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Grants

State Education Dept Announces $34M For Public Library Construction Projects

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New York State Library with Ukranian FlagThe New York State Education Department has awarded $34 million to 223 public libraries and systems statewide to support construction and renovation projects.

These funds are expected to help libraries construct new buildings, create additions, update electrical wiring and computer technology, improve broadband infrastructure, meet energy-efficiency standards, and renovate facilities to provide full accessibility to library users with disabilities and create meeting spaces to accommodate community needs. [Read more…] about State Education Dept Announces $34M For Public Library Construction Projects

Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

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DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Syracuse-based Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) have announced nearly $90,000 in grant awards for three research projects that will address priority issues identified by New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda and support science needs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Cooperative Science Monitoring Initiative on Lake Ontario. [Read more…] about Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

DEC Awards $1.35M In Land Trust Easement Grants

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Aerial view of Lake George Wiawaka uplands by DEC taken October 7 2002The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced nearly $1.35 million in awards to four land trusts to help protect and preserve local forests.

The awards were announced during a press conference at the Wiawaka Center for Women in Lake George, Warren County, with the Land Trust Alliance and other partners working together to protect forests and combat climate change. [Read more…] about DEC Awards $1.35M In Land Trust Easement Grants

Two Upstate Opera Houses Supported by Preservation League Grants

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Earlville Opera HouseSince including Opera Houses on its statewide Seven to Save list of endangered historic sites in 2018, the Preservation League of NYS has been working to study and assist opera houses across New York State.

That work has been supported in large part thanks to the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation. [Read more…] about Two Upstate Opera Houses Supported by Preservation League Grants

Albany’s Historic Cherry Hill to Redesign Museum’s Core Tour

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Minnie Knapp c 1880Historic Cherry Hill in Albany‘s South End has announced that the museum has received two competitive federal planning grants for a large, multi-year reinterpretation project.

Entitled We Carry It Within Us: Reinterpretation at Historic Cherry Hill, the project was awarded $48,165 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and a $50,000 Inspire! Grant for Small Museums from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

With these grants, Historic Cherry Hill is now expected to complete plans for a new tour and orientation exhibit which incorporates new research and scholarship on underrepresented narratives at Cherry Hill. [Read more…] about Albany’s Historic Cherry Hill to Redesign Museum’s Core Tour

Historic Saranac Lake Wins Grants to Support Museum Expansion

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Architectural rendering of the Trudeau Building after restoration providedHistoric Saranac Lake has announced that it has successfully secured a series of grants to support the project to expand the museum into the Trudeau building.

The organization has received thirteen government grants totaling over $1.8 million to support various aspects of the project, including architectural design, staffing, museum planning, and rehabilitation of both museum buildings. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake Wins Grants to Support Museum Expansion

$400K Grant to AASLH Supports US 250th Anniversary

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AASLH logoThe William G. Pomeroy Foundation has announced they are providing a $400,000 grant to the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) to expand AASLH’s capacity to serve and prepare the public history and museum community for the 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, of the United States in 2026. [Read more…] about $400K Grant to AASLH Supports US 250th Anniversary

Preservation Long Island Receives Collections Care Grant

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preservation long islandPreservation Long Island (PLI) has announced they are the recipients of an Inspire! Grant for Small Museums from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Collecting since its founding in 1948, Preservation Long Island’s diverse and comprehensive collections comprise approximately 3,000 objects and 185 cubic feet of archival materials. [Read more…] about Preservation Long Island Receives Collections Care Grant

Tompkins County HistoryForge Receives Major Grant

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history forge logoThe National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced a major award of $145,634 to The History Center in Tompkins County for their digital application HistoryForge: Mapping Census Data to Visualize Local History.

In addition to this critical piece of funding, The History Center’s project earned additional recognition in the application process, and was selected to receive funding through the NEH’s A More Perfect Union initiative. [Read more…] about Tompkins County HistoryForge Receives Major Grant