower the diversity of practices and perspectives surrounding Utah’s world renowned cultural heritage and pedagogical landscape. |
PE-295938-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | FAIC | Transforming Professional Development for Current Conservation Needs | 3/1/2024 - 2/28/2026 | $341,567.00 | Sarah | | Saetren | | | | FAIC | Washington | DC | 20005-1704 | USA | 2023 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 341567 | 0 | 339120 | 0 | The development and presentation of five technical skills workshops, delivered in person, and four outreach workshops, delivered in a hybrid format, for conservators and allied collection professionals.
The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) will develop and present five technical skill workshops for conservators and four outreach workshops for broader audiences that address specific needs identified in the recent multi-year project titled Held in Trust: Transforming Cultural Heritage for a More Resilient Future (HIT) to evaluate the state of preservation and conservation in the United States. With this project, we seek to address critical needs identified in HIT through the following activities: providing free outreach programming to connect conservation professionals with communities and allied professionals; developing affordable workshops for all, including conservators in private practice; focusing skill-based training on new technologies; and reducing the carbon impact associated with travel by moving lecture-based content online whenever possible. |
PE-295939-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | Texas After Violence Project | Archival Belonging: A Guide to Community- and Care-Centered Archiving | 3/1/2024 - 2/28/2027 | $336,758.00 | Hannah | | Whelan | | | | Texas After Violence Project | Austin | TX | 78704-0025 | USA | 2023 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 336758 | 0 | 321793 | 0 | The creation of an open access curriculum and toolkit teaching community-centered oral history and archives practices and the expansion of a fellowship program by recruiting nine mentors and developing three webinars and workshops.
The Texas After Violence Project (TAVP) proposes Archival Belonging: A Guide to Community- and Care-Centered Archiving (Archival Belonging), a three-year project to develop a curriculum and toolkit for community archivists and memory workers that is grounded in community-centered archival ethics and practices. Building on TAVP’s community-centered fellowship program, the Archival Belonging project seeks to build capacity among community archives and memory workers to more effectively and ethically collect, preserve, and share stories of people with backgrounds and identities that are underrepresented and underserved in archives. Archival Belonging aims to help create archives that are safe, thoughtful, and inclusive spaces that provide access to previously ignored or endangered stories in ways that center the communities they serve. |
PE-295974-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | New York University | Preserving Living Traditions: Strengthening Conservation Education at NYU | 3/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 | $300,000.00 | Michele | D'Arcy | Marincola | | | | New York University | New York | NY | 10012-1019 | USA | 2023 | Arts, Other | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 150000 | 150000 | 150000 | 0 | Student stipends, summer internship and shadowing opportunities, and adjunct faculty and guest lecturers for the conservation graduate program at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.
Preserving Living Traditions: Strengthening Conservation Education at NYU sits at the crossroads of three critical areas of conservation: sustainability, craftsmanship, and storytelling. Support from the NEH will aid the Conservation Center in training future conservators in skills and crafts that are at risk of being lost as well as how to keep traditions alive in a sustainable way. Over the next three years, adjunct faculty, NEH Guest Lecturers, NEH Student Fellowships, and NEH Summer Work Placements will enhance our program to teach the next generation of conservators how to keep our communities’ stories and specialized conservation techniques alive. |
PE-296033-24 | Preservation and Access: Preservation and Access Education and Training | South Asian American Digital Archive, NFP | SAADA Summer Fellowship in Community Archiving: A Grassroots Effort to Diversify Humanities Collections | 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2026 | $350,000.00 | Samip | Kumar | Mallick | | | | South Asian American Digital Archive, NFP | Philadelphia | PA | 19107-4701 | USA | 2023 | American Studies | Preservation and Access Education and Training | Preservation and Access | 350000 | 0 | 350000 | 0 | Twelve summer community archives fellowships for master’s students, in which participants would receive mentorship while conducting oral histories and collecting South Asian American community materials and developing public programming to share their projects.
The SAADA Summer Fellowship in Community Archiving is an intensive, two-month summer fellowship program that will provide training in community archival practices and digital preservation to master’s-level students who have a demonstrated interest in the South Asian American community and the preservation and care of humanities collections. Fellows will learn about the operations and programming work within a community-based archive, including digitizing materials, licensing and copyright law, creating metadata for archival objects, conducting oral history interviews, and ethical issues around community storytelling. They will also be exposed to a range of career readiness and discovery opportunities. During the program, each fellow will create a digital collection and curate an exhibit highlighting a South Asian American community of which they are themselves a member, or in which they have deep existing relationships. |