FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amy Munson
July 6, 2009
(701) 328-3573
BISMARCK -- In 2009, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly authorized $504,500 to the State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND) for the Cultural Heritage Grant Program. The Cultural Heritage Grant Program grant program has been administered by the SHSND since it was first created in 2003 and provides grant funding for local museums and historical societies.
The 2009-11 biennium will have two grant rounds and the Society is obligating up to $300,000 for the first grant round. The 2009 grant round will be due Friday August 14; the 2010 announcement of available funds will be made in February 2010.
Interested eligible organizations that have a project they wish to be considered for an award should thoroughly read the guidelines and submit and application to the SHSND before August 14. The completed application must be accepted (not postmarked) by the SHSND by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 14.
The Cultural Heritage Grant Committee has identified the priorities of funding will be given to disaster planning and preparedness projects and archival supply purchase grants. The past season of weather related emergencies to homes and businesses throughout North Dakota has proven it vital to have disaster preparedness plans as well as implement disaster preventing measures. Proper archival storage is important in maintaining the photos, documents and collections of local museums and historical societies. The purchase of archival storage materials can be an added expense to an already stretched budget of a local museum. In an effort to alleviate the added expense the SHSND has a new category of funding for the purchase of archival storage material.
Also available through the Cultural Heritage Fund program are Heritage Training Scholarships and the North Dakota Museum Assessment Program (NDMAP).
The SHSND has obligated $30,000 to the Heritage Training Scholarship Program for the 2009-2011 biennium. Heritage Training Scholarships are available for local and county historical society staff members to participate in training opportunities and will be awarded until the fund is exhausted.
The NDMAP grants provide county historical societies an opportunity to do an in-depth review of their organization, develop long-range plans, and complete a project. The SHSND has obligated $40,000 for the NDMAP grants and will award up to 4 organizations each a $10,000 grant. The deadline for the 2009-11 NDMAP applications is Friday September 4, 2009.
The Cultural Heritage Grant application is available on the SHSND’s website at www.history.nd.gov or can be requested by contacting the SHSND’s Grants and Contracts Officer Amy Munson at (701) 328-3573 or email at amunson@nd.gov .
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