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<p class="MsoNormal">While this grant does not cover digitization, many digitization specialists wear many hats! It may be a great way to get some items preserved in your collection.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3";mso-ligatures:none"><img width="226" height="79" style="width:2.3583in;height:.825in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.png@01DB97F4.6FCAAED0"><img width="272" height="119" style="width:2.8333in;height:1.2416in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DB97F1.DF601490"></span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3";color:#163E64">2025 Conservation/Preservation Grant<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3";color:#163E64">Required Workshop May 20, 2025</span></b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3";color:#163E64"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3";color:#163E64">Applications Due August 24, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3";color:#163E64"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3";color:#163E64">Contract period for each awarded project will run:
<b><u>November 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026</u></b><u>.</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">The State Library of Ohio, in partnership with the Ohio Preservation Council (OPC), is pleased to announce the
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/grants/conservation-and-preservation-grant/">
availability of LSTA funds</a> 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Under this special program,
<b><i>prospective applicants must attend the </i></b><a href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/14141673"><b><i>workshop</i></b></a><b><i> on May 20, 2025 workshop or submit the
</i></b><a href="https://forms.office.com/g/2z7vf6hZvd"><b><i>opt-out form</i></b></a><b><i> indicating they attended the May 2024 workshop by May 20th,</i></b> in order to submit a grant application. This workshop will prepare applying institutions for submitting
a successful application. By attending the workshop, prospective applicants will gain knowledge of the criteria for selecting materials for conservation/preservation, basic evaluation considerations, finding a conservator, working with conservators, contracts
and insurance, and treatment documentation. <b><i><sup><o:p></o:p></sup></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3""><a href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/14141673">Registration</a> for the workshop is now open and closes when the maximum capacity has been reached.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">The State Library of Ohio is excited to announce that the workshop will return to a hybrid format this year. The workshop will include sessions provided by conservators. Participants may bring examples
of the items they are considering conserving to have their questions answered by conservators. Registration for the in-person session is limited to 50 participants and is expected to fill quickly. Each institution may send up to two participants to the in-person
session. Registration for the virtual session is limited to 75 participants. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Timeline and Grant Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">One grant application per institution will be considered for funding.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">The grant application and instructions on how to apply will be made available on the State Library’s website after the May 20<sup>th</sup> workshop.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Applications will be accepted between May 21<sup>st</sup> and August 24<sup>th</sup>, 2025.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Grant applications will be reviewed by a team of State Library staff and Ohio Preservation Council members.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Successful grant applicants will be notified in early October 2025.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Grant projects will start November 1<sup> st</sup>, 2025 and must be completed by August 31<sup> st</sup>, 2026<i>.</i>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">Questions?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3"">For grant-related questions, contact Jeff Regensburger via
<a href="mailto:LSTA@library.ohio.gov">LSTA@library.ohio.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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