ADVICE BY PHONE
24/7 Disaster Assistance
Cultural institutions and the public can request free disaster advice by phone.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Reentering Your Flooded Home (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
After a Flood (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Health and Safety Hazard Arising from Floods (National Park Service Conserve O Gram) (276 kb) (.pdf)
Fact Sheet on Natural Disaster Recovery: Cleanup Hazard (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Fact Sheets on Natural Disaster Recovery: Flood Cleanup (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Fact Sheet: Clean Up Safely After a Disaster (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
DISASTER AID FOR AFFECTED CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Hurricane Relief Grants (New Jersey Council for the Humanities) NEW!
Cultural Recovery Center to Open in Brooklyn (press release, 32 kb, pdf)
NYC Nonprofit Recovery Loan Program
Guide to Navigating FEMA and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions (Heritage Preservation)
National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives (Society of American Archivists)
Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Fund (American Library Association)
Hurricane Recovery Grants (New York Council for the Humanities)
Emergency Fund for Visual Arts and Cultural Organizations (Warhol, Rauschenberg and Lambent Foundations)
DISASTER AID FOR ARTISTS
List of available funding published on artsinfo.com on 11/5/2012
Cultural Recovery Center to Open in Brooklyn (press release, 32 kb, pdf)
Useful Recovery Links (ArtsReady)
Artists' Emergency Resources (CERF+)
Hurricane Sandy Response (New York University, Institute of Fine Arts)
Emergency Fund for Individual Artists (Warhol, Rauschenberg and Lambent Foundations)
Grants for Visual Artists (Pollock-Krasner Foundation)
SALVAGE OF FAMILY TREASURES AND COLLECTIONS
Advice for Saving Damaged Family Treasures (Heritage Emergency National Task Force) (134 kb) .(pdf)
Tips for the Care of Water-Damaged Family Heirlooms and Other Valuables (American Institute for Conservation)
Emergency Response and Salvage app (Heritage Preservation and NCPTT)
A free app that provides practical salvage tips for nine types of collections: photographs, books and documents, paintings, electronic records, textiles, furniture, ceramics/stone/metal, organic materials, and natural history specimens. Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later.
“Coping with Water Damage” (Heritage Preservation)
A 10-minute video from the Field Guide to Emergency Response.
“How to Save Wet Books” (Heritage Preservation)
Video from the Field Guide to Emergency Response and the Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel.
Disaster Recovery (Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts)
Salvaging Books (267 kb) (.pdf)
Rescate de libros (72 kb) (.pdf)
Salvaging Photograph Collections (143 kb) (.pdf)
El Rescate de Colecciones Fotograficas (161 kb) (.pdf)
Salvaging Art on Paper (185 kb) (.pdf)
El Rescate de Obras de Arte Creadas Sobre Papel (91 kb) (.pdf)
Salvage Procedures for Wet Items (Minnesota Historical Society)
Preserving Treasures After a Disaster (Library of Congress)
Water
Contamination
Mold
Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections (Library of Congress)
Salvage at a Glance (National Park Service Conserve O Gram)
Part I: Paper Based Collections (272 kb) (.pdf)
Part II: Non-Paper Based Archival Collections (271 kb) (.pdf)
Part III: Object Collections (218 kb) (.pdf)
Part IV: Natural History Collections (205 kb) (.pdf)
Part V: Textiles (230 kb) (.pdf)
Disaster Recovery for Films in Flooded Areas (National Film and Sound Archive, Australian Film Commission) (30 kb) (.pdf)
“Washing and Handling Wet Film” (National Film and Sound Archive, Australian Film Commission) 5-minute video demonstration
SALVAGE OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND FLOOD-DAMAGED HOMES
Responding to Floods (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Tips for Damaged Historic Buildings (Minnesota Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office)
After the Flood: Emergency Stabilization and Conservation Measures (National Park Service)
Repairing Your Flooded Home (American Red Cross) (738 kb) (.pdf)
Natural Disasters: Preparedness, Planning and Response (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Mold Removal Guidelines for Your Flooded Home (Louisiana State University Agricultural Center) (707 kb) (.pdf)
Information for Owners of Damaged Buildings Following a Natural Disaster (North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office)
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