The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania State Historical Records Advisory Board announce that the application period for the Historical and Archival Records Care grant program is now open. The deadline to submit applications is Aug. 1.

This grant program offers funding to historical records repositories, including historical societies, libraries, universities, local governments and school districts.

The funding supports various aspects of collections care, such as surveying, inventorying, preserving, arranging and describing historical records significant to Pennsylvania. It also covers records reformatting and the purchase of necessary equipment, including digitization tools. Please note that works of art, textiles, artifacts and museum objects are not eligible for this funding.

The HARC program aims to enhance the preservation and accessibility of valuable historical records across the Commonwealth. A subcommittee of the SHRAB will review all applications, and individual grants will be funded up to $5,000. Importantly, no matching funds are required, with funding provided by the PHMC.

Applicants are required to use the web-based electronic grant application process (eGrant). Complete grant program guidelines and eGrant applications instructions can be found on the HARC grant website.