Earlier this week the National Endowment for the Humanities made it possible through their site to search all NEH grants awarded since 1980.
This is a big help for anyone wondering . . .
Does the NEH fund projects like the one we have?
Is our project (or organization) too big/small?
What does a funded grant application look like?
The [...]
Earlier today I sent the message below to my fellow members on the Massachusetts IMLS Connecting to Collections Statewide Planning Grant Advisory Board. It references the minutes of our first meeting, and seeks to continue the conversation about addressing critical issues that may otherwise reduce participation in the survey.
The next meeting of the board is [...]
Earlier posts described the efforts of Massachusetts and other states in securing planning grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a Federal agency.
One of the shortcomings of past efforts, including the national Heritage Health Index (described in this post), was the under-representation of smaller institutions, including the many local historical societies.
There are [...]