NEH grants available for digital initiatives

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The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking grant proposals for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in all areas of the humanities. The deadline for applications is Oct. 16.

These Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve research that brings new digital approaches to the study of the humanities or that examines the implications of the use of emerging technologies for humanities scholarship; new digital modes of publication facilitating the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels; exploration of digital methods or approaches to preserve, archive, and make accessible traditional (i.e., analogue) and “new media” resources in the humanities; planning new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible humanities data; and programs addressing the innovative use of emerging digital technologies in formal and informal educational settings, including public forums such as museums, libraries, historic sites, and broadcast media, and K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions.

State governments, school districts, city or township governments, colleges and universities, special district governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, individuals, and federally recognized tribes may apply.

For more information, visit http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html.

Oregon Heritage Grant applications now available

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Applications to receive Oregon Heritage Grants are now available from the Oregon Heritage Commission. The deadline to apply for the 2007-2009 cycle is 4 p.m. Oct. 5, 2007.

Oregon Heritage Grants support projects that conserve, develop or interpret Oregon*s heritage resources. In the past, supported projects have included conservation and cataloging of archival and museum collections, development and interpretation of historic sites, and education about community and state history. Heritage Grants are available to assist with statehood sesquicentennial projects, and projects with a sesquicentennial link or incorporating sesquicentennial elements can be considered.

Descriptions of some past projects are available on the commission’s web site at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/heritagegrants.shtml
Grants provide up to 50 percent of project costs. Awards in the previous cycle ranged up to $20,000. A minimum of $204,000 is available to be awarded. All awarded projects must be completed by April 1, 2009.

Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, agencies of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments located in Oregon. Individuals, religious organizations, for-profit organizations such as partnerships, companies, and corporations, state agencies, school districts, state-supported colleges and universities, and federal agencies are not eligible to apply. The next opportunity after this grant cycle is expected to be the summer of 2009.

Heritage grant application information and application forms may be obtained by calling the Oregon Heritage Commission at (503) 986-0673, requested by sending an e-mail to heritage.info@state.or.us, or downloaded from the grant web site at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/heritagegrants.shtml

NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions

Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions help small and mid-sized institutions, such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, town and county records offices, and colleges, improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. Awards of up to $5000 support preservation related collection assessments, consultations, and workshops, and institutional and collaborative disaster and emergency planning. Grants cover consultant fees, workshop registration fees, related travel and per diem expenses, and the costs of purchasing and shipping preservation supplies and equipment.

All applications to the NEH must be submitted through www.grants.gov. See the application guidelines for details.

The 2007 guidelines for Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions are available at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html. You will also find sample project descriptions, sample narratives, and a list of frequently asked questions. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2007.

Small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant are especially encouraged to apply.

For more information, contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Preservation and Access at 202-606-8570 and preservation@neh.gov.

Elizabeth Joffrion
Senior Program Officer
Division of Preservation and Access
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8570
(fax) 202-606-8639

2007 Cultural Lobbying Day

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Monday, April 30, 2007

Oregon State Capitol and the Elsinore Theatre, Salem

The day’s activities will include a seminar on learning how to lobby and what is contained in CHAMP, meeting your legislators, participating in exhibits and demonstrations at the Capitol, a parade from the historic Elsinore Theatre to the Capital, a rally on the Capitol steps, and an evening of performances at the Elsinore. A full schedule and more details will come.

CHAMP is a $10.6 million funding package in Governor Ted Kulongoski’s recommended budget for the 2007-09 biennium. It includes cultural reinvestments totaling $10.6 million to fund the Oregon Arts Commission’s Creative Oregon Initiative, the Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Public Broadcasting, the Oregon Film and Video Office, and the new Oregon Main Street Program. CHAMP is a step toward restoring the public funding for Oregon’s cultural resources. More information at governor.oregon.gov. Or visit OPB’s online resource at www.opb.org/insideopb .

Cultural Lobbying Day is coordinated by the Cultural Advocacy Coalition, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Office of Film and Video, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and the State Historic Preservation Office.