Funding areas include grants to schools for special projects, new curricula, exhibitions, publications, acquisitions, doctoral fellowships, and internships at international schools of architecture and at museums. In 1998 the board will give special consideration to projects that consider the reinterpretation, redesign, reuse, and replanning of the built environment on an urban scale. There is no application form. In FY 98, CDC awarded six competing continuation or new ERC grants. CDC expects the FY 99 notice to appear in May or June 1998 in the Federal Register.
Awards are seed money rather than sustaining grants.
Deadline cited is for required preliminary letter. Full proposals are due September 15. Allowable costs include technical assistants, storage and growth equipment, expendable equipment and supplies, publication of stock lists, minor renovation, and use of advisory committees. Development of electronic databases is supported, and is required for collections supported over the long term. Proposal deadline is the first Tuesday in July.