SAVE THE DATE!
2016 Conservation Treatment Grant Applications will be due
Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
2016 Conservation Treatment Grant Applications will be due
Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
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Completed grant applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered to Greater Hudson Heritage Network by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2015
Have questions about the grant? Click on the postcard image directly below to watch a pre-recorded webinar on the application process. Still have questions? Give us a call at 914.592.6726 or 914.414.6726 or
email Priscilla Brendler at director@greaterhudson.org Panel Review Process
Applications will be reviewed competitively by a panel of conservation, curatorial, and museum professionals. Range of Grant Awards Individual grant awards will not exceed $7,500. A total of approximately $89,386 is available in 2015. Schedule of Completion Award recipients will be announced in late June. Funded conservation work must be completed within one year of the grant award date. Should there be an unanticipated change in conservator, cost, scope of work or treatment, you MUST contact GHHN before proceeding. Final Report Requirements Final Report Requirements have changed. Please click here to read the NEW Final Report Requirements. Conservator Selection Greater Hudson cannot recommend specific conservators for your project; however, we encourage you to read About Selecting a Conservator, as the strength of the application will be based upon the proposed conservation treatment. You are also encouraged to contact us by e-mail at director@greaterhudson.org, or phone 914.592.6726 for further assistance, resources, and application clarification. Extensive information on collections conservation and preservation, help in locating appropriate conservators, and assistance in obtaining conservation treatment estimates is available through the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. For the listing of last year's Grant Recipients, please click here:
2014 Conservation Treatment Grant Recipients For a listing of past Grant Recipients, please click here: Past Conservation Treatment Grant Recipients |
Applicant Eligibility
Applications will be accepted from non-profit 501(c)3 museums, historical organizations or other cultural institutions that own, care for and exhibit collections to the public. Grant awards will be made to institutions lacking in- house conservation staff with expertise in the area for which support is requested. Collections owned by state or federal agencies are ineligible for grant support. Organizations may submit only one request, which may involve a single object or a group of related objects, all owned by the applicant institution. Objects that interpret the history/heritage of New York State are strongly encouraged to apply for conservation. Eligible institutions of all sizes are welcome to request support from this state-wide program; those with small budgets are encouraged to apply. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who have not yet received three consecutive treatment grants. If granted, funds from this program shall adhere to New York State Education Law Section 3.27, Rules of the Board of Regents regardless of whether the applicant is a museum or not. What We Fund Support is available for conservation treatment of paintings, works on paper (including individual drawings, watercolors, prints or photographs), textiles (including costumes, domestic textiles and upholstery), furniture, frames, sculpture, historical, ethnographic and decorative objects. Support is also available for treatment costs for supports, frames, stands and mounts that are integral to the treatment of the object. Grants will support in-state transportation costs for the objects and/or the conservators, and the cost of insurance for the work(s) to be treated. What We Do Not Fund Grants will not support staff salaries. Grants will not support out-of-state transportation, or the cost of obtaining the treatment estimate for this proposal. Grants will not support conservation of archival collections. Funds are not available for preventive care, such as rehousing or reformatting of objects, purchase of storage furniture, monitoring or upgrading of environmental systems. Please contact GHHN should you have eligibility questions. Application Process Please use the following provided forms for your application. All forms are available in writeable PDF or Word/Excel format here: http://www.greaterhudson.org/conservation-treatment-grant-forms.html Checklist For your convenience, we have included a checklist to ensure that you are sending a complete application package. Please include one (1) Application Checklist in your package. Incomplete application packages will not be reviewed. Please submit eight (8) sets of the following, collated in this order: 1. Application Cover Sheet (1 with original signature) 2. Narrative Project Description 3. Conservator's Condition Report 4. Conservator's Treatment Proposal & Cost Estimate 5. Conservator's Resume (maximum 2 pages) 6. Conservator’s Letter of Commitment, acknowledging AIC Code of Ethics,Guidelines and Commentaries 7. Project Budget 8. Visual Support Material Please click here for detailed requirements and to access required forms
We have received requests to see examples of successful grant applications and final reports. Our thanks to Locust Grove/Locust Lawn and the FASNY Museum of Firefighting for giving us permission to use their grant application and final report as examples.
Sample CTG Application
Sample Final Report
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Submission Format
Please submit 8 sets of your complete application (One (1) original plus seven (7) copies) collated on 8.5" x 11" single-sided pages. Number all pages and include your organization's name on all materials. Applications may be clipped, but not stapled, and without covers or
fasteners. No faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted.
Please mail or hand-deliver to Greater Hudson by 5 p.m., March 2, 2015 addressed to:
Conservation Treatment Grant Program
c/o Greater Hudson Heritage Network
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, New York 10523
Greater Hudson Heritage Network's Conservation Treatment Grant Program is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.