Collections Assessment Grant Program

_NOTE: This grant program is currently unfunded.

Collections Assessment Grant Program

The Collections Assessment Grant Program (CAG) provides small and mid-sized museums with a free assessment of their museum or archive collections. Successful grant applicants will receive a half-day site visit from a museum curator or archivist who will examines collections on exhibit, in storage, and policies and procedures related to collection care and management and provide a written report.

Every assessment report will include a prioritized list of recommendations for improving the care and management of collections. These recommendations are intended to help institutions decide where to invest limited resources, alert board members to collections care concerns, provide documentation that can support development of a long-range collection/preservation plan, and be used to fundraise for collection projects.

The Collection Assessment Grant Program (CAG) is funded by CT Humanities through a partnership with the Connecticut Heritage Foundation, based at the Connecticut State Library, and managed by Conservation ConneCTion.

Eligibility

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• Institutions with a budget not exceeding $250,000 are eligible to apply.
• An applicant organization must:
  • Be incorporated in the state of Connecticut for at least one year as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors that meets regularly OR be a municipality in the state of Connecticut OR be a Connecticut-based federally or State recognized tribe.
  • Provide significant programs and/or services to the public on a regular basis, including open hours and special events; or function as a professional service organization that supports humanities program providers.
  • Be in compliance with all terms and conditions of previous Connecticut Humanities grants
  • Own its collections.
  • Must be possible for the assessor to review the museum or archive collections during a half-day site visit.
• Institutions can only have one (1) Collection Assessment Grant per grant cycle.

Ineligibility

• The following are not eligible for funding:
  • For-profit organizations
  • Individuals
  • Agencies of the state of Connecticut, including state universities, state parks and state historic sites
  • Organizations not in compliance with terms and conditions of previous Connecticut Humanities grants