The following announcements from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will be of interest to institutions who are considering applying for one of the following 2008 grant programs:

 

• Museums for America (Deadline: November 1, 2007)
• Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants (Deadline: October 16, 2007)

 Please remember that all applicants are required to file their applications electronically through Grants.gov.

 

Forms Now Available in Multiple Formats

Due to problems with PDF forms reported by Grants.gov users, the forms needed to fill out an application for either Museums for America (MFA) or Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants are now available at the links below in Microsoft Word as well as Adobe PDF, which will make it easier for applicants who do not have Adobe Acrobat 8.0 to save their filled-out forms.

 

• Museums for America: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grantsgov/mfa08.shtm#forms
• Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grantsgov/CtoC08.shtm#forms

PLEASE NOTE, however, that applicants must still attach the forms to their Grants.gov applications as PDFs. For assistance in converting documents to PDF, visit http://www.imls.gov/pdf/PDFConversion.pdf.

 

Technical Assistance Audio-Conference Call Added

IMLS will hold its second MFA technical assistance audio-conference call tomorrow, October 10, 2007, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm EST.  In addition, IMLS has now added a third audio conference which will be held October 17, 2007, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm EST. Participants will need the information below to participate:

 

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

 

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Start Time: 3:00 pm EST
Conference telephone number: 877-852-6573 (toll free)
Confirmation Code: 3643104
Title: Museums for America

 

Participants should call five to ten minutes before the conference begins.

 

For more information on the MFA program, including the application and guidelines, please visit http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm.  Those needing assistance should contact:

Steven Shwartzman at 202-653-4641 or [log in to unmask],

Sandra Narva at 202-653-4634 or [log in to unmask],

Robert Trio at 202-653-4689 or [log in to unmask], or

Reagan Furrow at 202-653-4637 or [log in to unmask].

 

For more information on Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants, please visit http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/CtoCPlanning.shtm. Those needing assistance should contact:

            Christine Henry at 202-653-4674 or [log in to unmask].

 

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