National Endowment for the Humanities
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
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- Budget: Planning: $50,000 Implementation Level I: $100,000 Implementation Level II: $350,000
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Eligibility: Expected Output: Improved conditions for collection storage and display; Improved systems and resilience for collections; Reduced energy usage and costs; In-depth preservation studies and plans Period of performance: Up to two years for Planning and Implementation Level I; up to three years for Implementation Level II Project start date: October 1, 2025-January 1, 2026
Cultural institutions, including libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations, face a complex challenge: to preserve humanities collections for future generations through environmentally sustainable preventive care strategies to reduce energy consumption and costs as well as to strengthen institutional resiliency in the face of a changing climate.
There are three levels of funding. Planning (up to $50,000) provides funding for institutions to develop and assess environmentally sustainable preventive care strategies in collection spaces. Implementation Level I (up to $100,000) provides funding for institutions to implement environmentally sustainable preventive care projects that address specific, discrete preservation challenges that have been identified through an assessment. Implementation Level II (up to $350,000) provides funding for institutions to implement environmentally sustainable preventive care projects that address large or multifaceted preservation challenges that have been identified through assessments and planning conducted by a multidisciplinary collaborative professional team appropriate to the goals of the project.
For more information on the funding levels and supported activities, please see the link to the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
More Information: www.neh.gov