HPEF’s Partners in Training program furthers its mission of providing training opportunities on technical topics associated with preservation technology. Partners in Training seeks to replicate the success HPEF has enjoyed working with other educational institutions and organizations based in the United States that share its passion for the technical aspects of preservation.

In past rounds of funding for Partners in Training, HPEF provided awards to support widely varied training initiatives undertaken within the United States. For more details on projects supported by Partners in Training see the list of grant recipients. HPEF again invites U.S. educational institutions and nonprofit organizations to submit training proposals that address specialized topics associated with technical aspects of preservation. Applicants should review this website for information on previous Foundation activities. Some have been undertaken with non-traditional and cross-disciplinary partners, while others have provided in-depth training on narrowly defined materials or building types.

HPEF’s goals for the Partners in Training initiative are as follows:

• Support technical preservation training and educational efforts for the public sector as well as for educational institutions and non-profit organizations based in the United States

• Continue a successful tradition of partnering with educational institutions and non-profit organizations to deliver technical preservation training

• Continue to provide high-quality and focused symposia and conferences on topics timely to the technical preservation community

• Extend HPEF’s experience and organizational stability to support new and unique training opportunities undertaken in the United States

Applicants are encouraged to team with secondary organizations, including other public, private and non-profit organizations, if this supports the primary goals of the proposal. HPEF encourages and supports training projects that demonstrate efforts to address issues of social justice and inclusion.

Applications for the Winter Call for Proposals are currently closed. The deadline for the Spring Call for Proposals will be June 1, 2025. Please sign up for our mailing list below to receive updates on future calls.

See the Partners in Training Proposal Guidelines for application details.

Past Partners in Training Grant Recipients.

For additional information about the program, please contact the Program Manager.