Dear Institutional Members:

Institutional Members in good standing of the Archives Association of
Ontario (AAO), 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), with the AAO Institutional Development Committee administering
the provincial competition for the noted programs.

Due to limited CCA funds and in an effort to mitigate the effects of
past restrictions by making funding available to as many institutions as
possible, the Institutional Development Committee will be giving first
consideration to grant applications under the Control of Holdings
Program and Preservation Management Program requesting $10,000 or less
for the 2003-2004 grant year.

Attached are grant application packages for the Control of Holdings
Program and Preservation Management Program. Application packages will
be made available through the AAO website and the CCA website in the
next few days. Application packages can also be requested through the
AAO Office. All applications are available in French on request.

Each grant package includes:

1. Control of Holdings Cost Shared Cooperative Assistance Program Guide
to Applicants (application form is included in the guide).

2. Preservation Management Cost Shared Cooperative Assistance Program
Guide to Applicants (application form is included in the guide).

3. AAO Supplement to Canadian Council of Archives 2003-2004 Control of
Holdings and Preservation Management Guides to Applicants, outlining
additional AAO requirements, as well as highlighting CCA terms and
conditions.

Also available are applications for the Professional Development and
Training Program and the Special Projects Program, which are funded from
the Control of Holdings Program, and the Preservation Training and
Information Program, which is part of the CPCAR Program.

To enter the competition, submit ten (10) copies of your completed
application (the original, completed in black ink or typed, and 9
photocopies) no later than Tuesday, 7 January 2003, 4:30 p.m. Grant
applications may be sent by mail, courier or hand delivered to:

Paul Leatherdale
Chair, Institutional Development Committee
c/o The Law Society of Upper Canada Archives
Osgoode Hall
130 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M5H 2N6

Do NOT forward applications to the AAO Office.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please
contact me by:

 phone: (416) 947-3320
 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
 fax: (416) 644-4884

Sincerely,

Paul Leatherdale, Chair
AAO Institutional Development Committee



Paul Leatherdale
Archivist
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario   M5H 2N6
phone: (416)947-3320; fax: (416)644-4884