7 ▁required ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁records ▁management ▁officers ▁in ▁ 4 3 0 0 ▁local ▁govern ments , ▁including ▁every ▁county , ▁city , ▁town , ▁village , ▁and ▁school ▁and ▁special ▁district . ▁ ▁A ▁Local ▁Government ▁Records ▁Management ▁Im prov ement ▁Fund ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁support ▁technical ▁advis ory ▁services ▁and ▁compet itive ▁gr ants ▁to ▁local ▁govern ments ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁develop ▁and ▁maintain ▁records ▁management ▁programs . ▁ ▁Through ▁this ▁program ▁the ▁State ▁Archives ▁provides ▁arch ives ▁and ▁records ▁management ▁advice ▁and ▁technical ▁support ▁to ▁every ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁Over ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁grant ▁funds ▁have ▁been ▁distributed ▁since ▁the ▁program ' s ▁in ception . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Archives ▁serves ▁students ▁and ▁teachers , ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁community ▁research ers , ▁government ▁officials , ▁the ▁legal ▁and ▁business ▁community , ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁It ▁encourag es ▁students ▁through ▁awards , ▁gr ants , ▁and ▁intern ships ; ▁helps ▁teachers ▁use ▁historical ▁documents ▁as ▁primary ▁source ▁material ▁in ▁the ▁class room ; ▁and ▁offers ▁st ip ends ▁for ▁research ▁using ▁State ▁Archives ’ ▁records . ▁The ▁annual ▁Student ▁Research ▁Award ▁provides ▁a ▁c ash ▁award ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 3 - 5 , ▁ 6 - 8 ▁and ▁ 9 - 1 2 ▁for ▁projects ▁that ▁use ▁historical ▁records . ▁ ▁The ▁H ack man ▁Research ▁Res iden cy ▁program ▁provides ▁travel ▁gr ants ▁to ▁sch ol