IMLS requested we (AAM) post the following press release on the National
Leadership Grant Guidelines to Museum-L. For more information, contact
Mamie Bittner at IMLS (see below).
**********************************
Fiscal Year 1998 Guidelines for
National Leadership Grants
Available
For immediate release January 21, 1998
Contact: Mamie Bittner
(202) 606-4648
[log in to unmask]
Washington, DC -- The first grant guidelines for the
Institute of Museum and Library Services National
Leadership Grants are now available. Diane Frankel,
Director of IMLS noted, "I am so pleased to present this
opportunity to support projects of national
significance.
National Leadership Grants will enhance the quality of
library services nationwide and provide an opportunity
for collaboration between museums and libraries."
About National Leadership Grants
The application deadline is April 17, 1998. Awards will
be made in September, 1998. Award amounts range
from $15,000 to $500,000. Awards over $250,000
must be matched at least one-to-one with non Federal
support, which may include in-kind cost sharing.
Awards will be made for the following purposes:
1) Education and training for library and information
science
2) Research and demonstration projects in library and
information science
3) Preservation and digitization of library materials
4) Model programs of collaboration between libraries
and museums.
Who is Eligible? All types of libraries and museums may
apply for National Leadership Grants. Libraries may
apply individually or in partnership. Museums may apply
only in a partnership that includes at least one library
partner. Institutions of higher education may apply
individually or in a partnership.
How Much Funding is Available
$2,371,937 is available for collaborative projects
between museums and libraries, of which $1,000,000 is
contributed by they IMLS Office of Museum Services
and the remainder by the IMLS Office of Library
Services. The library appropriation also provides
$4,115,813 for the other three categories of National
Leadership Grants.
How to Receive Guidelines
Guidelines are available at
http://www.imls.fed.us/guidelines/natlead. For more
information please call or write: Institute of Museum
and
Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20506 (202) 606-5227.
IMLS Call for Reviewers
All National Leadership Grants will be awarded through
a competitive peer review process. Library, museum and
information science professionals are needed to review
grant applications. Reviewers must be available to
review
approximately eight proposals during a four week period
beginning in May 1998. To apply to participate in the
review process, please complete the reviewer recruitment
form available in the National Leadership Grant
application and on the agency's website or call IMLS for
an application.
About the IMLS -- IMLS was created by the Museum
and Library Service Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208. IMLS
is an independent federal grantmaking agency serving the
public by strengthening museums and libraries. IMLS
consists of an Office of the Director, Office Of Museum
Services, Office of Library Services and Office of
Research and Technology. For more information,
including guidelines contact: Institute of Museum and
Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20506, http://www.imls.fed.us/
************************************
Barry G. Szczesny
AAM Government and Public Affairs
|
