The Oklahoma Historical Society opened applications for the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program for the 2024/2025 grant cycle.
Donor Name: Oklahoma Historical Society
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program is a grants-in-aid program offered by the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) with a goal of encouraging the collection, preservation, and sharing of Oklahoma history at the grassroots level in all parts of the state.
The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), a state agency and private membership organization, may set aside funds each year to assist organizations that collect, preserve, and share collections associated with Oklahoma history. The objectives of the program include:
- Encourage improvement in the care of collections, a higher quality of exhibits, and the expansion of Oklahoma history programs at the local level, where a sense of community and the spirit of volunteerism are assets that can be tapped for historical purposes.
- Foster a learning process that brings together trained, experienced museum and archival professionals with avocational volunteers and part-time employees who want to improve care of collections, learn techniques of preservation, and expand educational programs.
Eligible Projects
Only projects that meet the following eligibility requirements shall be considered for a grant.
- The minimum amount requested shall be $1,000, and the maximum amount requested shall be $25,000, with the exception of grant requests for the development of a strategic plan which shall be a minimum of $1,000 to and a maximum of $5,000.
- Applicants requesting $5,000 to $25,000 in grant funds must provide a cash match of ten (10) percent of the total grant funds distributed by the OHS. Applicants requesting less than $5,000 must provide a financial match (cash or in-kind) of ten (10) percent of the total grant funds distributed by the OHS.
- Proposed projects must be completed within twelve (12) months of receipt of grant contract.
Eligibility Criteria
Only entities that meet the following eligibility requirements shall be considered for a grant:
- Applicants must be municipal, county, or tribal governments, not-for-profit historical organizations as defined in section 320:15-1-3, or a support group of a municipal, country, or tribal government or a not-for-profit historical organization.
- Applicant organizations must be engaged in the collection, preservation, and sharing of collections that may include but are not limited to: objects, photographs, manuscripts, videos, audio recordings, maps, periodicals, microforms, books, vertical files, archaeological material, or historic buildings.
- Applicant organizations must have a strategic plan for their organization. If an organization does not have a strategic plan, the only project that will be eligible for consideration is the development of a strategic plan.
- Applicant organizations must have an operating budget under $750,000.
For more information, visit OHS.
