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About Grants.gov
As part of the President’s E-Government initiative,
the federal government developed Grants.gov,
a single Web site for organizations to electronically find
and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all 26
of the federal grant-making agencies.
In the 2008 grant cycle, the Institute
will require all applicants to apply online through Grants.gov.
Applicants who are unable to use Grants.gov should contact
an IMLS program officer.
Please note that the entire completed application
must be either online through Grants.gov - the Institute will
not accept mailed paper attachments.
For more information on the process of applying
through Grants.gov, visit www.grants.gov/GetStarted.
Grants.gov Registration
All applicants must register with Grants.gov
prior to submitting their application. The multi-step registration
process generally cannot be completed in a single day. Applicants
that are not already registered should allow at least two
weeks to complete this one-time process. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL
THE DAY OF THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO REGISTER.
Step-by-step instructions for registering are
available at www.grants.gov/GetStarted.
In addition, IMLS has created an easy-to-follow checklist
for registering. If you have problems registering, call
the Grants.gov help desk at 1-800-518-4726; e-mail support@grants.gov;
or consult the information posted on the Grants.gov Web site
at www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport.
The Grants.gov Customer Service hours are 7:00 am to 9:00
pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday.
You do not need to complete the registration
process to download the application package and begin to prepare
your material (see below). However, you will need your Grants.gov
UserID and password that you obtain during the registration
process to submit your application when it’s complete.
Grants.gov
Application Instructions
Available grant programs are accompanied by
instructions on how to apply through Grants.gov. These instructions
are typically posted 90 days prior to an application deadline.
Below are the Grants.gov instructions for FY2009:
Museums for America - Deadline: November
1, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
Connecting to Collections Statewide
Planning Grants - Deadline: October 16, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
Conservation Project Support
- Deadline: October 1, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
The Bank of America/IMLS American Heritage
Preservation Program - Deadline: September 15, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
FY 2008 Instructions (these are made available
for your reference. YOU MUST USE the instructions from the
current fiscal year when you apply).
Native Hawaiian Library Services
- Deadline: May 15, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
Native American Library Services: Enhancement
Grants - Deadline: May 1, 2008
View instructions
for applying through Grants.gov
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum
Services Program - Deadline: April 1, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
21st Century Museum Professionals
- Deadline: March 15, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
Native American Library Services: Basic
Grants with Education/Assessment Option
Deadline: March 3, 2008
View instructions
for applying through Grants.gov
National Leadership Grants
- Deadline: February 1, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
Museum Grants for African American History
and Culture - Deadline: January 15, 2008
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
- Deadline: December 17, 2007
View instructions for applying
through Grants.gov
Resources for Grants.gov
Applicants
Checklist
for Registration
PDF
Conversion Guidance (PDF, 13KB)
Applicants using the free version of the Reader software cannot
save the filled-out forms. Applicants who have the full version
of Adobe will be able to save filled-out forms. This document
provides links to low-cost and free software packages that
can help with saving documents as PDFs.
DUNS
Number Requirement
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