Peter,

No, this is a different program from Research and Development.  It may
appear that there is some overlap, but this program is aimed at direct
preservation of a collection.

Best,

Josh

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Subject: Re: [NDSA-ALL] National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
Opportunity: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources

Joshua,
This is the grant we have been talking about, right?  I have had to go
to China for a month, so I am running behind on getting everything else
done.
Peter
On May 3, 2012, at 1:22 AM, Sternfeld, Joshua wrote:

> [Apologies for cross-posting]
> 
> 
> 
> The Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for 
> the Humanities will be accepting applications for grants in its 
> Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program.  These grants 
> support projects to preserve and create intellectual access to such 
> collections as books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, 
> maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of 
> material culture.  Awards also support the creation of reference 
> works, online resources, and research tools of major importance to the
humanities.
> Maximum awards are $350,000 for up to three years.
> 
> 
> 
> Eligible activities include:
> 
> *         arranging and describing archival and manuscript
collections;
> 
> *         cataloging collections of printed works, photographs,
recorded
> sound, moving images, art, and material culture;
> 
> *         providing conservation treatment (including deacidification)
> for collections, leading to enhanced access;
> 
> *         digitizing collections;
> 
> *         preserving and improving access to born-digital sources;
> 
> *         developing databases, virtual collections, or other
electronic
> resources to codify information on a subject or to provide integrated 
> access to selected humanities materials;
> 
> *         creating encyclopedias;
> 
> *         preparing linguistic tools, such as historical and
> etymological dictionaries, corpora, and reference grammars;
> 
> *         developing tools for spatial analysis and representation of
> humanities data, such as atlases and geographic information systems 
> (GIS); and
> 
> *         designing digital tools to facilitate use of humanities
> resources. 
> 
> 
> 
> In response to recent studies noting the deeply hidden, often perilous

> condition of audio-visual sources in cultural heritage institutions, 
> this program encourages applications that address the preservation and

> access needs of humanities collections of sound recordings and moving 
> images. Applicants may request funds to establish intellectual and 
> physical control of such materials as well as to digitize them.
> 
> 
> 
> HCRR Foundations
> 
> NEH is introducing a new funding opportunity this year within 
> Humanities Collections and Reference Resources.  To help in the 
> formative stages of initiatives to preserve and create access to 
> humanities collections or to produce reference resources, grants of up

> to $40,000 will support planning, assessment, and pilot activities 
> that incorporate expertise from a mix of professional domains.  
> Drawing upon the cooperation of humanities scholars and technical 
> specialists, these projects might encompass efforts to prepare for 
> establishing intellectual control of collections, to develop plans and

> priorities for digitizing collections, to solidify collaborative 
> frameworks and strategic plans for complex digital reference 
> resources, or to produce preliminary versions of online collections or
resources.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The new guidelines, which include sample proposal narratives, can be 
> found at:
> http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/humanities-collections-and-refe
> re nce-resources.  The application receipt deadline is July 19, 2012, 
> with projects beginning May 2013. All applications to NEH must be 
> submitted electronically through Grants.gov; see guidelines for 
> details.
> 
> 
> 
> Prospective applicants seeking further information are encouraged to 
> contact the Division at 202-606-8570 or [log in to unmask]  Program

> staff will read draft proposals submitted six weeks before the
deadline.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Please note that the Division is also accepting applications for three

> other grant categories, with upcoming deadlines: "Preservation 
> Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions" (May 1), "Research and 
> Development" (May 16) and "Education & Training" (June 28).  Details 
> on these programs, as well as on the full slate of funding 
> opportunities in Preservation and Access, can be found at:
> 
> http://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation. 
> 
> ______________________________________
> 
> 
> 
> The National Endowment for the Humanities is a grant-making agency of 
> the United States (U.S.) federal government that supports projects in 
> the humanities. U.S. nonprofit associations, institutions, and 
> organizations are eligible applicants. NEH's Division of Preservation 
> and Access supports projects that will create, preserve, and make 
> available cultural resources of importance for research, education, 
> and lifelong learning.  To learn more about NEH, please visit:
> http://www.neh.gov/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Joshua Sternfeld
> 
> Senior Program Officer
> Division of Preservation and Access
> National Endowment for the Humanities
> 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
> Washington, DC 20506
> 202-606-8570 (fax) 202-606-8639
> 
> 
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