§ 17.25. Categories of support for Special Project Support Grants.
The following categories of support were developed based in part on issues identified in a needs assessment survey of the Commonwealth’s museum community. Each category is broadly defined and includes examples of the kind of projects that might be considered. The examples are not a complete list of eligible projects for consideration.
(1) Institutional development. Grant assistance is available to improve the management and administration of the museum as a nonprofit institution including its long term financial and administrative viability. Examples of projects to be considered include:
(i) Management development and long range planning.
(ii) Development of earned income potential through sales facilities, publications and other programs.
(iii) Analysis of staffing patterns and personnel policies.
(iv) Fund-raising plans.
(v) Followup on the American Association of Museums’ Museum Assessment Program (MAP) or recommendations of an American Association of Museums’ accreditation review.
(vi) Staff training programs.
(vii) Facilities use plans and energy audits.
(viii) Plans for handicapped accessibility.
(2) Collections management. Grant assistance is available to care for the needs of the museum’s collections including registration, cataloging, research needs and conservation. Examples of projects to be considered include:
(i) Development of cataloging systems.
(ii) Cataloging and related collection research.
(iii) Analysis of climate control, security and storage problems.
(iv) Conservation treatment of specific objects.
(v) Historic structures reports.
(vi) Archaeological site surveys (not excavation) and cataloging of archaeological collections.
(vii) Programs that would promote collection sharing among institutions.
(viii) Followup on the American Association of Museums’ Museum Assessment Program II (MAP II).
(3) Educational and interpretive programs. Grant assistance is available to provide better interpretation to the general public and special audiences through exhibits, seminars, demonstrations and other programs. Examples of projects to be considered include:
(i) Design, preparation and installation of exhibits, including related public programs.
(ii) Development of and support of curriculum projects.
(iii) Furnishing plans, interpretive plans and landscaping plans.
(iv) Living history programs and craft demonstrations.
(v) Staff and volunteer training.
(vi) Interpretive seminars, lectures and workshops.
(vii) Research directed toward educational and interpretive programs.
(viii) Pamphlets and printed material to support specific public programs or exhibits, or both, for which funds are being requested.
(ix) Outreach programs to schools and community organizations.
(x) Exhibit sharing and traveling exhibits.
(4) Marketing and promotion. Grant assistance is available to develop higher levels of visitation and improve an institution’s visibility in the community and across the State. Examples of projects to be considered include:
(i) Media relations.
(ii) Membership and corporate development.
(iii) Visitor surveys.
(iv) Preparation of brochures and other visitors aids.
(v) Marketing plans.
(vi) Production of marketing tools such as videotapes and audiovisual programs.
Cross References This section cited in 46 Pa. Code § 17.4 (relating to multipurpose organizations and museums within multipurpose organizations).
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