NYSCA/GHHN Collections Needs Assessment ProgramThe NYSCA/GHHN Collection Needs Assessment Program is a NYSCA/GHHN Grant partnership program which provides two opportunities for museums across New York State. 2018 NYSCA/GHHN CNAP Grants Announced! Click here for the list of awardees Update: 9/18/18 GHHN is still waiting on NYS to disburse the grant funds to us. We have not been given a firm date on when the funds will be disbursed but hope it will be by early October. As soon as we receive them, GHHN will notify the award winners and mail out the contracts and award checks. You may not purchase the supplies or begin the consultations in advance of receiving and signing the award contract. Please feel free to contact GHHN if you have any questions. Thank you for your patience! |
Site Assessment Program |
Supplies Program |
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The grant will support professional services for a collections consultant who will come to your organization for a half-day site visit focusing on a collections related topic. The consultant will discuss various areas of stewardship with the site including identifying your specific collections issues, suggesting and prioritizing basic steps to improve care of your collections. A written report will follow the consultation.
Maximum award: $650 |
Applicants who have consulted with an appropriate professional may request funds to purchase collections management supplies. Supplies may include, but are not limited to: storage boxes, acid-free tissue paper, artifact trays, dividers, UV filtering film, Tyvek sheeting, tape, tags, labels, and environmental monitors. Supply requests for archival or library collections will not be supported.
Maximum award: $750. |
2017 NYSA/GHHN CNAP Recipients
Click here to see a listing of organizations who were awarded Collection Needs Assessment Program: Site Assessment or Supplies Grants in both the Spring and Fall rounds.
Call for Consultants:
We are seeking museum consultants to serve the field for the Collection Needs Assessment Program (CNAP). Following in the footsteps of the extremely successful IMLS C2CNYS Circuit Rider Program, this new grant partnership program with NYSCA will provide an opportunity for collections support. CNAP Consultants are hired by sites to conduct a visit on a particular collections care topic, which includes a written report. Consultants receive a stipend for their time and travel. If you are a museum professional who would like to learn more about being listed as a CNAP Consultant, please click here!
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The NYSCA/GHHN Collection Needs Assessment Program is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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