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Here are some more resources for those in need of assistance |
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FEMA
If you have damage, you will want to have a written response from your insurance company to supply on demand to other potential sources of financial assistance.The kind of aid which FEMA can supply to a nonprofit is called PA,or Public Assistance. For more information on FEMA, please see How to Apply for FEMA Assistance
A reminder from Orange County Historian Cornelia Bush: If you have roof damage, call them and tell them you need blue tarps immediately, and if applicable, emphasize that your site is a National Historic Landmark and/or NY State and/or National Registers of Historic Places.
US Small Business Administration (SBA)
Through its Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA), SBA provides low-interest, long-term loans for physical and economic damage caused by a declared disaster. SBA offers home and personal property loans, business physical disaster loans, and economic injury disaster loans. To learn more, please click here
Here's a helpful guide to navigating SBA and FEMA:
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/federal/Index.html
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NY State Department of Emergency Management
The State Office of Emergency Management provides assistance, including access to products and recovery services.
http://www.dhses.ny.gov/oem/event/sandy/sandy-info.cfm
The State Library and State Archives
The State Library and State Archives have resources to assist you and are also responsible for gathering information about the extent of damage to your building and/or collections as well as recovery costs. Contact Barbara Lilley or Maria Holden to report the impact of the storm on your organization.For more information, visit:
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_disaster_services_funding.shtml
Help for Libraries
State Library staff are available to provide advice on recovering collections. Contact the State Library at (518) 486-4864. For additional resources, go to
Help for State Agencies
Archives staff are available to provide advice on recovering damaged records. When agency records are believed to constitute a hazard to human safety or health, or to property, the agency records management officer may request authorization from the State Archives to destroy or dispose of such records immediately. Contact the Archives at (518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254. For a complete listing of State Archives disaster services and resources, go to: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_disaster.shtml
Help for Local Governments
The State Archives Regional Advisory Officers are available by phone/email to provide advice on recovering archives and records, and to assist you in applying for a recovery grant. Local governments may be eligible for up to $20,000 in disaster recovery funding for damaged records. Contact your Regional Advisory Officer
Help for Cultural Institutions
(museums, historical societies, non-government archives)
State Archives and State Library staff are available to provide advice on recovering collections. Contact the State Library at (518) 486-4864 or the State Archives at (518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254.
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HELP FROM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HERITAGE COMMUNITY |
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MARAC Disaster Relief Fund
The MidAtlantic Regional Archives Council (MARAC) has a disaster relief fund that any institution with publicly accessible archival holdings or special collections in the MARAC region (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia) can apply to. Grant monies may be used for the direct recovery of damaged or at-risk archival materials caused by a sudden, unexpected event involving fire, water, man-made, or natural phenomena where immediate response is necessary to prevent irretrievable loss. Eligible services may include freeze drying, storage, transportation of materials, and rental facilities. Eligible supplies may include acid-free boxes and folders, storage cartons, cleaning materials, plastic milk crates, and protective gear. Funds may also be used to defray costs (such as housing, meals, or transportation) for volunteers or other laborers who assist with the recovery.
For more information, click here.
If you were lucky enough to not be affected by Hurricane Sandy, please consider making a donation to the MARAC Disaster Relief Fund to aid our colleagues who were hit the hardest : https://marac.memberclicks.net/ |
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The American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
The American Institute for Conservation (AIC), the national association of conservation professionals, is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations.
* Call AIC's 24-hour assistance number at 202.661.8068 for advice by phone.
* Call 202.661.8068 to arrange for a team to come to the site to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization.
Resources and information on disaster recovery and salvage can be found on the AIC website at www.conservation-us.org/disaster. The public can also call AIC-CERT at 202.661.8068. Donations can be made at www.conservation-us.org/donate. |
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The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
Several emergency preparedness resources are available on CCAHA's web site. The Mid-Atlantic Resource Guide for Disaster Preparedness lists area resources for emergency response and can be found online here:
http://www.ccaha.org/uploads/media_items/emergency-resource-guide-2011.original.pdf
CCAHA also has technical bulletins on salvage of art on paper, photographs, and books located here (scroll down to "Technical Bulletins" near the bottom of the screen):
http://www.ccaha.org/publications/technical-bulletins
CCAHA staff can provide information on damaged collections and strategies for recovering from water, fire, pest infestation, or mold outbreaks. Referrals can be provided for commercial vendors, along with suppliers of equipment and supplies needed for a recovery effort. If you need assistance during regular business hours, please call our offices at 215.545.0613. Outside of regular business hours, contact a CCAHA staff member on our 24-hour emergency assistance hotline at 215.688.0719. |
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GHHN/NYSCA Conservation Treatment Grant Program
The Conservation Treatment Grant Program, administered by the Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN), in the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), provides support for treatment procedures to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects in collections of museums, historical, and cultural organizations in New York State. Last year, grant money was awarded to an institution to aid in the conservation of an item damaged during Hurricane Irene. Learn more about the Conservation Treatment Grant here. |
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Hudson Microimaging
Do you have wet microfilm? Don't despair! Hudson Microimaging in Port Ewen can salvage it. Visit them on the web or call 845.338.5785 |
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Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
As part of its Preservation Services program, NEDCC offers an emergency assistance program for institutions and individuals with damaged paper-based collections.
Do You Have a Collections-Threatening Emergency? Call day or night, seven days a week.
Disaster Assistance Hotline: 978-470-1010 After Center hours, you will be referred to a second telephone number to reach a staff member. Please do NOT request disaster assistance via email, since it is not monitored 24 hours a day.
NEDCC staff members are available 24 hours a day to provide telephone advice when a disaster occurs. This service is provided at no charge thanks to a grant to NEDCC from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This service does not normally include on-site assistance. Information provided includes advice on drying wet collections and dealing with damage from fire, pests, or mold. Referrals to commercial disaster recovery service providers experienced with library and archives collections can also be provided. Visit NEDCC's website for additional resources. |
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has also issued a document, Immediate Response for Collections, that offers guidelines for dealing with art damaged by flooding. It offers step by step measures that can be taken to conserve artworks in a variety of mediums that have been damaged by water, including library and archive collections. It also includes a list of suppliers and emergency services that can provide some of the services listed in the document. The document is available on the Museum's web site, MoMA.org or by clicking the document title above. |
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