1 / 13

AIM GRANT SCHEMES

AIM GRANT SCHEMES. WHAT WE DO. Networking and Sharing News and Information Representing Advice and Support. GRANT SCHEMES. 5 Grant Schemes = £640,000 pa. 4 targeted at medium & smaller museums Awarded in competitive rounds Awarded by practitioners!. GRANT SCHEMES.

tirzah
Download Presentation

AIM GRANT SCHEMES

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AIM GRANT SCHEMES

  2. WHAT WE DO • Networking and Sharing • News and Information • Representing • Advice and Support

  3. GRANT SCHEMES • 5 Grant Schemes = £640,000 pa. • 4 targeted at medium & smaller museums • Awarded in competitive rounds • Awarded by practitioners!

  4. GRANT SCHEMES • AIM/BIFFA National Heritage Landscape Partnership Scheme • Sustainability Grants • Conservation Grants • Preventive Conservation Grants • Training Grants

  5. AIM/BIFFA NHLPS • £1.5m over 3 years • 4/5 awards of up to £120k annually • Sites of national importance • Year 1: Bedlam Furnace, Newman’s Coffin Works, Scottish National Mining Museum, Kew Bridge, Brooklands.

  6. CONSERVATION GRANTS • 3 Year Scheme funded by the Pilgrim Trust • Two Rounds per annum with 70% success rate • 31 March and 30 September deadlines • Average award is c. £2,800

  7. Ely Museum • A full award of £228 was made to Ely Museum for the Conservation of the Wicham Village Hand operated fire engine. • Forming a part of the museum’s collection which covers the social and archaeological history of the Isle of Ely and villages • The handle of the pump will be strengthened and restored and will go on permanent display in the museum gallery. • The Panel noted attention needed to be paid to the security of the fire engine and steps to ensure its safety put into practice.

  8. PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION GRANTS • Eligibility and size of awards same as Conservation Grants • As are the deadlines! • Low energy, small interventions & low carbon • Easily maintained by non-technical staff

  9. PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION GRANTS • Environmental surveys • Obtaining professional advice to compile conservation and implementation strategies • Training for volunteers • Environmental monitoring and control equipment • Ultraviolet filters • Integrated pest management • Display cases and picture framing • Storage containers and packing materials • Development of emergency plans

  10. SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS • 3 Year Scheme funded by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation • Two Rounds per annum with 40% success rate • 15 January and 1 June deadlines • Grants mostly less than £5,000

  11. SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS • Governance • Business planning • Marketing strategy • Catering/Retail advice • IT development • Visibility/attractiveness of museum

  12. KEY POINTS • Read the Guidance Notes carefully. • Applications will be assessed against the criteria set out in the guidance notes. • We need to see a convincing case for you project. • Will it make a step change? • The grant applied for should be the minimum sum needed. • Applications which include a cash contribution from your own resources are more likely to be successful. • Project should be fit for purpose given the scale of your operation.

  13. For more information see: • www.aim-museums.co.uk

More Related