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Project planning
Anyone planning an Access to Archives (A2A) project should first of all contact the A2A central team for support and advice. Information to help you plan your project and apply for funding are given below. You should also look at the standards and guidelines page.
Planning workshop for Phase 3 projects seeking additional funding up to £50,000
Under the Heritage Lottery Fund's Your Heritage programme: presentation as delivered in September 2003. Includes details on project objectives, planning and management, timescale and finances.
- Download the presentation (PDF, 276.59kb)
Workshop handout - presentation tips for funding applications
- Download the workshop handout (PDF, 21.38kb)
Workshop handout - A2A projects to date
- Download the workshop handout (PDF, 52.49kb)
Workshop handout - sample timetables
For retroconversion and new cataloguing. Bear in mind that these are examples only and your timetable may include other elements.
- Download the sample timetable for retroconversion (PDF, 49.14kb)
- Download the sample timetable for new cataloguing (PDF, 50.30kb)
Workshop handout - sample project aims
- Download the workshop handout (PDF, 58.37kb)
Workshop handout - finance case study
Bear in mind that this is an example only and your budget may include other elements. In particular, the carriage costs for retroconversion do not appear in this example.
- Download the workshop handout (PDF, 76.26kb)
Workshop handout - list of useful web links
- Download the workshop handout (PDF, 68.26kb)
Central contributions and costs for projects
Details on partnership contributions from, and costs incurred through, the A2A central team and The National Archives, for inclusion in project budgets.
- Download details on partnership contributions (PDF, 24.54kb)
Information for the period when catalogues are under control of A2A
To help bidders to draw up project timetables.
- Download the information (PDF, 25.03kb)
What is a risk register?
A useful project planning tool.
- Download more details (PDF, 26.01kb)
Note on self-funded A2A mark-up and retroconversion projects
For information on running a project funded wholly by your organisation.
- Download the note (PDF, 31.05kb)
A2A central evaluation initiatives
You may be required to evaluate the outcomes of your A2A project.
- Download more details (PDF, 13.94kb)
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