RPM FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATION Name of your organization: LeMay-America's Car Museum
Date of this application: 4/6/2022
Address:
Telephone Number: (253) 779-8490
2702 East D Street Tacoma, WA 98421
E-mail info@americascarmuseum.org
Website https://www.americascarmuseum.org/
EIN 91-1867848
Person to Contact Regarding this Proposal:
The RPM Foundation funds education and training for the next generation of restoration craftsmen and artisans.
Renee Crist, Curator of Collections Phone Number/E-mail Address:(253) 683-3967 renee.crist@americascarmuseum.org Amount Requested: $8,500
Total Project Budget: $8,500
Total Department Budget: $140,000
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1. Provide a brief description of the program/project for which you are requesting funding. Since 2008, America's Car Museum Collection has provided internship opportunities for hands learning along with real-world work experience to students enrolled in post-secondary education schools. For the summer of 2022 we are requesting grant in the amount of $8,500 to fund one paid student internship working in the Collections Department.
2. Who will this grant help and how? The funding provided by the grant will provide a student enrolled in an automotive, technical or engineering program the opportunity to supplement their classroom training with valuable work experience. The student will have the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of historic vehicles that are part of the LeMay- America’s Car Museum’s Collection and gain practical work experience.
3. How many students will benefit from your request, and what age range are they? This internship supports one student, post secondary education, age 18-25.
4. If you were to be awarded only a portion of your grant request, do you have the ability to fund the remaining portion? List any alternate sources of funding, and describe your institution’s and community’s commitment to your program. The Collections department at LeMay-ACM is only able to offer paid student internship positions through sponsorship. The RPM Foundation Grant award allows future professionals to supplement their living expenses while gaining important work experience in an active automotive museum, working alongside experienced professionals in vehicle collections management.
5. Restoration and preservation professionals are artists and craftspeople. Describe the skills and techniques being taught at your institution and how many hours students are spending receiving hands-on training and classroom learning. The automotive heritage Collection at LeMay-ACM is comprised of over 250 vehicles representing over 100 years of automotive technology, and an additional 50-60 vehicles on loan. The student will be exposed to best practices in the management of a large vehicle collection, working with our curator, collections technician and a team of collections volunteer technicians. Work includes research and authentication, mechanical assessment and maintenance, proper operation, conservation and the preservation of antique, classic post war and and modern collectable automobiles and motorcycles. The museum is currently restoring a 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet to be completed this by Fall of 2022.
June 2022
RPM Foundation Grants Book
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