FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
October 26, 2007
IMLS Press
Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Museums for America Deadline Extended for
California Museums in Declared Disaster Areas
Deadline extended to Dec. 1
WASHINGTON, DC - The deadline
for applications to the Museums for America program has
been extended from November 1 to December 1 for museums
in California counties that have been declared disaster
areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, announced
Anne-Imelda Radice, PhD, Director of the Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The counties include
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego,
Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
Applicants in the affected areas may submit
their applications via Grants.gov through 11:59 PM on
Saturday, December 1, following the application procedures
outlined in the Museums for America grant guidelines.
Applicants should contact IMLS at 202-653-4789 for assistance
in submitting applications through Grants.gov after the
November 1 deadline.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to
our friends in southern California. While we assess how
IMLS can best help their cultural institutions, we have
initiated for the affected region a one month extension
for filing applications. We look forward to working together
with our colleagues,” Radice said.
Museums for America grants, the nation’s
largest federal grant program for museums, help these
institutions engage their communities, build institutional
capacity, and care for their collections.
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