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Jane Hedberg P r e s e r v a t i o n  N e w s  

Federal funding for disaster 
Heritage Preservation, with support from 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) and the National Endowment for the 
Arts (NEA), has published “Before and after 
disasters: Federal funding for cultural institu­
tions.” This 32­page booklet lists grants and 
loans offered to not­for­profit cultural orga­
nizations by FEMA, the National Center for 
Preservation Technology and Training, NEA, 
the National Endowment for the Humani­
ties, the National Historical Publications and 
Records Commission, the National Science 
Foundation, and the Small Business Admin­
istration. It is divided into two sections, the 
first about funding for preparedness and 
mitigation, and the second about funding 
for response and recovery. Within the sec­
tions, each funding agency is profi led with 
an overview of its disaster­related programs, 
a list of eligible activities, the award amounts 
or loan terms, contact information, and an 
example of a project funded in the past. 
This new guide is an updated and expanded 
version of the 2000 publication, “Resources 
for recovery.” 

The booklet is available as a free PDF 
at www.heritagepreservation.org/PDFS 
/Disaster.pdf and up to 50 print copies are 
available free­of­charge from the FEMA 
publications office at (800) 480­2520. FEMA 
publication no. 533. 

Hurricane recovery resources 
The Heritage Emergency National Task Force 
has created Hurricane 2005, a Web site com­
piling information about this year’s devastat­
ing hurricane season. Two pages are devoted 
to resources about recovery information 
and assistance, one designed for museums, 
libraries, and archives, and the other for the 
general public. These pages contain links to 

Jane Hedberg is preservation program offi  cer at Harvard 
University Library, e-mail: jane_hedberg@harvard.edu; 
fax: (617) 496-8344 

organizations offering advice by phone or 
e­mail and Web resources about prepared­
ness, salvage techniques, health and safety 
precautions, and funding possibilities. The 
Heritage Emergency National Task Force is 
a coalition of 40 national organizations and 
federal agencies, including ALA. 

The Web page designed for cul­
tural organizations is available at www. 
heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS 
/TFHurricaneRes.HTM. The Web page de­
signed for the general public is available at 
www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS 
/TFHurricanePub.HTM. 

WAAC special issue 
The Western Association for Art Conservation 
(WAAC) has dedicated much of the Septem­
ber 2005 issue of the WAAC newsletter (v.27: 
no.3) to information about hurricane re­
sponse and recovery. It includes “Health and 
safety” by Chris Stavroudis (a comprehensive 
primer about safety issues for conservators 
who will work in the affected Gulf area), 
“A conservator’s very basic mold primer” 
by Hillary Kaplan, “Excerpts from: Disaster 
preparedness workbook for U.S. Navy librar­
ies and archives” by Lisa Fox and revised by 
Beth Patkus, “Salvage operations for water 
damaged archival collections” by Betty Walsh 
(including the Salvage at a Second Glance 
chart), “Excerpts from: Emergency salvage 
procedures for wet items” by the Minnesota 
Historical Society, and “Getting ready to 
respond, when theory and life meet” by 
Jennifer Koerner. 

This issue of the WAAC newsletter 
is available until January 15, 2006, as a 
free PDF at palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac 
/ttl/wn27­3­special.pdf. It is also available in 
print for $10 per copy, including shipping 
and handling, from Tania Collas, WAAC 
Treasurer, 2230 Overland Ave., Apt. 3, Culver 
City, CA 90230­4138. Prepayment by check 
required. 

C&RL News December 2005  828 

www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS
mailto:jane_hedberg@harvard.edu
www.heritagepreservation.org/PDFS