The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training issued a call for proposals for 2003 Preservation Technology and Training grants supporting archeology, historic architecture, historic landscapes, and materials conservation. Proposal deadline is February 1, 2003.

The grant program is open to U.S. universities and colleges, nonacademic museums, research laboratories, professional societies, other organizations directly associated with educational or research activity, government agencies in the U.S., and native tribes. (Individuals may submit a proposal if they are working in conjunction with one such organization, which would include the AIA.)

The maximum award per chosen proposal is $40,000. (Grants in 2002 ranged from $5,000 to $40,000, with an average of $32,500.) Proposals comprise a one-page cover sheet, project description, budget, suggested peer reviewers, and one-page biographies.

Priority consideration will be given to technological issues related to:
• Protection of cultural resources against vandalism, looting, and terrorism
• Conservation of modern architectural materials
• Development of appropriate technologies to meet the particular preservation needs of houses of worship and cemeteries
• Monitoring and evaluation of previously applied preservation treatments
• Environmental impacts of pollution on cultural resources
• Documentation and preservation of threatened cultural landscapes.

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