Opportunity Information: Apply for 20111201 PF
Apply for 20111201 PF
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.149 Promotion of the HumanitiesDivision of Preservation and Access.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 7, 2011 and posted on Sep 9, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 1, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments State governments City or township governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant program designed to help cultural institutions preserve humanities collections by focusing on practical, preventive conservation. The program recognizes that libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations care for large and varied materials that are central to research, teaching, and public learning, including books and manuscripts, photographs, audio and moving image recordings, archaeological and ethnographic objects, artworks, and other historically significant artifacts. Rather than concentrating on item by item treatment, SCHC emphasizes measures that slow deterioration across entire collections and extend the useful life of materials so they remain accessible for future generations.
The core idea behind SCHC is that long-term preservation depends on managing the conditions that cause collections to break down over time. Funded projects typically address environmental and security risks in collection spaces, such as controlling relative humidity and temperature, reducing harmful light exposure and airborne pollutants, improving storage furniture and protective enclosures, and strengthening safeguards against theft. The program also supports preparation for emergencies by reducing vulnerability to natural and human-caused disasters, which can include planning and systems that limit damage from events like flooding, fires, severe storms, or building failures.
NEH strongly encourages institutions to take a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach when developing preservation strategies, because sustainable solutions usually require input from multiple perspectives. Planning is expected to account for the specific needs of the materials being preserved, how well the building and its envelope and mechanical systems stabilize interior conditions, and the institution's staffing and operational capacity to maintain improvements over time. SCHC also asks applicants to consider local climate conditions and the increasing effects of climate change, along with the cost effectiveness and energy efficiency of proposed approaches and the overall environmental impact of the project. In practice, this means applicants are encouraged to pursue solutions that are both preservation-minded and realistic to operate over the long run.
The opportunity offers two types of awards: planning grants and implementation grants. Planning grants support the research, assessment, and coordination needed to design sound preventive conservation projects, often involving specialists and cross-departmental teams. Implementation grants support carrying out the selected preventive conservation measures once an institution has a solid, sustainable plan.
This is a discretionary grant program under CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities) administered by NEH's Division of Preservation and Access. The posted date for this particular announcement was September 9, 2011, with an application deadline of December 1, 2011, and an archive date of December 31, 2011. The maximum award amount listed is $350,000, with no stated minimum award floor. Cost sharing or matching is not required. Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations, such as nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and state, county, and city or township governments, including special district governments. For official guidelines and additional details, the program page was provided at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SCHC.html, and NEH supplied a preservation@neh.gov email and phone contact (202-606-8570) through the Division of Preservation and Access in Washington, DC.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC)
1. What is the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) program?
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant program that helps cultural institutions preserve humanities collections through practical, preventive conservation. The focus is on reducing or slowing deterioration across whole collections so materials remain usable and accessible for research, teaching, and public learning over the long term.
2. What kinds of collections does SCHC support?
SCHC is intended for humanities collections held by libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations, including (but not limited to) books and manuscripts, photographs, audio and moving image recordings, archaeological and ethnographic objects, artworks, and other historically significant artifacts.
3. Does SCHC fund item-by-item conservation treatment?
The program emphasizes preventive measures that benefit entire collections rather than item-by-item treatment. The stated aim is to address the underlying conditions that cause deterioration and to extend the useful life of collections broadly.
4. What is meant by "preventive conservation" in this program?
In SCHC, preventive conservation centers on managing conditions that lead to long-term damage. Funded projects commonly focus on improving environmental stability and reducing risks that accelerate deterioration, rather than treating individual objects one at a time.
5. What types of activities or improvements are typically supported?
Projects typically address environmental and security risks in collection spaces. Examples described in the opportunity include controlling relative humidity and temperature, reducing harmful light exposure, reducing airborne pollutants, improving storage furniture and protective enclosures, and strengthening safeguards against theft.
6. Does SCHC support emergency preparedness?
Yes. SCHC supports preparation for emergencies by reducing vulnerability to natural and human-caused disasters. The opportunity notes that this can include planning and systems that limit damage from events such as flooding, fires, severe storms, or building failures.
7. Why does SCHC emphasize building conditions and mechanical systems?
The program is built around the idea that long-term preservation depends on managing environmental conditions. Planning is expected to account for the needs of the materials being preserved and how well the building envelope and mechanical systems stabilize interior conditions.
8. Is collaboration expected or encouraged?
NEH strongly encourages applicants to develop preservation strategies through a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach. The rationale provided is that sustainable solutions often require input from multiple perspectives and coordination across departments and specialists.
9. What planning considerations does NEH expect applicants to address?
Applicants are expected to plan in a way that accounts for: (1) the specific needs of the materials being preserved, (2) the ability of the building envelope and mechanical systems to maintain stable interior conditions, and (3) the institution's staffing and operational capacity to maintain improvements over time.
10. Does the program consider climate change and local climate conditions?
Yes. SCHC asks applicants to consider local climate conditions and the increasing effects of climate change when developing preservation strategies.
11. Are energy efficiency and environmental impact part of the review expectations?
The opportunity encourages applicants to consider cost effectiveness and energy efficiency, as well as the overall environmental impact of the proposed approach. Applicants are encouraged to pursue solutions that are preservation-minded and realistic to operate over the long run.
12. What types of SCHC awards are available?
Two award types are offered: planning grants and implementation grants.
13. What is an SCHC planning grant intended to fund?
Planning grants support the research, assessment, and coordination needed to design a sound preventive conservation project. The opportunity notes that this planning often involves specialists and cross-departmental teams.
14. What is an SCHC implementation grant intended to fund?
Implementation grants support carrying out selected preventive conservation measures once an institution has a solid, sustainable plan.
15. What is the maximum award amount for this opportunity?
The maximum award amount listed for this announcement is $350,000.
16. Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor is stated in the information provided.
17. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states that cost sharing or matching is not required.
18. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants listed include nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and state, county, and city or township governments (including special district governments).
19. What federal program classification is associated with SCHC?
This is described as a discretionary grant program under CFDA 45.149 (Promotion of the Humanities).
20. Which NEH office administers SCHC?
The program is administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.
21. What were the key dates for this particular announcement?
The posted date was September 9, 2011. The application deadline was December 1, 2011. The archive date was December 31, 2011.
22. Where can applicants find the official guidelines?
The opportunity references the SCHC program page for official guidelines and details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SCHC.html
23. How can someone contact NEH about SCHC?
NEH provided the following contact information through the Division of Preservation and Access in Washington, DC: preservation@neh.gov and 202-606-8570.
24. What is the main goal of SCHC-funded projects?
The stated goal is to slow deterioration across entire collections, extend the useful life of materials, and keep collections accessible for future generations by addressing environmental, security, and disaster-related risks.
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