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Community Heritage Grants 2010
Presentation by CHG Coordinator, Dianne Dahlitz
Securing Funding
Museum & Gallery Services Qld
Toowoomba - 29 April 2010
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What are Community Heritage Grants?
• Aim to preserve & provide access to heritage collections of national significance held by community groups
• Grants of up to $15,000
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Who can apply?
• A not-for-profit organisation;
• That owns or manages a collection of national significant material;
• That is accessible to the general public
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What types of projects receive funding?
• 2 Types of Project
– 1. Collection Preservation Projects
– 2. Training
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Collection Preservation Projects
• 1. Significance Assessment
• 2. Preservation Needs Assessment
• 3. Conservation Activities & Collection Management– Conservation and preservation
activities– Software– Digitisation
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1. Significance Assessment
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Significance Criteria
• Historic
• Aesthetic
• Scientific or Research
• Social or Spiritual• Significance 2.0 - A Guide to Assessing the Significance of
Collections (2009) - 2nd revised edition (online version) which can be found at: http://significance.collectionscouncil.com.au/online-edition
• Significance - A Guide to Assessing the Significance of Cultural Heritage Objects and Collections (2001) which can be found at: http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/sector_info_item/5
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Tips for answering Section 4 – National
Significance• Make sure your answer refers to the
collection material you are seeking funding for
• Provide as much information about this material as you can
• Identify rare or unique items• Detail items about significant Australians• Relate your answer to the significance
criteria• Attach supporting documents• Refer to the 2009 Assessment Report on
the website
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2. Preservation Needs Assessment
• Stage 2 of the 3 stage process
• Assesses physical condition
• Assesses housing and storage facilities
• Makes recommendations – basis for further funding applications
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3. Conservation Activities & Collection
Management
• Cairns & District Chinese Ass. – CHG 2008 – Conservation of Metal Objects
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Rehousing Collections
• Archival storage materials
• Shelving
• Object cases
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Digitisation & SoftwareDigitisation
• Preservation of original materials
• Digital copies management plan
• Outsourcing
Software
• Cataloguing or collection management
• Researched/trialled options
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Digitisation
• Page turning of rare manuscript during digitisation
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2.Training
• Collection care and handling• Cataloguing• Disaster Preparedness• Collection Management• Assessing significance
• Partnerships with other groups
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Care and Handling Training
• Care and handling training workshop
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What projects are ineligible?
• Publishing• Exhibitions• Collecting projects• Oral histories (recording or transcription)• Capital works• Microfilming newspapers or magazines• Family history research• Salaries & volunteer costs• Emergency activities• Activities that are complete or in
progress
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What are the assessors looking for?
• Evidence of national significance• A clear description of the
collection, who owns it and how it is used
• A project that is feasible & good value for money with a well supported budget
• Projects that will enhance access to collections
• Training projects that will reach many people and collections
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Assessment Process
• 1. CHG Coordinator – Confirms eligibility
• 2. Significance Assessor– National significance
• 3. Preservation Assessor– Feasibility– Value for money
• 4. Expert Assessment Panel• Comments from both assessors• Overall application
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What do you get?• Grant of up to $15,000
• Intensive Preservation workshop in Canberra (first grant)
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TIPS!
• Clearly explain how you will use your grant money
• Attach quotes• Do your research• Type your application• Sign your application & submit
it on time• Applications close 5pm 14 May• Call for advice
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Finally…
• CHG is very competitive – if you are unsuccessful don’t take it personally!– Call and ask for feedback– Investigate other options– Try again!
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Case Studies
• Miles & District Historical Society (2009) – Significance Assessment of the collection
• Gold Coast and Hinterland Historical Society (2008) – Collection Management Workshops
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Miles & District Historical Society – Miles Historical VillageSignificance Assessment - 2009
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Gold Coast and Hinterland Historical SocietyCollection Management Workshops - 2008
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Dianne DahlitzCHG Coordinator
• 02 6262 1147
• www.nla.gov.au/chg