Arthurdale Heritage Inc

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE-SPECIAL PROJECT NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

ARTHURDALE HERITAGE WILL DEVELOP NEW STRATEGIC PLANS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DOCUMENTS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONDUCTING A FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND PREPAREDNESS AND THEN DRAFTING AND FINALIZING THE TWO PLANS. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE HIRING A GRADUATE ASSISTANT, A STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANT, AND AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CONSULTANT WHO WILL CONDUCT INFORMATION GATHERING THROUGH MEETINGS WITH MUSEUM STAFF AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, DRAFT THE NEW PLANS, AND EVALUATE THE PLANS THAT WILL GUIDE THE MUSEUM’S FUTURE. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A MORE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND ACCESSIBLE INSTITUTION FOR THE PUBLIC.

DIGITIZING AHI ARCHIVES TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY [ARTHURDALE HERITAGE INC. (AHI) WAS FORMED IN 1984 TO SAVE ITS CENTRAL BUILDINGS AND TO COLLECT PHOTOGRAPHS, FAMILY STORIES, DOCUMENTS, AND OBJECTS MADE AND/OR USED THERE. DEDICATED IN 1934, ARTHURDALE WAS THE FIRST DEPRESSION BUILT COMMUNITY BY FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT?S ADMINISTRATION TO HELP THE UNEMPLOYED. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT WAS DEEPLY INTERESTED IN ITS SUCCESS AND VISITED OVER 30 TIMES. WE ARE SLOWLY GROWING OUR DIGITAL OUTREACH BUT ARE LIMITED BY OUR INABILITY TO PAY FOR SUPPLIES AND TO HIRE SOMEONE WITH THAT FOCUS. THIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO BUY THE SUPPLIES, HIRE A PROFESSIONAL TO MAKE VIDEOS ABOUT HOMESTEAD FAMILIES, AND SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH THE WORLD. SOME VIDEOS WILL TELL STORIES SUITABLE FOR CLASSROOMS. STORIES ABOUT THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THE 1930S AND 1940S HELP STUDENTS RELATE TO THOSE TIMES. OTHERS WILL COVER COAL MINING, HANDICRAFTS, AND RURAL LIFE. THEY WILL BE USED ON-SITE AND ON-LINE. ALL WILL MAKE THE PERIOD COME ALIVE FOR PEOPLE TODAY.] [PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING VIDEOS ABOUT ARTHURDALE HOMESTEAD WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FAR-REACHING AUDIENCES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION?S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR THE DIGITIZATION, CATALOGUING, AND STORING OF ARTIFACTS, ORAL HISTORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS (BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL) AT ARTHURDALE. THIS WILL INCREASE THE DIGITAL OUTREACH OF THE MUSEUM AND PROVIDE MATERIALS TO BE USED ALONGSIDE PHYSICAL EXHIBITS WHEN THE HOMESTEAD CAN SAFELY RE-OPEN.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE ARTHURDALE HOMESTEAD TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR CREATING VIDEOS,   A LAPTOP FOR EDITING VIDEOS AND IMAGES OF MATERIALS,  TECHNOLOGY FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND SCANNING THE OBJECTS IN THEIR COLLECTIONS,  A DEDICATED MEANS OF STORING THESE DIGITAL IMAGES AND VIDEOS, AND A PROJECTOR TO PLAY THEIR VIDEOS IN-HOUSE.   THE PROJECT WILL SCAN OR PHOTOGRAPH AND CREATE METADATA FOR PHOTOGRAPHS, ORAL HISTORIES, ARTIFACTS, AND ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS IN ARTHURDALE?S COLLECTIONS. THEY WILL CREATE INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR DIGITIZATION OF MATERIALS AND VIDEOS ABOUT THE MUSEUM AND ITS COLLECTIONS AS WELL.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE VIDEOS ABOUT THE ARTHURDALE HOMESTEAD THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH SCHOOLS AND BROAD AUDIENCES THROUGH YOUTUBE. THIS PROJECT ALSO WILL CREATE A DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF MATERIALS FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AVAILABLE.   INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS PROJECT WILL BE USED BY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES, WHO CAN ACCESS ARTHURDALE HERITAGE INC.?S YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND ITS DIGITAL COLLECTIONS.  SUBRECIPIENT BENEFITS: THIS PROJECT DOES NOT INTEND TO ISSUE SUBAWARDS. ]

WORKFORCE TRAINING

ENRICHING MUSEUM INTERPRETATION FOR THE PUBLIC IN ARTHURDALE [ARTHURDALE HERITAGE, INC. (AHI) AIMS TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE OUR FORMAL MUSEUM AND ENRICH ITS INTERPRETATION FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS GRANT WILL ENABLE AHI STAFF TO HIRE AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT WHO WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO MODERNIZE AND UPDATE EXHIBITIONS IN OUR NEW DEAL MUSEUM TO BE MORE ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE. THIS PROJECT WILL ASSESS CURRENT INTERPRETATION AND OFFER STRATEGIES TO TRANSFORM THE OUTDATED MUSEUM AT ARTHURDALE HERITAGE INTO A MODERN, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, AND ENGAGING SPACE. DRAWING UPON RICH PRIMARY SOURCES OF THE 1930S AND 1940S RELATED TO ARTHURDALE?S DISTINCT HISTORY AS THE NATION?S FIRST NEW DEAL COMMUNITY, THIS PROJECT WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION AND RENOVATION OF THE MUSEUM?S EXHIBITIONS. BY DIVERSIFYING AND MODERNIZING OUR INTERPRETATION AS WELL AS RETHINKING LAYOUT AND ACCESSIBILITY, THE MUSEUM WILL ENHANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.]

ARTHURDALE ARCHIVES PRESERVATION PLAN

CONSERVATION PROGRAM