The following is a press release from the federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services:
WASHINGTON, DC February 23, 2005-
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 15 FOR NEW NATIVE
AMERICAN/NATIVE
HAWAIIAN MUSEUM SERVICES GRANT APPLICATIONS
May 15 is the new deadline for applications to the
Native American/Native Hawaiian
Museum Services Grant program. Draft
guidelines are available online for the program,
which provides grants from
$5,000 to $20,000 to support museum activities of Native
American tribes;
Alaska Native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations;
and
organizations that primarily serve Native Hawaiians. Funding will be provided
for
three areas:
* Programming - services and activities that
support the educational mission of the
museum, including exhibits, research
and interpretation, and educational
resources, demonstrations, and
performances
* Professional development - education or training that
builds skills, knowledge,
and other professional capacity for individuals
who provide museum services,
including enrollment in courses, attendance at
professional conferences, and
hiring of consultants or technical assistance;
and
* Enhancement of museum services - support for activities that
enable and improve
museum services, including planning, policy development,
technology equipment
purchase, security, collections care and management,
and hiring of staff to
support museum services.
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 at the
nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries. To learn more about the
Institute,
please log onto: http://www.imls.gov.