Historical & Archival Records Care (HARC)

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Provider

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC)

Application Deadline

August 1, 2024

Summary

The Historical & Archival Records Care grant program was established by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) to assist non-profits and local governments with the preservation of historically valuable original documents. The grants are administered on a competitive basis. Funding for the awards is for two years.

Common Eligible Projects

Funding is available to historical records repositories, such as historical societies, libraries, universities, local governments, and school districts, for collections care, including surveying, inventorying, preserving, arranging, and describing historical records significant to Pennsylvania, as well as for records reformatting and equipment. Please note that works of art, textiles, artifacts, and museum objects are not eligible.

Individual grants will be funded up to $5,000 with no match required. Collaborative grants will allow two organizations to apply jointly for up to $10,000 or three organizations to apply collaboratively for up to $15,000, no match required.