KMA Insititutional Grants Program
KMA established this grant program in 1996 to advance Kansas museums. Institutional Project Grants provide financial assistance to Institutional members to conduct small projects that improve the quality of their museum operations. Past projects included renovating an exhibit case, conducting a series of programs, and upgrading storage facilities for a segment of the collection. Grants are not restricted to these examples and any special project that supports the mission of the museum, improves its operations, and conforms to accept museum practices and standards are eligible for funding. In recent years this program has been highly competitive and not every proposal will receive a grant.

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Grant Application Forms
Will be available in late spring / early summer 2008.

Who is eligible? Any current Institutional member of KMA may apply except those institutions to which members of the Grant Selection Committee are affiliated.

What expenditures can be funded? Grant monies can be applied to any project-specific expenditure. These include, but are not limited to: materials, supplies, services, postage and printing. Tools or equipment can be purchased, but must be required for the specified project. Routine operating expenditures, such as utilities, staff salaries and general supplies are excluded from funding.

How do I apply? Questions regarding the application process should be directed to the Institutional Project Grant chair: Deborah Barker
Old Depot Museum / Franklin County Historical Society
(785) 272-1232
Email: history@old.depot.museum

How much can be awarded? Up to $400 can be awarded per grant. Smaller requests are acceptable.

2007 Institutional Grant Recipients
On behalf of the Kansas Museums Association Institutional Project Grant
committee for 2007, it is our pleasure to announce that the following five
institutions will receive grants:

Galva Historical Society:  $400 to replace a laptop for administrative,
curatorial and programming use

Halstead Historical Society:  $227 for photograph reproduction for newly
purchased swinging panel multiplex display

Santa Fe Trail Center:  $400 to construct preservation quality exhibit cases
for Navajo rugs

Sheridan County Historical Society:  $200 for unit to display their local
history publications

Tonganoxie Community Historical Society:  $373 for photograph reproduction
and archiving

There were 25 applications, which means that only one out of five proposals
could be awarded--the competition gets stiffer every year!  The committee
was impressed with the thought that went into every proposal which ranged
from the purchase of preservation supplies to exhibit improvements to
outreach efforts.

The top scoring proposals clearly yet succinctly indicated:

-- the significance of the project to their institution¹s mission and
operation--why needed and why now

-- who would be responsible for carrying out the project and their
qualifications or experience

-- how expenses beyond the grant amount would be covered--because the
implementation of most projects required more than just buying a piece of
equipment

-- the feasibility of completing the project within the one-year time frame
of the grant

The grant recipients will be officially announced at the upcoming KMA annual
meeting--the Thursday, November 8 affinity luncheon.  Galva, Halstead, Santa
Fe, Sheridan and Tonganoxie, please RSVP whether or not you will have a
representative at the luncheon.

Please join us in congratulating the 2007 award recipients.  If you did not
receive a grant this year, we encourage you to apply again next year.

Respectfully yours,

Rachel Pannabecker, Kauffman Museum, Committee Chair
Deb Barker, Franklin County Historical Society/Old Depot Museum
Marla Day, Kansas State University Historic Textile & Costume Museum

Previous Grant Recipients

KMA Institutional Grants awarded:

1996
Allen County Historical Society
Fick Fossil Museum
McPherson County Old Mill Museum
Tonganoxie Community Museum
Watkins Community Museum

1997
Mennonite Heritage Museum
Nemaha County Historical Society
Ness County Historical Society
Harvey County Historical Society
Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum
Baker University Old Castle Museum

1998
Butterfield Trail Museum
Coutts Memorial Museum of Art
Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
Glasco Community Historical Society & Historical Museum
Osborne County Historical Museum Complex
Pratt County Historical Society

1999
Baker Arts Foundation
Boot Hill Museum
Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum
Clearwater Historical Society and Museum
Edwin Ulrich Museum of Art
Franklin County Historical Society
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Oswego Historical Society
Tescott Museum and Historical Society
Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum
Wichita County Historical Society

2000
Cedar Vale Museum
Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum
Kansas Heritage Center
Kauffman Museum
Sheridan County Historical Society
Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum

2001
Cedar Vale Museum
Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum
Emporia Zoo
National Auctioneers Museum
Old Cowtown Museum
Raymer Society
Santa Fe Trail Center

2002
Atchison County Historical Society
Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery
Combat Air Museum
Horace Greeley Museum
Lyon County Historical Society
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum
Moundridge Historical Association
Scott County Historical Society
Seward County Historical Society
Smoky Hill Museum

2003
Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation
Butler County Historical Society
Cowley County Historical Society
Lane County Historical Museum
Raymer Society for the Arts
Watkins Community Museum of History

2004
Halstead Historical Society
Jackson County Historical Society
McCracken Historical Museum
Scott County Historical Society

2005
Dorrance Historical Society
Hodgeman County Historical Society
KSU Historic Costume and Textile Museum
Mid-America Air Museum

2006
Harvey County Historical Museum
Moundridge Historical Association
Jackson County Historical Society
Kearny County Historical Museum
Lansing Historical Museum

2007
Galva Historical Museum
Halstead Historical Society
Santa Fe Trail Center
Sheridan County Historical Society
Tonganoxie Community Historical Society