The president's proposed budget for 2006 eliminates the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the only grant-making body in the federal government with a focus on archives. The following is the exact wording from the proposed budget from page 1190 under the National Archives and Records Administration, Federal Funds, "National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants - This program provides funding for grants that the Commission makes, nationwide, to preserve and publish records that document American history. The Budget proposes no new grants funding for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 2006". See this link for more information. http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/museum/newsletter/current/vol18no1.htm This should be of interest to all of us, as an invaluable national resource for our research. Please visit this website and sign the petition: http://www.savearchives.org/