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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 2, 2024 4:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] 2024 Conservation/Preservation Grant Proposals are due August 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">2024 Conservation/Preservation Grant</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">In April, the State Library of Ohio, in partnership with the Ohio Preservation Council (OPC), announced the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/grants/conservation-and-preservation-grant">availability
 of LSTA funds</a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">of up to $4,999 for libraries to conserve a single item or preserve a small, discrete group of items within their collections. The item(s) selected
 for conservation/preservation should be unique, valuable (culturally or monetarily), and as a cultural artifact speak to the mission and values of the applying institution. Additionally, as a cultural artifact or collection it should reflect some element of
 the historic and artistic record of Ohio. This is in accordance with goals outlined in The State Library of Ohio’s Five Year LSTA Plan. All analog formats, including book and paper, object, and artwork are appropriate. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Timeline and Grant Requirements</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">One grant application per institution will be considered for funding.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">The grant application and instructions on how to apply are available on the State Library website at <a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/grants/conservation-and-preservation-grant"><span style="color:#002060">https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/grants/conservation-and-preservation-grant</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Applications are due August 15, 2024</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Grant applications will be reviewed by a team of State Library staff and Ohio Preservation Council members.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Successful grant applicants will be notified in early October 2024.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Grant projects will start November 1, 2024 and must be completed by August 31, 2025.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Under this special program, to be eligible to submit a grant application prospective applicants
<span style="background:yellow">must have attended the workshop on May 8, 2024</span></span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">.</span></b></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Questions?</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000">For grant-related questions, contact Jeff Regensburger via</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:LSTA@library.ohio.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">LSTA@library.ohio.gov</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Chair, Ohio Preservation Council</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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