The NYSCA/GHHN Site Assessment Grant Program is a partnership between the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) which will provide support for half-day museum site assessments.
Donor Name: Greater Hudson Heritage Network
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000
Details:
What can be Funded
The grant will support professional services for a collections consultant who will come to their organization for a half-day site visit focusing on a collections-related topic. For your convenience, GHHN maintains a continually updated list of area consultants – you may find the list on their website. Inclusion on this list does not constitute GHHN’s endorsement of a consultant. You are free to choose a consultant from this list or your own consultant. All applications MUST include a current consultant resume. They will not process your application unless a consultant resume has been received.
Scope of Consultancy: The consultant will discuss various areas of stewardship with the site including their specific collections issues, suggest and prioritize basic steps to improve care of their collections. These can include but are not limited to: storage solutions, policies and procedures, environmental controls, disaster preparedness planning, pest management and consultations on specific material types (3D objects only). Consultants must provide a written report with recommendations to be submitted to the site within 3 weeks of the visit.
Consultant support will not exceed $1000 which includes the site assessment report and round-trip travel. Only travel within New York State borders will be supported. Any consultation fee above $1000 is the responsibility of the applicant. No match is required.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from chartered nonprofit museums, historical organizations or other cultural institutions either incorporated in or registered to do business in NYS, that own, care for and exhibit collections to the public. GHHN membership is not required. Federal & municipal museums and historic sites must contact the grant administrator to discuss eligibility. Sites owned by state agencies and religious institutions are ineligible. Organizations with budgets under $250,000 are strongly encouraged to apply. Organizations may apply once a year. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who have not received prior funding from this site assessment program.
What cannot be funded
Grants will not support staff salaries or staff time. Requests for consultations on archival or library materials will not be supported. Architectural requests, i.e. engineer’s reports or historic structures reports, will not be supported.
For more information, visit GHHN.
