New Hurricane Relief Support Grant

The North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) and the North Carolina Museum Council (NCMC) joined forces last year to create a two-year grant program to assist collecting institutions affected by Hurricanes Matthew, Florence, and Michael. NCPC and NCMC are happy to announce a second round of grants that includes support for member institutions who suffered damage due to Hurricane Dorian.

Purpose and Scope of Grant

To provide funds for collection supplies for institutions affected by Hurricane Matthew (September-October 2016), Hurricane Florence (September 2018), Tropical Storm Michael (October 2018), and Hurricane Dorian (September 2019). Institutions within the North Carolina counties declared disaster areas that need collection preservation assistance are eligible to apply for this grant. Those counties can be found here:

• Matthew: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4285
• Florence: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4393
• Michael: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4412
• Dorian: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4465

Eligibility

Applicants must be institutional members of NCPC or NCMC, and must be within the declared North Carolina disaster areas as defined by FEMA (see links above). Grants are not awarded to individuals.

More Information

The application deadline is January 15, 2020. More information on eligibility can be found on the Hurricane Relief Support Grant Program page.