Utah offering grants to preserve historical records

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Archives and Records Service, in cooperation with the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board, is offering grants to nonprofit organizations and local governments for historical records preservation projects.

Grants of up to $5,000 can be used to help Utah repositories preserve at-risk, historic records and to provide access to important collections. These grants are intended for short-term projects.

All grants require a 1-to-1 in-kind and/or cash match. Grant work cannot begin until Oct. 10, 2016, and all work must be completed by June 23, 2017.

Funding comes from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, which is the granting arm of the National Archives. Applications are required and must be received by Aug. 26, 2016. Each grant applicant must have a Data Universal Numbering System number before submitting an application. The grant guidelines and application are available at archives.utah.gov/USHRAB/forms.html.

Fuente: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865657872/Utah-offering-grants-to-preserve-historical-records.html?pg=all