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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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 (</span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://www.archives.gov/nhprc" target="_blank" id="OWA0de55ac3-3c85-3cda-3a4a-1b4b133dc86e" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">NHPRC</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (</span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://www.archives.gov/" target="_blank" id="OWAac9755b6-4b32-bb5e-2842-1e813b8adce9" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">NARA</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">).
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Grant applications are due March 31, 2025.</b> More information on the grants, including the application packet, is available
</span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="http://www.ohrab.org/grants/regrant/" id="OWA1ac97459-d5a4-8a8a-2747-2ee63ceb93af" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">here</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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Projects eligible for funding in 2025 include:</div>
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· Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.</div>
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· 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.</div>
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· Projects focused on under-documented communities and topics, as well as underserved communities, are encouraged.</div>
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<b>Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.</b></div>
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Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit draft grant applications for feedback. Draft applications must be received by
<b>February 24</b> and must include all of the components of the application. Comments and recommendations on the drafts should not be construed as guaranteeing a grant award. <b> </b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b>Questions? Please contact: Virginia Dressler, Digital Projects Librarian, University Libraries, Kent State University (</span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="mailto:vdressle@kent.edu" id="OWA88f57874-e11f-0de6-1e6f-69f43778f890" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">vdressle@kent.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">). </span></div>
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