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<DIV><STRONG>1. Don't forget to register for the "Creating a Culture of Entrepreneurship" workshop</STRONG> in Bandon on April 22, 8 am to noon, Harbortown Events Center, 325 2nd Street, Bandon, Oregon. The workshop is free to participants from Oregon Main Street communities. To register, please go to:
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<DIV><STRONG>2. TWO PRESERVATION GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM NEH</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Applications are now available for two preservation grant programs of<BR>the National Endowment for the Humanities.</DIV>
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<DIV>Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized<BR>institutions-such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival<BR>repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices,<BR>and colleges and universities-improve their ability to preserve and care<BR>for their significant humanities collections. Preservation Assistance<BR>Grants may be used for general preservation assessments; consultations<BR>with professionals to address a specific preservation issue, need, or<BR>problem; purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies;<BR>purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for humanities<BR>collections; and education and training. The application deadline is<BR>May 3.<BR> <BR>Preservation and Access Education and Training grants help the staff of<BR>cultural institutions, large and small, obtain the knowledge and skills<BR>needed to serve as effective stewards of humanities collections. Grants<BR>also support educational programs that prepare the next generation of<BR>conservators and preservation professionals, as well as projects that<BR>introduce the staff of cultural institutions to new information and<BR>advances in preservation and access practices. These grants, which have<BR>an application deadline of June 30, support:<BR>-- regional preservation field services that provide a wide range of<BR>education and training (for example, through surveys, workshops,<BR>consultations, reference services, and informational materials about the<BR>care of humanities collections), especially for staff at smaller<BR>libraries, museums, archives, and other cultural organizations;<BR>-- workshops that address preservation and access topics of national<BR>significance and broad impact, such as collections care training for<BR>staff members who are responsible for the day-to-day care and management<BR>of humanities collections; preventive conservation and sustainable<BR>preservation strategies; disaster preparedness, response, and recovery;<BR>the preservation of and provision of access to recorded sound and moving<BR>image collections; digital preservation; and best practices for<BR>enhancing and integrating access to collections in libraries, archives,<BR>and museums.</DIV>
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<DIV>For more information about the grants and the application process,<BR>visit <A href="http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html">http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html</A> or contact<BR>NEH’s Division of Preservation and Access at 202-606-8570 or<BR><A href="mailto:preservation@neh.gov">preservation@neh.gov</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>Sheri Stuart, Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Oregon Main Street</DIV>
<DIV>725 Summer St., Suite C</DIV>
<DIV>Salem, OR 97301</DIV>
<DIV>503.986.0679</DIV>
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