Technical Assistance Conference Calls October 3 and 10 to Help
Applicants Prepare Museums for America Proposals

Museums for America Grant Program Guidelines Available on IMLS Web site
(Grant Application Deadline: November 1, 2007)

To help museums throughout the country learn more about how the Museums
for America (MFA) program can help advance their institution's mission
and strategic goals, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
has scheduled two technical assistance conference calls. Application
guidelines are available on the IMLS website at
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/pdf/MFA_2008.pdf. The application
deadline is November 1, 2007.

MFA grants strengthen a museum's ability to serve the public more
effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the
museum's mission and strategic goals. It is the largest funding program
for museums at IMLS, providing more than $17 million in grants. IMLS
seeks to distribute MFA grants across all types and sizes of museums, in
all parts of the country. 

IMLS has scheduled two audio-conference calls to give prospective
applicants an opportunity to ask the IMLS staff questions pertaining to
the MFA grant program.  There are many changes in the FY 2008 MFA
guidelines so we welcome the opportunity to discuss these changes with
both prospective applicants and former grant recipients.

We have used this audio-conference format for other IMLS grant programs
with great success and anticipate this will be equally beneficial.
Participants will need the information below to participate: 

Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 
Start Time: 3:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (877) 852-6583 (toll free)
Confirmation Code: 4603890
Title: Museums for America

Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 
Start Time: 3:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (877) 852-6583 (toll free)
Confirmation Code: 4603890
Title: Museums for America

Participants should call five to ten minutes before the conference
begins. For more information on the Museums for America program, visit
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm.

About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
Its mission is to grow and sustain a "Nation of Learners" because
lifelong learning is essential to a democratic society and individual
success. Through its grant making, convenings, research and
publications, the Institute empowers museums and libraries nationwide to
provide leadership and services to enhance learning in families and
communities, sustain cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century
skills, and increase civic participation. To learn more about the
Institute, please visit: http://www.imls.gov.

 

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