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Registration
deadline: January 22, 2010
Application deadline: April
12, 2010
Organizations receiving General Operating Support or General Program Support from the Museum Program are not eligible for funding in this category.
Applicants to this category may submit only one request to the Museum Program.The Museum Program offers an opportunity for museums or museum service organizations to seek support for projects or programs which are essential to maintain and/or increase service to their audience/communities. Such arts and cultural projects may include, but are not limited to: exhibitions, education programs, public programs, salary support, interpretation, collections research, catalogs, audience development, and services to the field.
Exceptions
Please note that the Museum Program does not generally support projects focused on archival or library collections. For support for such collections, please contact New York State’s Documentary Heritage Program or Program for the Conservation &Preservation of Library Research Materials.
Organizations seeking collections storage efforts which involve shelving, are generally advised to review the guidelines for Capital Projects.
Organizations seeking conservation treatment support are advised to apply to the Conservation Treatment Grant Program administered on behalf of NYSCA by the Greater Hudson Heritage Network.
Applicants are strongly advised to discuss their ideas with NYSCA staff well before the deadline.
Application Instructions
The on-line application form includes the following questions, and a project budget. Required support materials are listed below.
Application Narrative Questions
Artistic/Programmatic
1. Program Summary
What is your project?
2. Project Staff
Who is going to work on this project? What are their qualifications in
relation to this project?
3. Interpretation
What programs, printed materials, or special staffing will be used to
better engage your audience with the topic or theme?
Managerial/Fiscal
4. Project Context
Why is this project a current priority for your organization? What
planning and/or research have you undertaken to ensure the project's
success?
5. Mission
How does this project connect to your mission and stated organizational
goals?
6. Work Plan
What will the project team be doing and when? (Please bullet point the
key tasks.)
7. Finances
What other sources of funding, besides NYSCA, are you pursuing for this
project? Please note which are pending and which are
secured. Please also use this section and/or the budget notes
to itemize your project budget.
Service to the Public
8. Audience
Who is the primary audience for this project and why is this project
important/appropriate to that audience? How has that audience been
involved in the project's development?
9. Evaluation
What is your primary expectation of this project and how will it move
your organization forward? What method(s) will you use to measure this?
Support Materials
Support material must be postmarked, hand-delivered, emailed or made available online. Please direct them to your appropriate program contact at: NYSCA, 175 Varick Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10014 or kherron@nysca.org, fchiu@nysca.org, or cleahy@nysca.org by the application deadline. If you want support materials returned, provide a self-addressed stamped envelope.
1. Resumés or biographical statements of project
staff/consultants. (Maximum 1-2 pages each).
2. Up to 10 images or website reference, that best illustrates your
project. Be sure to identify the images. PowerPoint is preferred, but
not required.
3. Please consult Program Staff for additional recommended materials
relevant to your specific project.
Additional
Instructions for Project Support
Please see below for key information you should include in your project narrative and/or within your supplemental material. If you do not see a category which reflects your project, please discuss with your NYSCA program contact.
Exhibitions
What are the dates and New York venue(s) for your exhibition? What is the subject and significance of your exhibition? What are the relationships between the art/artifacts and your stated theme? How is your proposed exhibition different from others on a similar topic/artist? How is this project related to your long-range or strategic plan? Are you including images of the art/artifacts in your exhibition and images of your exhibition designer’s work as supplementals? Are you including any exhibition design layouts or exhibition script, if they are available?
Catalog/Publication
What is the content of this publication? Who are the authors? What are their credentials for this topic? What will this publication look like? How many pages will it be? Who will be your publisher? How are you marketing it? What will it sell for? How is this project related to your long-range or strategic plan?
Education/Public Programs
What is the grade or age-range of your intended audience? Approximately how many people are expected to participate? How will you market the program to this audience? What will each participant pay for the program? How is this project related to your long-range or strategic plan?
Cataloguing/Research
How recent is your collections management policy? What do your collections include and why are they important? How much of your collection is accessioned and catalogued? What cataloguing system do you use? How many objects are in your collection and how many will be a part of this project? How is this project related to your long-range or strategic plan?
Salary Support
Why is this staff position critical to your organization now? How is this position related to your long-range or strategic plan? How and where will you recruit for this position? Will the position be full-time or part-time? What is the job description? What tasks do you anticipate the incumbent accomplishing during the grant period? Who will supervise this position? Have you asked for only this individual’s salary and fringe in your project budget? How will you sustain this position into the future? Have you provided evidence of board and financial support for this position? Have you included a copy of your personnel policy?
Audience Development
How do you intend to reach out to this new audience? Who will you be collaborating with? How is this project related to your long-range or strategic plan?
Services to the Field
Who is your intended audience? How do you know they need this service? Are there other, comparable programs available? How does this program differ? Why is your organization most suited to manage this project? Who will manage it? How are you promoting this project? How is this project related to your long-range or strategic plan?
Does your project not clearly fit any of the above? Please call or email the Museum Program!
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