Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation, offers grants to museums for Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) surveys.  CAP provides a general conservation assessment of your museum’s collection, environmental conditions, and site. Conservation priorities are identified by professionals who spend two days on-site and three days writing a report. The report can help your museum develop strategies for improved collections care and provide a tool for long-range planning and fundraising.

The following CAP Assessments have been completed by John Volz
  • Heritage Farmstead Museum (1890s), Plano, Texas, 2010
  • George M. Murrell Home Historic Site (1840s), Park Hill, Oklahoma, 2009
  • The Museum of the American Railroad, Dallas, Texas, 2007
  • National Route 66 Museum, Elk City, Oklahoma, 2006
  • The Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum (1910), Pawnee, Oklahoma, 2006
  • The Judd Foundation, Marfa, Texas, 2005
  • Museum of Pioneer History (1897 – 1901), Chandler, Oklahoma, 2005
  • The Choctaw Nation Capitol Museum (1884), Tushka Homa, Oklahoma, 2005
  • The Childress County Heritage Museum (1935), Childress, Texas, 2004
  • Heart of West Texas Museum and Heritage House (1890s), Colorado City, Texas, 2004
  • The Edwin Wolers Memorial Museum (1915), Shiner, Texas, 2003
  • Cornelius-Dodson House (1883) and Dermott School (1923-24), Historic Scurry County, Inc., Snyder, Texas, 2003
  • Museum of the Gulf Coast (1962), Port Arthur, Texas, 2002
  • Bosque Memorial Museum (1957), Clifton, Texas, 2001
  • Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, 2001
  • St. Joseph School Museum, Panna Maria, Texas, 2001
  • Crockett County Historical Museum (1926), Ozona, Texas, 2000
  • Aquarena Center, San Marcos, Texas, 1999
  • Galveston County History Museum (1921), Galveston, Texas 1999
  • McFaddin-Ward House Museum (1906), Beaumont, Texas, 1999
  • Shiloh Museum of Ozark History (1880s), Springdale, Arkansas, 1999
  • Greater Southwest Historical Museum (1936), Ardmore, Oklahoma, 1996
  • Eddleman-McFarland House (1899), Fort Worth,Texas, 1996
  • French Legation (1846), Austin, Texas, 1996
  • Fort Smith Art Center (1871), Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1995
  • Denton County Historical Museum (1897), Denton, Texas, 1995
  • Ashton Villa (1859), Galveston, Texas, 1995
  • Joseph Jefferson House (1873), New Iberia, Louisiana, 1994
  • Louisiana Arts and Science Museum (1925), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1994
  • Moody Mansion and Museum (1895), Galveston, Texas, 1994
  • XIT Museum (1929), Dalhart, Texas, 1994
  • Tempe Historical Museum (1991) and the Niels Petersen House (1892), Tempe, Arizona, 1993
  • Houston Fire Museum (1899), Houston, Texas, 1993
  • Hall of State (1936), Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, 1993
  • Laguna Gloria Art Museum (1916), Austin, Texas, 1993
  • Moody Gallery of Art in Garland Hall (1888), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1993
  • Camp House (1936) and the DeGolyer House (1940) for the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society, Inc., Dallas, Texas, 1992
  • Hanover (1716) and the Mc-Elhenny-Calhoun-Clemson House (1802-1888) for Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 1993
  • University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1992
  • El Paso Museum of History, El Paso, Texas, 1992
  • Three Structures Housing the Los Alamos Historical Museum, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1990
  • Meadows Museum, Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1990
  • Lafayette Natural History Museum, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1988