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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=4 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>BCR Offers Training and Support in Preservation Assistance
Grant Application Process<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>BCR's
Digital and Preservation Services can help you guide your library, organization
or cultural heritage institution through the process of applying for a National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Small-
to medium-sized institutions can apply for $6,000 to preserve and care for
their collections through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>BCR's <a
href="http://www.bcr.org/cdp/index.html">Digital and Preservation Services</a>
can assist you in this process by providing complementary application support
through project planning, letters of commitment, resumes of qualified BCR
consultants and trainers and review of grant narratives and budgets. Eligible
institutions include nonprofit libraries, museums, historical societies,
archival repositories, arts and cultural organizations and town and county
records offices.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>BCR can
assist your institution in the following types of activities: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Digital preservation readiness assessment <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Preservation needs assessments and long-range
preservation plans <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Museum collection or item-level surveys <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Identifying consultants and facilitating
disaster planning <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Collections care program building <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Purchasing storage furniture, environmental
monitoring equipment and preservation supplies <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Attendance at preservation workshops <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The
application deadline is May 14, 2009, for a total grant amount of $6,000. <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>No matching funds are required.</span></i> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>For
assistance with your grant application, contact Liz Bishoff, director, BCR's
Digital and Preservation Services (<a href="mailto:lbishoff@bcr.org">lbishoff@bcr.org</a>
or 303.751.6277 ext 141) or Leigh A. Grinstead, digital initiatives consultant
(<u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="mailto:lgrinstead@bcr.org">lgrinstead@bcr.org</a></span></font></u>
303.751.6277 ext 111).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>For more
PAG program information and eligibility requirements, visit the <a
href="http://www.neh.gov/">NEH grant site</a>. Please note: All applications
for PAG must be submitted through grants.gov, the government-wide grants
portal. For more information, visit their <a href="http://www.neh.gov/grants">website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Free Friday Forum PAG Training</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><br>
On April 3, BCR is hosting an online workshop discussing the PAG program. Interested
participants can sign up for a session starting at either 10 a.m. MT or 2 p.m.
MT. Please visit the BCR <a
href="http://www.bcr.org/training/schedule/results.php?type=F3&instructor=&categoryid=&state=&keywords=&bool=AND&where%5B%5D=titles&where%5B%5D=descriptions&month1=3&day1=&year1=&month2=&day2=&year2=">training
webpages</a> to register. Each session lasts one hour. The forums are free, but
space is limited, so sign up now.</span></font><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Brandie Baumann</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Communications
Coordinator</span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>BCR</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Aurora</span></font></st1:City><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">CO</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">80014-1408</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><br>
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303.751.6277 ext 110<br>
800.397.1552<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>f:</span></font></b></strong>
303.751.9787<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>e</span></font></b></strong>:
</span></font><a href="mailto:bbaumann@bcr.org" title="mailto:bbaumann@bcr.org"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>bbaumann@bcr.org</span></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.BCR.org" title="http://www.bcr.org/"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.BCR.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
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