Apologies for any cross-postings. ***************************** The Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) is a statewide program administered by the New York State Archives to ensure the identification, retention and availability of historical records for underdocumented groups and subjects in New York State. Potential applicants should be aware of several changes taking place in the upcoming grant cycle for projects in 2004-2005 DEADLINE CHANGE: The DHP Grant application deadline has been changed from March 1 to December 1. Applications for the 2004-2005 cycle must be postmarked by December 1, 2003. This will become the regular DHP grant application deadline. MORE FUNDING: Thanks to a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, it is anticipated that $250,000 in grant funds will be made available for projects in the 2004-2005 grant cycle. NEW FUNDING PRIORITIES: In addition to the current high priority areas designated for funding (Mental Health Activities in New York, Environmental Affairs, and Latino/Latina-Hispanic Communities), two new areas have been identified by the New York State Historical Records Advisory Board for the upcoming year - Education and the Impact of the Attacks on the World Trade Center. NEW PROJECT CATEGORY: There is a new project category, regional documentation planning. This is in addition to our current three project categories, 1) projects to identify, survey, and plan for the systematic collection of records, 2) projects to arrange, describe, and make available historical records and 3) historical records strategic planning projects. Grants are for a 12-month period, from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. It is anticipated that announcements of projects awarded funding will be made by June 15, 2004. Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit archives, libraries, historical societies, museums community organizations and similar institutions within New York State, and from consortia or cooperating groups of such agencies. Projects to be carried out by service providers such as historical service agencies, colleges and universities, professional associations, or other not-for-profit institutions or systems which provide services to historical records programs, are also eligible for consideration. Funding Amounts and Allowable Expenses Grants will be available in amounts from $1,000 to $25,000. Applicants may seek support for personnel; travel; service contracts, including qualified consultants; supplies; materials, and equipment needed for the project. Not Eligible for Funding Several types of historical projects are not eligible for funding under the DHP. Where there is doubt about eligibility, a call to the State Archives is advisable. Ineligible funding areas include: ·Projects that do not have primary focus on New York State ·Newspapers ·Preservation, i.e., physical work to conserve, restore, or repair records, or reproduction for preservation purposes such as microfilming ·Creating oral history tapes or video tapes, or transcription of these ·Item-level description and indexing, and purchase of collections For further information: Grant application forms and guidelines may be obtained after August 15 from the State Archives or from the State Archives Web site at www.archives.nysed.gov. For further information, please contact: Gloria Bartowski or Ray LaFever Documentary Heritage Program New York State Archives Room 9C73 Cultural Education Center Albany, NY 12230 Telephone: 518-474-6926 Fax: 518-402-5372 Email: Gloria Bartowski [log in to unmask] or Ray LaFever [log in to unmask] ******************************** Ray LaFever Coordinator, Archival Advisory Services New York State Archives 9C33, CEC Albany, NY 12230 (518) 474-6926 [log in to unmask]