FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August 1, 2006
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, emaxwell@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Technical Assistance Conference Calls Aug 21, Sept 7,
and Sept 12 to Help Applicants Prepare Conservation Project
Support Proposals
IMLS Conservation Project Support Application and Guidelines
Available on IMLS Web site
(Grant Application Deadline: October 1, 2006)
Washington, DC—To
help museums throughout the country learn more about how
the Conservation Project Support (CPS) program can help
care for collections, the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) has scheduled several technical assistance
conference calls. Application guidelines are available
on the IMLS website. The application deadline is October
1, 2006.
The recent IMLS funded report, A
Public Trust at Risk, The Heritage Health Index Report
on the State of America’s Collections,
highlighted the dire need for conservation and collections
care in American museums, and IMLS encourages all museums
to consider submitting an application to improve the care
of collections. Applications may be submitted for such
projects as surveys, training, research, treatment, and
environmental improvements with a maximum award amount
of $150,000. Museums submitting projects that have a broader
impact on the field of conservation may apply as an Impact
Project, with funding up to $250,000.
IMLS has scheduled four technical assistance
audio-conference calls to give prospective applicants
an opportunity to talk with program officers about the
CPS grant program. The agency has used this audio-conference
format for other IMLS grant programs with great success
and anticipates this will be equally beneficial. The first
call will be open to prospective applicants from across
the country and answer general questions such as, “Is
CPS right for me?” Participants will need the conference
number and title below to participate:
Title: National CPS Audio Conference
Date: Monday, August 21
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 946-0706
In cooperation with the regional museum
associations, three regional audio-conference calls are
scheduled for applicants who are further along in the
application process and who have more specific questions
for program officers. Participants will need the conference
numbers and titles below to participate:
Title: CPS for Mid Atlantic and New England
(for museums in the following states: Connecticut,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, and Vermont)
Date: Thursday, September 7
Time: 10:00-11:00 am ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 946-0706
Title: CPS for Western and Mountain Plains
(for museums in the following states: Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)
Date: Thursday, September 7
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 967-7185
Title: CPS for Midwest and Southeast
(for museums in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin)
Date: Tuesday, September 12
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 238-9007
Participants should dial in five to ten
minutes before the call begins. Click
here for more information on the Conservation Project
Support Program. The application and guidelines are
in PDF and easy to download; contact IMLS at 202-653-4789
or imlsinfo@imls.gov
to report any problems or to receive a hard copy.
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