{"id":1639,"date":"2013-11-13T09:33:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/fundingopportunities\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2013-11-14T16:45:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T21:45:45","slug":"sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections-grant-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/fundingopportunities\/2013\/11\/13\/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections-grant-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Grant Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">To develop sound\u00a0and sustainable\u00a0preventive conservation projects, NEH encourages\u00a0collaborative and interdisciplinary planning\u00a0that can help<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">institutions:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: inherit;line-height: 1.625\">understand the nature of collections and their conditions before defining preservation\u00a0<\/span>requirements;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: inherit;line-height: 1.625\">develop preservation strategies based on the risks to collections rather than on ideal and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: inherit;line-height: 1.625\">prescriptive\u00a0<\/span>targets;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: inherit;line-height: 1.625\">know the characteristics an<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: inherit;line-height: 1.625\">d performance of the building, its envelope, and its systems,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: inherit;line-height: 1.625\">and their role in moderating interior environmental conditions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: inherit;line-height: 1.625\">understand the nature of the local climate and its impact on\u00a0interior\u00a0environmental\u00a0conditions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>consider the potential effects of\u00a0climate change on cultural property;<\/li>\n<li>design mechanical systems, whenever possible, only after investigating and\u00a0implementing passive (that is, non-mechanical) approaches for achieving and managing\u00a0desired conditions;<\/li>\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">develop solutions tailored to the capabilities of the organization and its staff<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">weigh initial and ongoing energy use, costs, and environmental impacts of potential\u00a0preservation strategies; and<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">evaluate and measure the effectiveness of a project\u2019s results through the collection of\u00a0data on conditions, energy use, and costs.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deadline: December 12th 2013<br \/>\nAward Ceiling: $350,000<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the grant opportunity and full guidelines, please refer to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neh.gov\/grants\/preservation\/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections\">http:\/\/www.neh.gov\/grants\/preservation\/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections. 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