NPS (National Parks Service) http://www.nps.gov/history/grants.htm
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Grants: Consultation/Documentation Grants
Deadline: March 6, 2012
Repatriation Grants | ongoing from October 1 - June 30
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program awards grants to museums, Native American tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items including funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Consultation/Documentation Grant Amount/Period: $5,000-90,000/per year; Repatriation Grant Amount/Period: up to $15,000/per project. No matching required. Contact: Sangita Chari, 202-354-2203, NAGPRA_Grants@nps.gov
Tribal Project Grants
Deadline: March 16, 2012
The Tribal Project Program awards grants to Federally-recognized Native American tribes, Alaskan Native groups, and Native Hawaiian organizations to support cultural and historic preservation projects. Grant Amount/Period: $5,000-40,000/18 months. No matching required. Contact: 202-354-1837, james_bird@nps.gov
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Grants
Deadline: TBA 2012 (tentative date October 1, 2012)
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Program awards grants to support innovative research projects that advance the application of science and technology to the preservation of cultural resources. Grant Amount/Period: up to $25,000/1 year. Matching required 1:1. Contact: 318-356-7444, ncptt@nps.gov
Certified Local Governments Grants Deadline: Ongoing
Qualifying cities may use federal matching grants from the Historic Preservation Fund to support local preservation projects. Grant Amount/Period: varies per state per year. Matching may be required. Contact: appropriate State Historic Preservation Office.
NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) http://www.archives.gov/
Digitizing Historic Records Grants
Deadline: June 7, 2012
The Digitizing Historical Records Program awards grants to assist in the use of cost-effective methods to digitize collections of nationally significant historical records and to make digital versions freely available online. Projects must make use of existing holdings that are already available to the public, and must consist of entire collections or series of materials. Grant Amount/Period: up to $150,000/1-3 years. Matching required. Contact: Nancy Melley, 202-357-5452, nancy.melley@nara.gov
Electronic Records Project Grants
Deadline: June 7, 2012
Electronic Records Grants support projects that help archivists preserve records of enduring historic value. Projects in the following categories may be funded: start-up projects that assist institutions as they prepare to capture and preserve electronic records; collaborative projects that allow institutions to establish or improve electronic archives through effective and innovative collaborations; and professional development projects that develop and offer professional education curricula. Projects in this program cannot include digitization efforts. Grant Amount/Period: varies depending on the type of project/1-3 years up to $200,000. Matching required. Contact: Nancy Melley, 202-357-5452, nancy.melley@nara.gov
National Historical Publications and Records Commissions Grants
Documenting Democracy: Access to Historical Records Project Grants
Basic Processing Projects | Deadline: TBA 2012 (tentative date October, 2012) Detailed Processing Projects | Deadline: TBA 2012 (tentative date October, 2012)
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission awards grants to support archival activities that promote the preservation and use of the nation’s most valuable archival resources. Basic Processing Projects Grants may fund activities associated with the establishment of new archives, including basic processing of previously unprocessed collections; collections development; and limited preservation activities, including the evaluation of environmental conditions and preservation planning. Detailed Processing Projects Grants may fund the detailed processing and preservation of collections with great national significance. Collections should have high research demand or face substantial preservation challenges. In the course of detailed processing, some selective refoldering and basic cleaning may be needed. Applicants must explain whether any item-level conservation treatments such as removing fasteners and envelopes, surface cleaning, flattening, mending, copying, deacidifying, encapsulating, and refoldering will be necessary. Collections that hold fragile textual materials or unstable audio or video materials may apply for grants to fund preservation reformatting. Basic and Detailed Processing Grants Amount/Period: up to $200,000/1-2 years. Matching required. Contact: Alexander Lorch, 202-357-5101, alexander.lorch@nara.gov