Community Heritage Grant Applications are open for 2013.
The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups. The grants are provided to assist with the preservation of locally owned, but nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artefacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and audio visual material.
Since 1994, $4.5 million has been awarded to community organisations throughout Australia.
The types of projects supported include Significance Assessments of collections; Preservation Needs Assessments of collections; conservation activities and collection management; and training workshops.
CHG is funded by the Australian Government through the National Library of Australia; the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport; the National Archives of Australia; the National Film and Sound Archive and the National Museum of Australia.
Tom Sweeney says:
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium is a NSW Trust Cemetery. We currently look after the Field of Mars Cemetery at Ryde and wish to restore many headstones dating back to 1873 that were placed there from a local church.
Grant applications are now closed – could you tell me when applications will re-open please?
Tom Sweeney
Community Relations.