>For those conerned, the following letter has been mailed to all AAO
>institutional members in good standing:
>31 October 1998
>
>
>Dear Institutional Member:
>
>As you are an Institutional Member in good standing of the Archives
>Association of Ontario (AAO), you are eligible to apply for grants under
>the terms of the Control of Holdings Cost Shared Cooperative Assistance
>Program and the Preservation Management Cost Shared Cooperative Assistance
>Program.  These grants are made available through the Canadian Council of
>Archives (CCA). The competition for these programs is administered by the
>Institutional Development Committee of the AAO.
>
>In order to reduce our mailing costs, a general mailing of grant
>applications will not take place.  Applications will be made available
>from the AAO Office beginning 9 November 1998.  To obtain an application
>package contact Stephen Posner, AAO Executive Assistant, at:
>                                Telephone:      905-792-1173
>                                Fax:            905-792-2530
>                                E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>Upon request a grant package will be mailed to you.  Each package will
>include:
>
>        1. Control of Holdings Cost Shared Cooperative Assistance Program
>guide to Applicants.  Application form is included in guide.
>
>        2. Preservation Management Cost Shared Cooperative Assistance
>Program Guide to Applicants.  Application form is included in guide.
>
>        3. Supplement to Control of Holdings and Preservation Management
>Guides to Applicants.  The supplement outlines the AAO requirements and
>highlights some CCA requirements.
>
>Applications for the Professional Development and Training Program and the
>Special Projects Program which are funded under the Control of Holdings
>Program and applications for the Preservation Training and Information
>Program which is part of the CPCAR funding program are available upon
>request.  French language copies of the grant applications are also
>available on request.
>
>To enter the competition submit TEN copies of your completed application
>(the original and 9 photocopies) no later than 5:00pm,  Monday, 4 January
>1999.  Grant applications may be sent by mail or courier, or hand
>delivered to:
>
>AAO Institutional Development Committee
>c/o Catholic Pastoral Centre
>Archives Department
>1155 Yonge Street, Suite 505
>Toronto, ON   M4T 1W2
>
>        Please note that with respect to Control of Holdings grants, the
>Institutional Development Committee, with AAO Board approval, has limited
>the total amount of direct funding with CCA funds to $4000.00 per
>application.  In addition, 70% of the funds allocated to Ontario in the
>1999/2000 funding year for the Control of Holdings programme will be
>directed to support the Archives Union List project.  This will enable us
>to develop our union list in conjunction with other provinces, which are
>embarking upon similar projects to realize the Canadian Archives
>Information Network Millennium project.  While available funds for control
>of holdings grants will be reduced this year to support the AULO project,
>AAO members will continue to benefit from the advice and assistance of the
>Archives Advisor programme, as well as the assistance of the AULO Network
>Coordinator, Loren Fantin,  in preparing RAD descriptions for Ontario's
>Archives Union List.
>
>        If you have any questions or require additional information,
>please contact me at the above address, by phone: 416-736-5442, email
>([log in to unmask]) or by fax: 416-690-8039.
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>Kent M. Haworth
>Chair, Institutional Development Committee

Hello Kent

How doI get an application.

Barbara Ribey