Not-for-profit, incorporated organisations in Penrith Valley may be eligible to receive grants of up to $15,000 from the National Library of Australia in the category of ‘Environment Conservation & Heritage’.The purpose of the grants is to identify Australian cultural heritage collections which are publicly accessible, locally held and nationally significant.
Organisations may apply for more than one project provided the combined value is no more than $15,000 and can be completed within one year.
All grant applications must be in before May 6 2011 and you may send your application from March 1.
Below are some more details of the eligibility of the grants.
Limitations: The following projects are ineligible for CHG funding:
• In-house salaries and volunteer labour costs • Publishing projects • Exhibition research, interpretation and signage, and design • Collecting projects • Oral histories - recording or transcribing • Memorials and plaques • Interpretive signage or heritage trails • Capital works, repairs and improvements to existing buildings • Microfilming of newspapers or magazines • Family history research • Emergency activities • Activities that are in progress or have been completed
• Private collections.
Who can apply: A not-for-profit, incorporated organisation that:
• owns or manages a collection of nationally significant material;
• is accessible to the general public ('access' can be for research, via the Internet, or on temporary or permanent exhibition).
Examples of not-for-profit, incorporated organisations which are encouraged to apply are:
• Archives • Art galleries • Community groups • Genealogical societies • Historical societies
• Indigenous groups • Migrant community groups • Museums • Professional associations
• Public libraries • Religious groups.
How to apply: Mail, Email
For further Information go to:
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/index.html
Contact Details:The CHG Coordinator National Library of Australia
Email: chg@nla.gov.au
Telephone: (02) 6262 1147
