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The New Century Track Record
While the bond proposal is for cultural infrastructure only, the funds will be administered by Maine’s cultural agencies, which have a strong track record of working with organizations and communities across Maine. Through several general appropriations and a smaller bond initiative, $5.7 million has been provided more than 200 Maine communities for locally initiated projects, technical assistance, and direct programs. New Century funds have leveraged up to three times as many dollars in matching funds and in-kind assistance.
New Century funds have been used for:
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Matching grants and professional and training services to community museums historical societies, archives, special collections, and other cultural institutions for the protection and preservation of art, artifacts, scientific specimens, architecture, documents, and records.
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Aid to local libraries for critical construction and renovation projects, and matching grants to support library cooperation, networking and resource sharing, and technological advances in information retrieval.
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A statewide educational service to disseminate through the Internet stories, images, maps, photographs, and documents of Maine history.
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Statewide expansion of a proven, matching-grant program that has helped Maine towns explore their history, and has led to a variety of cultural events, exhibits, festivals, school-based programs, and other public presentations.
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Statewide expansion of another proven matching-grant program that has helped communities inventory their cultural resources and traditions as the basis for long-range planning, development, preservation, and revitalization.
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