HumanitiesAR is pleased to announce that the Museum Collections and Resources Grant is now available.
The Museum Collections and Resources Grant is available to museums with annual budgets of up to $500,000 and must be open to the general public for in-person and/or virtual programs. The initiative is also available for archives and public libraries in Arkansas.
Applications are accepted the first of each month except December. The maximum amount that may be requested is $5,000.00 with no cost-share required.
Funds are available for the following:
- Professional development
- Collections management (ex. software, personnel/materials for collection survey)
- Conservation and restoration (ex. hiring a certified or licensed conservator)
- Conservation materials (acid free boxes and tissue, folders, board, film, custom artifact housing and enclosures, framing, matting and mounting, sleeves, and protectors
- Equipment (scanner, digital camera, dehumidifier, monitoring equipment, computer, external hard drive)
- Museum racks and cabinets
- Preservation and care of special collections of books and manuscripts, cartographic records, decorative and fine arts objects, textiles, historical objects, prints and photographs, and digital materials. Conservation and preservation supplies and tools for books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts, prints and photographs, art mediums (pastels, oil, acrylic, watercolors, pen and ink, etc.), textiles, artifacts, objects, and media
- Digitization of documents, photographs, maps, etc. to make available to the general public, scholars, genealogists, and others.
- Risk Assessment and Emergency Planning
- Collections Management Policy Development
- Digitization and Digital Preservation Policy Development
To apply, go to HumanitiesAR website where you’ll find information on how to apply.
https://humanitiesar.org/how-to-apply-for-a-grant/
For more information, please contact Adrienne Jones, Coordinator for Community Engagement Special Initiatives ([email protected]) or Jama Best, Executive Director ( [email protected]).