List of Grant Opportunities That May Be Available to Historical Repositories in Oregon
Public
National Granting Agencies
Institute
for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Conservation Assessment Program
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/conservAssessment.shtm
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP/
Funds a general conservation assessment of all of the museum’s collections as
well as its environmental conditions and policies and procedures relating to
collections care. The program supports a two-day site visit by a conservation
professional or preservation architect to perform the assessment and three days
writing a report. The report can help your museum develop strategies for
improved collections care and provide a tool for long- range planning and
fund-raising.
Museum Assessment Program – Collections Stewardship/Collections
Management Assessment
http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/cmap.cfm
Collections Stewardship Assessment focuses on collections policies, planning,
access and documentation within the context of the museum’s total operations.
The scope of the assessment includes collections care and use, acquisitions and
deaccessioning, legal, ethical, and safety issues, documentation, inventory,
and emergency planning.
Conservation Project Support (up to $150,000; 1:1 match)
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/conservProject.shtm
Grants are available to museums for many types of conservation activities,
including surveys (general, detailed condition, or environmental); training;
treatment; and environmental improvements. Funds conservation care, not
collection management or maintenance (see Museums for America).
Museums for America ($5,000–$150,000; 1:1 match)
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm
The goal of MFA is to strengthen the ability of a museum to serve the public
more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the
institution’s mission and strategic goals. Applicants can apply for projects in one of the following three categories:
Engaging Communities (Education, Exhibitions, and Interpretation)
Building Institutional Capacity (Management, Policy, and Training)
Collections Stewardship (Management of Collections)
Collections stewardship can include: Collections planning, Collections security
and safety, Database development/enhancements, Digitization of collections,
Registration/cataloguing, Research/documentation, Risk assessment
American Heritage Preservation Grants (up to $3000)
http://www.imls.gov/recipients/fast_facts_american_heritage_preservation_grants.aspx
To raise
awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small and mid-sized
museums, libraries and archives that convey the essential character and experience
of the United States. Priority is given to smaller institutions.
Funds are aimed at completing a stand-alone conservation project,
to preserve specific items, including works of art, rare books, scientific
specimens and historical documents (photographs, maps, deeds, etc.). Applicants
will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections.
21st Century Museum Professionals Program ($15,000 to $500,000;
1:1 cost share)
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/21mp.aspx?id=9&category=1
Grants are intended to reach broad groups of museum professionals throughout a
city, county, state, region, or the nation and increase their capacity to serve
their audiences. These projects should reach multiple institutions and diverse
audiences.
Funding will support projects in the full range of museum operations, involving
core management skills such as planning, leadership, finance, program design,
partnership, and evaluation. Also includes collections care and management,
interpretation, marketing and audience development, visitor services,
governance, use of technology, and other areas of museum operations. Proposals
may also focus on projects that help museums attract and retain staff, and
improve the capacity of museums to address the rapid changes facing many communities.
Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation Grants ($50,
000-250,000; cost sharing of up to one-third from non-federal sources
encouraged but not required)
http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/implementation.htm
Grants to implement the plans or models created with the Statewide Planning
grants, addressing issues identified in the Heritage Health Index. These grants
are designed to encourage people and institutions in each state to cooperate on
a plan that will benefit all. Project activities should accommodate needs of
institutions in each state; they do not need to address all four recommendations.
Each state should indicate its most pressing needs, report what has already
been done, name the organizations and people to be involved in the planning
process, and outline specific next steps.
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
($5000-150,000)
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/AfricanAmerican.shtm
Funds
professional development, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise,
and other tools to enhance institutional capacity and sustainability.
Native American Library Services Basic & Enhancement Grants
(non-competitive, distributed in equal amounts)
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeAmerican.shtm
Basic grants support existing library operations and maintaining core library
services.
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeEnhance.shtm
Education/Assessment Option provides funding for library staff to attend
continuing education courses and training workshops on- or off-site, for
library staff to attend or give presentations at conferences related to library
services, and to hire a consultant for an on-site professional library
assessment. Enhancement Grant projects may enhance existing library services or implement
new library services, including partnerships with and coordination between
other libraries, agencies, and community-based organizations.
-Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grant
($5000-50,000; cost sharing encouraged but not required)
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeServices.shtm
Supports programming, professional development, and enhancement of museum
services. Activities supported include collections care & management,
disaster preparedness and risk management, technology, and a broad range of
professional development opportunities
National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Grants for Arts Projects: Arts Works: Design: Engagement ($10,000
to 100,000 – most less than $25,000; minimum 1:1 match required)
http://nea.gov/grants/apply/GAP12/DesignAW.html
Most grants fund the creation of works of art and arts education, but this
grant will also fund the documentation, preservation, and conservation of art
work. Organizations with operating budgets less than $50,000, however, are
encouraged to look to local or state sources rather than the NEA.
National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions (up to
$6000)
http://neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html
Funds consultation for preservation assessments and conservation, storage
furniture and preservation supplies, environmental monitoring equipment,
education and training, for significant humanities collections in small to
medium sized institutions.
Preservation and Access Education and Training ($50,000-250,000
for field services; up to $125,000 per year for other projects; 20% match
recommended)
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pet.html
Funds regional collections preservation field services, master’s degree
programs in preservation and conservation, and workshops that address
preservation and access topics of national significance and broad impact.
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grants (up to
$350,000; 1:2 to 1:1 match recommended)
http://neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HCRR.html
Supports projects that provide an essential foundation for scholarship,
education, and public programming in the humanities, including projects to
preserve and create access to humanities materials. (ie:
cataloging, reformatting, conservation, etc.) Applications may address the holdings
or activities of a single institution or may involve collaboration. In all
cases, projects should be designed to facilitate sharing, exchange, and
interoperability of humanities information and products.
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (up to $40,000 for
planning, usually with 20% match; up to $400,000 for implementation, usually
with 50% match)
http://neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SCHC.html
Funds planning and implementation of preventative preservation measures that
mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections, including
managing relative humidity, temperature, light and pollutants in collection
spaces; providing protective storage enclosures and systems for collections;
and safeguarding collections from theft and from natural and man- made
disasters.
Challenge Grants ($30,000-500,000+; 3:1 or 2:1 match)
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge.html
Capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations
secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and
resources. Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down
funds that generate expendable earnings to support ongoing program activities,
including preservation, staffing, consultants, and training.
Grantees may also use funds for one-time capital expenditures
(such as construction and renovation, purchase of equipment, and acquisitions)
that bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more
broadly. Funds collaborative projects as well as those benefitting
single organizations.
National
Historic Publications & Records Commission
Archives – Basic Processing (up to $200,000; minimum 1:1 cost
share)
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/basic.html
Funds basic processing (catalog records & EAD finding aids), preservation
planning, collections development, and establishing new archives. Plans to
address processing backlogs must be outlined in proposal. Professional
development as it relates to the project is encouraged and funded.
Archives – Detailed Processing (up to $200,000; minimum 1:1 cost share)
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/detailed.html
Funds detailed processing (series & file level description added to online
catalog records and EAD finding aids) and preservation of collections of
national significance. The collections also should have high research demand or
substantial preservation challenges. Repositories must have virtually all of
their collections processed sufficiently so that researchers can find them through
online searches, and they must have procedures in place to prevent the creation
of new backlogs.
Digitizing Historical Records (up to $150,000; minimum 1:1 cost
share)
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/digitizing.html
Funds cost-effective methods to digitize nationally significant historical
record collections and make the digital versions freely available online.
Projects must make use of existing holdings of historical repositories and
consist of entire collections or series. The materials should already be available
to the public at the archives and described so that projects can re-use
existing information to serve as metadata for the digitized collection.
Electronic Records Projects (up to $300,000; minimum 1:1 cost share)
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/electronic.html
Funds projects that will increase the capacity of archival repositories to
create electronic records archives that preserve records of enduring historical
value. The NHPRC supports efforts by archivists and records managers to meet
the challenges of electronic records. Projects must involve institutions that
have already established archives and records management programs. Both
start-up and collaborative projects will be funded. Inclusion of a professional
development component encouraged.
Professional Development Grants for Archives & Historical
Publishing (up to $150,000; minimum 1:1 cost share)
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/development.html
Funds professional education curriculum development, basic and advanced
institutes, or research seminars. Surveys, focus groups, and other activities
to understand these professions and their educational and training needs are
also eligible. In general, projects should anticipate results that will affect
individuals in more than a single state. If your project is focused only on a single
state, the proposal narrative must explain why the State Historical Records
Advisory Board in your state cannot manage the proposed project.
National
Park Service
Save America’s Treasures ($25,000-700,000; 1:1 match)
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/
Grants to federal, state, local, and tribal government entities, and non-profit
organizations for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally
significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant
historic structures and sites. Does not fund collections
management. (National significance must be established.)
Private
National Granting Organizations and Foundations
See http://www.loc.gov/preservation/about/foundtn-grants.pdf for lists of
recent grants funded. Be aware that funding priorities may have changed since
this list was issued. Foundations without web-verifiable Information have been
omitted.
CLIR (Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
Cataloging Hidden Collections and Archives ($75,000-500,000)
http://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/index.html
Cataloging and description of collections of any format by American libraries,
museums, archives or other cultural heritage institutions that hold truly
hidden collections of broad, scholarly import. Collaborative projects
encouraged.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.gatesfoundation.org
Funds public access to computers in public libraries – equipment, support,
training.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation NY
http://www.mellon.org
Scholarly Communications & Information Technology and Museum & Art
Conservation grants may fund preservation efforts and endowments for staffing.
National Film Preservation Foundation
Basic Preservation Grants ($1000-10,000)
http://www.filmpreservation.org/nfpf-grants/basic-preservation-grants
Funds laboratory work to preserve culturally and historically significant film
materials.
Matching Grants ($18,000-50,000; 1:5 match)
http://www.filmpreservation.org/nfpf-grants/matching-grants
Funds complex, large-scale preservation, reconstruction, or restoration
projects involving a single film or film collection of special cultural, historic,
or artistic significance. The grants may be requested by nonprofit or public
institutions with film preservation experience and the current capacity to
carry out large preservation efforts.
Oregon-Based
Public Funding Granting Agencies
Oregon Cultural Trust
Competitive Grant Program ($5000-50,000; 1:1 match)
http://www.culturaltrust.org/grants/development-grants
Funds access and preservation of Oregon’s cultural resources, as well as
building capacity of cultural organizations.
The Oregon Cultural Trust also funds 45 Regional Cultural Coalitions (36
counties and federally recognized tribes) issuing local grants. One example (http://coalitions.culturaltrust.org/)
in the Portland Metro area is the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
http://www.racc.org/
Oregon
Heritage Commission
Oregon Heritage Grants (generally $20,000 or less; 1:1 match)
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/heritagegrants.shtml
Funds projects to conserve, develop, or interpret Oregon’s heritage.
Museum Grants (generally $10,000 or less; match recommended)
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/museum.shtml
Master
List
The following list is derived from http://www.loc.gov/preservation/about/foundtn-grants.html ; see also http://foundationcenter.org/
More Oregon foundations (1633 in all!) may be found in the Oregon
Foundation DataBook and CD and at http://www.foundationdatabook.com/Pages/or/orlinks.html
The Benton
County Foundation
http://www.bentoncountyfoundation.org/
Community grants for non-profit organizations within Benton County.
The Carpenter Foundation (recent grants $1000-25,000)
http://www.carpenter-foundation.org/grants.html
Funds education, the arts and other activities in Jackson and Josephine
Counties.
The Collins Foundation (recent grants $10,000-650,000)
http://www.collinsfoundation.org/
Funding available under both education and humanities categories.
The Coquille Tribal Community Fund
http://www.coquilletribalfund.org/
The Coquille Indian Tribe established this fund in order to share profits from
The Mill Casino Hotel with the residents of southwestern Oregon through grants
made to eligible organizations. Areas funded include arts & culture,
education, and historic preservation.
The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation
http://www.cowcreekfoundation.org/
Grants to eligible non-profit organizations in communities in Douglas, Coos,
Lane, Deschutes, Klamath, Jackson and Josephine counties. Areas funded include
education, community support, and arts.
The Ford Family Foundation
http://www.tfff.org/
Funds public charities predominantly benefiting communities in rural Oregon and
Siskiyou County, California. Current
applicable funding categories: Public Convening Spaces – capital projects to
enhance convening aspects of libraries, community and resource centers, etc.
($50,000-250,000; up to one third of total cost) Technical Assistance – for
leadership development, organizational improvements, community collaborations
($1000-5000; minimum 20% match required)
The Jeld-Wen Foundation
http://www.jeld-wenfoundation.org/
Primarily funds capital projects, which are defined by
those proposals that involve building, renovating, updating, expanding or
improving a facility, but will also fund services support, such as buying
books. Areas funded include community, education, arts & humanities.
Projects must be in locations with Jeld-Wen plants or business operations. Includes locations outside of Oregon. Recently
funded $250,000 upgrade to facilities of Yakima Valley Museum in Yakima, WA.
The Kinsman Foundation
http://kinsmanfoundation.org/guidelines/eligibility.htm
Funds historic preservation, with limited funding to small arts, culture, and
humanities organizations.
The Larson Legacy
http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/ffindershow.cgi?id=LARS035
Giving primarily on an international basis, with some emphasis on India, as
well as in the northwestern U.S., with a focus on CA, OR, and WA. No detailed
information found.
Leo Adler Community Fund
http://www.leoadler.com/community.html
Funds charitable organizations benefiting Baker County. Areas funded include
arts and humanities, education, social and historical welfare.
Small community grants, less than $5000; Community grants, $5000 or more.
Meyer Memorial Trust
http://www.mmt.org/
Funds projects in Oregon and Clark County, WA. Strong
supporter of cultural and heritage organizations. Has
recently funded collections preservation and conservation. Responsive Grants for activities including core operating support,
strengthening organizations, building and renovating facilities. ($50,000-250,000) Grassroots Grants for smaller organizations ($1000-25,000)
The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation (recent awards:
$2500-75,000)
http://www.millerfound.org/
Single or multi-year grants for projects that advance the arts or education,
including libraries and museums, in Oregon.
The Oregon Community Foundation (recent awards: $4000-$54,000)
http://www.oregoncf.org/
Community Grants include cultural and preservation activities. Recent awards
for collection care facility and HVAC upgrades, as well as digitization and
cataloging. New guidelines for the recession encourage streamlined operations
and collaboration.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
http://www.thecommunityfund.com/
Charitable foundation of The Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde funding projects in Northwest Oregon in areas including arts &
culture and education. General Purpose Grants funding up to $5000 for small
organizations and up to $50,000 (program) or $100,000 (captital) for large
organizations. Also funds one Oregon Tribal Grant per year, up to $75,000 and
not more than 50% of total project budget.
The Stimson-Miller Foundation
http://www.stimsonmillerfoundation.org
Funds specific program support of cultural, educational, health and human
services, and religious organizations located within a 60 mile radius of
Stimson Lumber Company operations in either Manufacturing or Resource
Management.
Ann &
Bill Swindells Charitable Trust
http://www.swindellstrust.org/
Funds educational, cultural and scientific endeavors in Oregon (colleges and
universities, arts, cultural, civic and social service organizations).
Trust Management Services (up to $10,000)
http://trustmanagementservices.net/
Funds non-profit organizations throughout Oregon, by region. Six regions
comprise the 36 counties in Oregon. Three regions are funded annually, each
county is funded bi-annually (six grant deadlines over a two year period, each
for a different set of counties). Be sure that funds will be available for your
county when you intend to apply. Seeks applications
emphasizing education, community service, cultural, youth activities and
historical preservation.
The Wessinger Foundation
http://www.gosw.org/sites/wessinger
Areas funded include education and arts & culture,
Strong preference for organizations serving Multnomah, Clackamas, and
Washington Counties.
The Wildhorse Foundation
http://www.wildhorseresort.com/footer/foundation.html
Charitable foundation for the Wildhorse Resort &
Casino and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Funds education, the arts, cultural activities, and historic preservation,
among other activities. Primarily funds projects that benefit the public
within Umatilla, Union, Morrow and Wallowa Counties, or those proposed by any
Native American Tribal government agency or Native American charitable
organization with its principal office and base of operations within the State
of Oregon or any national or regional Indian organization.