Following are examples of projects that could be funded.

1. A. Preservation projects that mitigate unstable or deteriorating conditions of historical records through the identification, organization and description, conservation treatment or reformatting of the records to another medium. National historical publications and records commission funding shall not be used for the following activities:

   1. (1) to undertake an archival project centered on the papers of an appointed or elected public official who remains in major office, or is politically active, or the majority of whose papers have not yet been accessioned in a repository; and
   2. (2) to undertake arrangement, description or preservation projects involving federal government records that are in the custody of the national archives and records administration, in the custody of some other federal agency or that have been deposited in a non-federal institution without an agreement authorized by the national archives and records administration.
2. B. Access projects that promote the availability of historical records by developing finding aids, indexing significant collections, creating electronic catalog records, distributing collection guides, providing online access to finding aids, digitizing historical records and placing copies in other repositories that have agreed to accept them.
3. C. Regional or statewide training programs that focus on developing best practices that can be used to train staff in more than one repository or in a repository experiencing high turnover.
4. D. Program development projects that establish or elevate standards of archival or records management practice in the applicant’s repository.

[1.13.5.10 NMAC - Rp, 1.13.5.11 NMAC, 8/1/2015; A, 11/28/2017]