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Application Deadline: March 1, 2013 For application forms and further information about DHP grants, please visit the NYS Archives webpage
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2013-2014 Documentary Heritage Program Grants
DHP Grants are designed to encourage more comprehensive documentation of New York State's history and culture by supporting projects that identify, survey, collect, and make available important records relating to groups and topics traditionally under-represented in the historical record. DHP is administered by the New York State Archives, a unit of the New York State Education Department (NYSED). |
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit community organizations, archives, libraries, historical societies, and similar institutions within New York State and consortia or partnerships of such agencies. Also eligible are service providers such as historical service agencies, colleges and universities, professional associations, or other not-for-profit institutions or systems that provide services to historical records programs.
Funding
A total of $92,000 is expected to be available for grants projects. Grants will be available in amounts up to $25,000. Applicants may seek support for personnel; purchased services, including qualified consultants; supplies; materials and equipment costing less than $5,000; and travel as required to directly support project activities and outcomes.
Important Dates
Grants in this cycle are for up to 12-month projects, from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, March 1, 2013.
Application Process
Grant application forms and guidelines are now available. They may be obtained by emailing the State Archives dhs@mail.nysed.gov , by visiting the State Archives Web site at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grants/grants_dhp.shtml, or by clicking on the file below.
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit community organizations, archives, libraries, historical societies, and similar institutions within New York State and consortia or partnerships of such agencies. Also eligible are service providers such as historical service agencies, colleges and universities, professional associations, or other not-for-profit institutions or systems that provide services to historical records programs.
Funding
A total of $92,000 is expected to be available for grants projects. Grants will be available in amounts up to $25,000. Applicants may seek support for personnel; purchased services, including qualified consultants; supplies; materials and equipment costing less than $5,000; and travel as required to directly support project activities and outcomes.
Important Dates
Grants in this cycle are for up to 12-month projects, from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, March 1, 2013.
Application Process
Grant application forms and guidelines are now available. They may be obtained by emailing the State Archives dhs@mail.nysed.gov , by visiting the State Archives Web site at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grants/grants_dhp.shtml, or by clicking on the file below.
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Grant Project Types
Two types of projects are eligible for consideration:
Documentation projects identify and ensure the systematic preservation of papers and records that shed light on the people, groups, events or changing political, economic or social conditions of New York State. Cost sharing of at least 20% is required.
Arrangement and Description of historical records. Arrangement and description are the processes used to obtain physical and intellectual control over materials held in historic records repositories. Cost sharing of at least 50% is required.
Funding Priorities
There are several topical areas that are available for projects. Such projects are supported to provide a more even historical record in New York State.
**IMPORTANT: The Topical Priorities have changed for 2013-2014.
Please read the Guidelines for a more thorough explanation of the new Priority Levels.
Two types of projects are eligible for consideration:
Documentation projects identify and ensure the systematic preservation of papers and records that shed light on the people, groups, events or changing political, economic or social conditions of New York State. Cost sharing of at least 20% is required.
Arrangement and Description of historical records. Arrangement and description are the processes used to obtain physical and intellectual control over materials held in historic records repositories. Cost sharing of at least 50% is required.
Funding Priorities
There are several topical areas that are available for projects. Such projects are supported to provide a more even historical record in New York State.
**IMPORTANT: The Topical Priorities have changed for 2013-2014.
Please read the Guidelines for a more thorough explanation of the new Priority Levels.
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Priority Level One
Economic Change
Military History Population Groups Social Reform and Activism |
Priority Level Two
Collections of significance to the history of New York, whether statewide, regional or local. These collections should focus on events, organizations, individuals, or topics that are under-represented in the historical record, and not covered in Priority Level One
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Ineligible Projects
The following types of projects are not eligible for funding: • Projects that do not have primary focus on New York State • Digitization (projects to create digital records) • Newspapers. Newspapers are not considered historical records within the meaning of the DHP law. • Oral history and videotaping • Item-level description and indexing • Preservation. The DHP law does not fund preservation, meaning physical work to conserve, restore or repair records. This also includes microfilming or other reproduction primarily for preservation purposes. |
Questions? Please contact:
Pamela Cooley Documentary Heritage Program New York State Archives Room 9C71 Cultural Education Center Albany, NY 12230 Phone: 518-474-6926 Email: dhs@mail.nysed.gov |
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