Texas Collections Emergency Resource Alliance

• Make printed paper copies of your disaster plan and contact list available to all employees. Digital copies may become unavailable due to power loss.

  • Determine and rank the likelihood of disasters, hazards and/or other emergencies in your area

  • Complete a site/facilities/buildings assessment

  • Estimate site location/distance and response-time considerations

  • Review personnel abilities, training needs, and responsibilities

  • Assess assets and collection materials, including a review of current insurance, documentation and prioritization of assets

  • Investigate resource availability and review Vendor Contracts

  • Test and revise the preparedness, response, and recovery plans

• No disaster plan? The below links are useful information in helping to customize one for your site:

  • National Park Service (NPS), Museum Handbook, Part I: Museum Collections, Ch. 10c-f: Emergency Planning

  • American Institute of Conservation (AIC), Heritage Emergency Program, Risk Evaluation and Planning Program

  • Building An Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions

  • Texas Association of Museums: PREP Planning for Response & Emergency Preparedness

  • Ready.gov - Hurricanes

This is a rotating section of available disaster planning, response, and recovery grants or other funding opportunities for Cultural Institutions, Historic Sites, Museums, Archives or Special Collections.

• NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions: Applications Due 1/13/2022 - Funding for emergency preparedness consultations, supplies, and planning; preservation assessments, planning, and supplies; professional development on preservation & access topics