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HISTORIC DOCUMENTS PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Forms, policies, and procedures for the Municipal Records Management Program.
The Historic Documents Preservation Program supports municipalities in improving the preservation and management of local government records.
- Targeted grants are available to all municipalities as further described in the official
Guidelines. - Disaster recovery grants are offered in the event of a records disaster to
help defray recovery costs for essential, permanent, or archival records, as further
described in the Guidelines. - Note that damage to records of any type must be reported immediately to the Public
Records Administrator at 860-757-6540, whether or not the municipality intends to
apply for a grant.
Contact Nicole Besseghir, 860-757-6563 with questions about the Historic Documents Grant Program.
Targeted Grants
FY 2025 Targeted Grants
FY 2024 Targeted Grants
Monthly Fee Filings
PRE-FY2020 ANNUAL REPORTS
Records Retention Schedules show how long records must be retained based on administrative, fiscal, and legal requirements, as well as their historical value. General Records Retention Schedules list records that are common to many government offices.
For the towns, cities, boroughs, districts, and other political subdivisions of the state to access records management Policies, Procedures & Forms; Records Retention Schedules; and the Historic Documents Preservation Grant Program.
For questions on managing public records (retention, disposition, etc)