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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-refere > 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 > > > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the NDSA-ALL list: > write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > or click the following link: > http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-ALL&A=1 > Peter Krogh Author, The DAM Book, Digital Asset Management for Photographers Second Edition May, 2009 www.theDAMbook.com ############################ To unsubscribe from the NDSA-ALL list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-ALL&A=1