THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT /THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

TO:

The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents

FROM:

Carole Huxley

COMMITTEE:

Full Board

TITLE OF ITEM:

$680,866 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to Extend the New York State Newspaper Project Through June 30, 2006

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

May 28, 2004

PROPOSED HANDLING:

Action

RATIONALE FOR ITEM:

To make informational and cultural content of New York State newspapers available and accessible to all people

STRATEGIC GOAL:

4

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

This funding will support the microfilming of 840,000 pages of newspapers and the completion of the inventory and cataloging in New York City and Westchester County.

 

I, therefore, recommend that the Board of Regents approve the following motion:

 

VOTED, that the Board of Regents accept the sum of $680,866 from the National Endowment for the Humanities in order to support the New York State Newspaper Project for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006.