[Ohiodig] 2020 OHRAB Regrants Opportunity

[DRESSLER, Virginia]

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The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board announces the availability of grants between $500 and $5,000 to archival institutions to fund projects to preserve and/or provide access to Ohio’s historical records.  The grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Fnhprc&data=02%7C01%7Cvdressle%40kent.edu%7Cafdaf418d21f4f0df8c908d7a8b051e5%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1%7C0%7C637163347554629174&sdata=hYreMz%2FF%2FAuLfoCNMJuPSyLCU7deD4ZKUmfNIAsAROA%3D&reserved=0>), an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvdressle%40kent.edu%7Cafdaf418d21f4f0df8c908d7a8b051e5%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1%7C0%7C637163347554639170&sdata=IxdiVkGkI9t5L3OogPo7MHCY6utyxzvftxKsMosZQBs%3D&reserved=0>).


Grant applications are due March 28, 2020.  More information on the grants, including the application packet, is available here<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohrab.org%2Fgrants%2Fregrant%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvdressle%40kent.edu%7Cafdaf418d21f4f0df8c908d7a8b051e5%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1%7C0%7C637163347554639170&sdata=ClC73CzZFbuTgCtSZN8sIipHdFZ4BoUiZLWMCEIneVs%3D&reserved=0>.


Projects eligible for funding in 2020 include:

•         Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.

•         Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.

•         Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs, or HEPA vacuum cleaners.

•         Website Development: Adding collections to online catalog, developing virtual archives, or creating an on-line database. Websites designed to support access to researchers (e.g., online catalogs, finding aids, and digitized collections, rather than curated web exhibits) will receive preference in funding.


Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.


Questions?  Please contact:


Ron Davidson

Special Collections Librarian

Sandusky Library

419.625.3834

rdavidson at sanduskylib.org<mailto:rdavidson at sanduskylib.org>



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Virginia Dressler, MA, MLIS
Digital Projects Librarian
University Libraries
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
(330) 672-1465

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