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<p style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman,serif; margin:0"><span style="color:black; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Due to COVID-19, the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board has extended its grant application deadline to April 30. The </span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">grants
are for archival institutions to preserve and/or provide access to Ohio's historical records and are between $500 and $5,000. The grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (</span><span style="color:black; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Fnhprc&data=02%7C01%7Cvdressle%40kent.edu%7C3bc78a8d8ec94f9d33a408d7d1bb50ed%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1%7C0%7C637208474812866757&sdata=trrBk0RX0yjqwZ91V0mrntf25ynSVe1XFnYWFcIza3Q%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" originalsrc="https://www.archives.gov/nhprc" title="Original URL: https://www.archives.gov/nhprc. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#0000CB">NHPRC</span></a></span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">),
an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (</span><span style="color:black; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvdressle%40kent.edu%7C3bc78a8d8ec94f9d33a408d7d1bb50ed%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1%7C0%7C637208474812876738&sdata=wWeNwikRb0rGIUCDaHM5mXtAi8M7ekSeHFq7Np%2FltBw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" originalsrc="https://www.archives.gov/" title="Original URL: https://www.archives.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#0000CB">NARA</span></a></span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">).
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<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Grant applications are due
<b>April 30, 2020</b>. More information on the grants, including the application packet, is available </span><span style="color:#201F1E; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohrab.org%2Fgrants%2Fregrant%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvdressle%40kent.edu%7C3bc78a8d8ec94f9d33a408d7d1bb50ed%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1%7C0%7C637208474812881734&sdata=tGWUsjfI5qDIrmMZduWhFNENJuaQwVc2%2BPHV2k%2FZg5o%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" originalsrc="http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/" title="Original URL: http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:purple; font-size:12pt">here</span></a></span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Projects eligible for funding in 2020 include:</span></p>
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<span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify needs and priorities for improving
the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical
records.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs,
or HEPA vacuum cleaners.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><b><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images. </span></b></p>
<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Questions? Please contact:</span></p>
<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ron Davidson</span></p>
<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Special Collections Librarian</span></p>
<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#201F1E; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sandusky Library</span></p>
<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#373737; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; background-color:white">419.625.3834 </span></p>
<p style="background-color:white; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#201F1E; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:rdavidson@sanduskylib.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#0000CB; font-size:12pt; background-color:white">rdavidson@sanduskylib.org</span></a></span></p>
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