October 3, 2011 to be Release Date for 2012 Conservation Assessment Program Applications The 2012 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) application will be launched on Heritage Preservation’s Web site at www.heritagepreservation.org on Monday, October 3, 2011. The deadline to submit 2012 applications is 11:59 pm on December 1, 2011. Participants are identified on a rolling basis, and site visits for participants can begin as early as January 1, 2012. Final reports must be submitted by assessors to Heritage Preservation by November 1, 2012. CAP is a federally-funded program that provides professional conservation assessments for small to mid-sized museums of all types, at a minimal cost. The program also funds historic buildings assessments for institutions with buildings that are 50 years or older. The assessment process helps museum professionals improve their institutions’ conservation policies and procedures, learn conservation and historic preservation best practices, and forge relationships with conservators and historic structures assessors. The resulting CAP report helps museums to develop strategies for improved collections care, long-range planning, staff and board education, and fund-raising. CAP is administered by Heritage Preservation and supported through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In 2011, 101 museums in 36 states have been selected to participate in CAP, including the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri.  To view the entire list of current CAP participants, visit www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP/11recipients.html. To search for any CAP participant from the program’s 21-year history, check out the Past CAP Participants Search Tool at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/cap/Search.html. The 2012 application will be available online and for download in PDF and Word fill-in forms. If you prefer to receive a paper application booklet, please let us know. To receive notification of the availability of the 2012 CAP application, or for more information, please contact the CAP staff at cap@heritagepreservation.org or 202-233-0800.