Preservation Grant and Funding Support

Funding for preservation activity is available from various public and private agencies and foundations. The following websites contain useful information and examples of the type(s) of funding currently available.

Federal Grants and Funding Opportunities

National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants to Preserve and Create Access to Humanities Collections
http://www.neh.gov/GRANTS/grantsbydivision.html

Institute of Museum and Library Services
Grants for libraries and museums
http://www.imls.gov/grants/

Save America’s Treasures
http://www.saveamericastreasures.org/funding.htm

State Grants and Funding Opportunities

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania History and Museum Grant Program: Project Grants
http://www.artsnet.org/phmc/intro.htm

New York State Library
The New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials: Discretionary Grants
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/cp/