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Museums, archives, colleges, libraries, and
historical societies encouraged to apply for grants of up to $30,000
 Credit: Photo by Master Sgt. Jason Robertson, Air Force Public Affairs Agency
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 7,
2017) —
The
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites institutions impacted by
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to apply for fast-track emergency grants to preserve
and protect humanities collections at libraries, museums, colleges,
universities, historical societies, and other cultural organizations.
Cultural institutions in
FEMA-designated disaster areas of Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and other impacted
states and U.S. territories can apply immediately for NEH Chairman’s Emergency
Grants of up to $30,000 to preserve documents, books, photographs, art works,
historical objects, sculptures, and structures damaged by the hurricane and
subsequent flooding. Applications for emergency grants are available here.
NEH will award up to $1
million in emergency grants. These funds may be used for activities
such as drying, cleaning, and packing humanities collections, transferring
artifacts to temporary storage, or consulting with conservators and
preservation professionals.
Additionally, all current NEH
grantees impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma may apply to change the scope
of their grants to repurpose the agency’s funding to focus on critical needs.
Applications will be reviewed as
they are received by NEH’s Division of Preservation and Access. To submit an
application, or for additional information, please contact the division at
(202) 606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov.
National
Endowment for the Humanities: Founded in 1965, the National Endowment for the
Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of the United States
government, dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public
programs in the humanities. Additional information about the
National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at www.neh.gov.
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