Surveys have been received from most potential participating organizations.   In development of a grant application, due August 15, major and intermediate level project components and related budget elements need to be identified, investigated, and documented.

At the highest level, the project can be separated into two major components; Preservation and Dissemination. 

Preservation is most significant consisting of  elements such as Professional Assessment, Housing/Environment, Collections Inventory and Organization, Cataloging and Meta-data, Reproduction, and Multi-use characteristics.

Dissemination can be viewed as having both local and global subcomponents.  It also includes activities related to preparation and processing of collections for distribution.  Local issues may involve physical duplication in various forms to support traditional means of consumption.  Global extends to include preparation for and publishing through electronic means; specifically the Internet.

Budget strategy: Unit cost x Time.