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Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) Grants

New York State Archives announces 2025-2026 LGRMIF Grant Cycle

The New York State Archives is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) grant cycle. The application deadline is 5:00 pm on March 31, 2025. More information on the LGRMIF program can be found by clicking on any of the menu items on the left. See also the 2025-2026 RFP/Application Guidelines for more information on the 2025-2026 grant cycle. 
 

If your records management officer (RMO) does not already have an eGrants user account, or if your RMO has changed since the last time your institution applied for a grant, please have them complete and submit the online registration form. The deadline for requesting a new user account is 5:00 pm pn March 17, 2025. 

 
The Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) provides grants to local governments. These grants assist local governments to establish records management programs or develop new program components. It is a competitive program, awarding grants based on the merits of applications.
 
If you have any questions, please contact us.

Email: archgrants@nysed.gov
Phone: (518) 474-6926

Created in 1989, the fund comes from fees collected by county clerks and the New York City Register. These fees are collected during the recording of certain documents and when county clerks assign index numbers for certain court cases. The amount of grant funding available each year depends on the number of documents recorded and index numbers assigned that year.

Application types include: 

  • Individual (up to $75,000)
  • Shared Services (up to $150,000)
  • NYC Dept. of Records (DORIS)

Project categories include:

  • Disaster Management
  • Document Conversion and Access
  • Files Management
  • Historical Records
  • Inactive Records

More detailed information on the program and the application process can be found by clicking on any of the menu items to the left, or on the following resources: