CommunityHeritage Grants

2012Presentation by CHG

Coordinator, Dianne DahlitzSecuring Funding

Museum & Gallery Services QldAtherton & Malanda, 7-8 March 2012

What are Community HeritageGrants?

• Aim to preserve & provide access toheritage collections of nationalsignificance held by community groups

• Grants of up to $15,000

Who can apply?

• A not-for-profit organisation;• That owns or manages a collection of

national significant material;• That is accessible to the general public

What types of projects receivefunding?

• 2 Types of Project

– 1. Collection Preservation Projects

– 2. Training

Collection Preservation Projects

• 1. Significance Assessment• 2. Preservation Needs Assessment• 3. Conservation Activities & Collection

Management– Conservation and preservation activities– Software– Digitisation

1. Significance Assessment

Significance Criteria

• Historic• Aesthetic• Scientific or Research• Social or Spiritual• Significance 2.0 - A Guide to Assessing the Significance of Collections (2009) - 2nd

revised edition (online version)http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/significance2-0/

• Significance - A Guide to Assessing the Significance of Cultural Heritage Objects andCollections (2001)

• http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/sector_info_item/5

Tips for answering Section 4 –National Significance

• Make sure your answer refers to the collection materialyou are seeking funding for

• Provide as much information about this material as youcan

• Identify rare or unique items• Detail items about significant Australians• Relate your answer to the significance criteria• Attach supporting documents• Refer to the 2011 Assessment Report on the website

2. Preservation NeedsAssessment

• Stage 2 of the 3 stage process• Assesses physical condition• Assesses housing and storage facilities• Makes recommendations – basis for

further funding applications

3. Conservation Activities &Collection Management

• Cairns & DistrictChinese Ass. – CHG2008 – Conservationof Metal Objects

Rehousing Collections

• Archival storage materials• Shelving• Object cases

Archival Storage

Digitisation & Software

Digitisation• Preservation of original materials• Digital copies management plan• OutsourcingSoftware• Cataloguing or collection management• Researched/trialled options

Digitisation

• Page turning of rare manuscript duringdigitisation

2.Training

• Collection care and handling• Cataloguing• Disaster Preparedness• Collection Management• Assessing significance

• Partnerships with other groups

Care and Handling Training

• Care and handling training workshop

What are the assessors lookingfor?

• Evidence of national significance• A clear description of the collection, who

owns it and how it is used• A project that is feasible & good value for

money with a well supported budget• Projects that will enhance access to

collections• Training projects that will reach many

people and collections

BUDGET (Section 7.5)

• Important to get this right – just include in thebudget table items relevant to the project forwhich you are applying for a grant.

• Standard fees for SA and PNA - $4,000 (plustravel and accommodation)

• Quotes…if not applying for standard fee, forpurchasing equipment , treatments or trainingworkshops

• Applicant’s contribution – Cash or Inkind?• GST – Registered/Not Registered?

Assessment Process

• 1. CHG Coordinator– Confirms eligibility

• 2. Significance Assessor– National significance

• 3. Preservation Assessor– Feasibility– Value for money

• 4. Expert Assessment Panel• Comments from both assessors• Overall application

What do you get?

• Grant of up to $15,000• Intensive Preservation workshop in

Canberra (first grant)

TIPS TO COMPLETE YOURAPPLICATION!

• Type your application• Describe your collection, but be concise –

dot points and lists are good• Answer all relevant questions• Attach supporting documents e.g.

previous assessments, photographs,letters of support

• Sign your application and submit it on time

Case Studies

• Innisfail Friends of the Temple (2009)-Significance Assessment and PreservationNeeds Assessment of the Temple andSee Poy Collection

• Mareeba Heritage Centre - SignificanceAssessment (2009) and PreservationNeeds Assessment (2010)

Innisfail Friends of the Temple(2009)

Projects

• Significance Assessment & PreservationNeeds Assessment of the Lit Sing GungTemple and See Poy Collection

• Quotes, images, letters of support• Suzanne Gibson (SA)• Christine Ianna (PNA)

Mareeba Heritage Centre2009 & 2010

2009 Significance Assessment

• Tobacco Industry in North Queensland1928-2004 Collection.

• Letters of support, quotes and images ofcollection items

• Tablelands Research & ConsultancyService, Atherton conducted theAssessment

• Final Report Comments

2010 Preservation NeedsAssessment

• Strong Significance Assessment report• Basis for applying for PNA• Caroline O’Rorke (Conservation Art

Consultants) conducted the PNA• Final Report comments: ‘improved

knowledge..collection content…futureactivity’

Dianne DahlitzCHG Coordinator

• 02 6262 1147

• chg@nlagov.au

• www.nla.gov.au/chg