Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized institutionssuch as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universitiesimprove their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities
collections.
These may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects, and digital materials.
Applicants must draw on the knowledge of consultants whose preservation skills and experience are related to the types of collections and the nature of the activities that are the focus of their projects.
Small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant are especially encouraged to apply.