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http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/092804.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2004
IMLS Press Contacts
202/606-8339
Eileen Maxwell, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
IMLS Awards over $32 Million to Nation's Museums and Libraries in Third
and Final Grant Round for FY2004
WASHINGTON, DC - The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),
the federal agency that supports the nation's museums and libraries,
awarded $32,447,480 to 517 museums and libraries across the country last
week. This is the third and final round of IMLS grants for FY2004. IMLS
received 1,040 grant applications requesting over $67 million. Many
recipients will match the grants for an additional $44,122,410 to
America's libraries and museums. For grants made in your state, please
see: <http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/stategrants0904.htm>
"The recipients of these grant have proposed projects that espouse the
best practices in the museum and library fields and enable them to
deliver a higher level of service to the American public," remarked Dr.
Robert Martin, Director of IMLS.
IMLS administers five grant programs for libraries and five for museums.
Last week's grants were made under four of them: National Leadership
Grants <http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/stategrants0904nlg.htm> (Museums
Online, Professional Practices, Research and Demonstration, Preservation
or Digitization, and Library and Museum Collaboration categories),
Museums for America
<http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/stategrants0904mfa.htm> , Native American
Library Services Enhancement Grants
<http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/stategrants0904nalg.htm> , and Native
Hawaiian Library Services Grants
<http://www.imls.gov/results.asp?keyword=&inst=&city=&state=0&year=9&pro
gram=gt_1022&description=on&sort=year&grantyearid=0&alphabet=zero&progra
mid=a&stateid=0
<http://www.imls.gov/results.asp?keyword=&inst=&city=&state=0&year=9&pro
gram=gt_1022&description=on&sort=year&grantyearid=0&alphabet=zero&progra
mid=a&stateid=0> .
The grants will help museums and libraries provide lifelong learning,
support core library and museum services, encourage excellence, foster
collaboration between and among museums and libraries, promote
innovation, and improve library service to Native Americans and
Hawaiians.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent federal
grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of
learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. The
Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by
supporting the nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries. The
Institute also encourages partnerships to expand the educational benefit
of libraries and museums. To learn more about the Institute, please log
on to http://www.imls.gov <http://www.imls.gov/> .
Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Specialist
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8339
202-606-8591 (fax)
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