STATE GRANTS FUND NEEDS ASSESSMENT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT.(CAPITAL REGION)

Troy The City of Troy has been awarded two SARA (State Archives and Records Administration) grants totaling $46,363, Mayor Mark Pattison announced Wednesday. One award, to the Bureau of Vital Statistics/Records Management for $31,363, will go toward developing a comprehensive inactive records management program.

The funds will be used to survey and organize inactive records currently in storage; create a database to organize, identify and locate record series and create policies and procedures for the inactive records program.

The other $15,000 grant goes to the Bureau of Information Services to hire a consultant to conduct a GIS (geographic information …