While Local Government budgets are always tight, help is on the way for those who seek it. For example, the New York State Archives offers grants of up to $75,000 per project per year to promote sound records management practices. The deadline for Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) grant applications is February 1. Information about the program is available online at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grants/grants_lgrmif.shtml, and grant application information sessions are held in advance of this deadline. You may contact your Regional Advisory Officer to obtain a schedule. Increasingly, other state governments are instituting similar grant programs which are typically funded by a portion of the document filing fees collected by County Clerks. In addition, for example the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission offers multiple funding opportunities to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and public agencies throughout the Commonwealth. The Connecticut State Library also has a Historic Documents Preservation Program which offers similar grants to eligible government entities.

OUR GRANT EXPERIENCE
IMA has been very active with Local Government Grant projects throughout the years. We have successfully completed many Records Management Grant projects for towns, villages, fire and water districts and schools throughout the New York region. We are intimate with the process, from application to award and familiar with the guidelines and specifications that must be adhered to with such projects.

Below is a list of the types of records that typically receive funding.

GRANT-WRITING ASSISTANCE
If you are eager to obtain grant funding but you do not have the resources in-house, contact us today for a list of freelance grant writers in your area.

PREFERRED SOURCE PURCHASING
Once you have been notified that your grant has been funded, you can choose to purchase the required services directly from IMA, or through NYSID (New York State Industries for the Disabled), a Preferred Source for New York State and local government procurement. To find out more about Preferred Source Purchasing and how you can purchase the full range of our services without a lengthy bid process, visit the Preferred Source Purchasing page on this site and/or contact us today.