The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can be read on the agency's Web site at http://www.imls.gov/news/2007/082707.shtm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2007
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
IMLS Seeks Contractor to Study Formula-based Grants to State Libraries
Deadline: September 14, 2007
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking a contractor to analyze characteristics, trends, and impacts of library services provided under its annual, formula-based Grants to States (2002 to 2007) and to place this program in the larger context of library services.
Also known as "LSTA" grants (for Library Services and Technology Act), the program has played a significant role in the development of library service in the United States for more than 50 years and is the largest source of federal funding for the nation's libraries.
The contractor will deliver a report that describes the program's scope, value, and trends, and profiles each grantee's activities in the five-year period. The contractor will also examine five to ten significant themes of special interest to the public, such as libraries' health information networks, academic support of K-12 students in public libraries, early childhood education, teen programs, economic development, services to new immigrants, or libraries as centers of civic engagement. Key documents for the analysis will include the states' five-year plans, annual grant reports, and five-year evaluation reports for each state, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia between 2002 and 2007.
The study will begin October 1, 2007, with the final report due July 7, 2008. See the full solicitation at Fed Biz Opps, http://fs1.fbo.gov/EPSData/IMLS/Synopses/24020/IMLS-RFP-07-002/IMLS-RFP-07-002(TrendAnalysisforGrantstoStates).pdf. For further information, please contact IMLS Contracting Officer William Johnson, [log in to unmask] or 202-653-4769.
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