Grants & Awards: LGRMIF: Grant Application & Reference Material: General Information:
Types of Grants
Competitive Grants
Applicants (other than county clerks and the New York City Register) may submit only one application or participate in only one cooperative project as follows:
- Individual Projects involve a single local government. The applicant may request up to $75,000.
- Cooperative Projectsinvolve two or more local governments working together on one activity, with one government acting as the lead. Applicants for cooperative projects request up to $125,000. The application must explain how the lead applicant will manage the project and how each of the participants will benefit.
- Complex Projectsinvolve one local government and must address an exceptionally large quantity of records or a complicated records management problem. Local governments must request at least $75,001 but no more than $125,000 for complex grants.
County Clerks and the New York City Register
- County clerks and the New York City Register are eligible for competitive grants as indicated above. In addition, county clerks and the New York City Register may apply for one additional grant of up to $75,000 under the County Land Records Initiative, a subcategory of Active Records. A total of $1.5 million will be awarded for this initiative during the 2008–2009 grant year. County clerks and the New York City Register are eligible to apply for one individual, cooperative, or complex grant and one County Land Records Initiative grant.
For more information on the County Land Records Initiative, see the subcategory description and requirements listed under the Active Records category on page 18.
Disaster Recovery Grants
The LGRMIF program also offers up to $20,000 in support of disaster recovery projects. All local governments, except New York City municipal agencies, are eligible to apply whenever a disaster involving records occurs. Disaster recovery grant applications must be submitted within thirty days of the disaster, unless extenuating circumstances preclude this.
If you experience a records disaster, contact your Regional Advisory Officer (RAO) immediately. If your RAO is not available, call the Records Advisory Services Unit in Albany at (518) 474-6926.