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<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">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), an arm of the National
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<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">Grant applications are due
<b>March 31, 2023</b>. More information on the grants, including the application packet, is available
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<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">Projects eligible for funding in 2023 include:</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">· Assessment and Strategic Planning: hiring consultants to identify
needs and priorities for improving the organization, description, preservation and access to collections.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">· Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing,
and improving access to historical records.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">· Preservation: purchasing archival file folders, archival boxes,
dehumidifiers, humidifiers, hygrothermographs, or HEPA vacuum cleaners.</span></p>
<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">· 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>
<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">· Projects focused on under-documented communities and topics,
as well as underserved communities, are encouraged.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0"><b>Please Note</b>: all projects should produce some type of online
content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit draft grant
applications for feedback. <u>Draft applications must be received by February 24 and must include all of the components of the application</u>. Comments and recommendations on the drafts should not be construed as guaranteeing a grant award.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="ContentPasted0">Questions? Please contact: Stephen Badenhop, Records and Archives
Coordinator, Union County Records Center (937-645-4177; sbadenhop@unioncountyohio.gov).</span></p>
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