FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
December 10, 2007
IMLS Press
Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Invites Proposals for a Cooperative Agreement to
Help Museums and Libraries Plan, Evaluate, and Share Outstanding
Programs
Deadline for Applications:
March 3, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC—The
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites
proposals for a cooperative agreement to increase the
capacity of museum and library grantees to design and
deliver programs that preserve cultural heritage, enhance
learning opportunities, encourage innovation, and support
the professional development of library and museum workers.
The cooperative agreement will improve the museum and
library fields’ sharing of best practices and the
Institute’s ability to access and analyze IMLS project
results and communicate their impact to the field, Congress,
the Administration, and the general public. The application
deadline is March 3, 2008, and the cooperative agreement
will be awarded April, 2008. The grant award of up to
$1 million will be active for 24 months beginning April,
2008.
The cooperator will work with IMLS to improve
and expand the sharing of project design, evaluation,
deliverables, practices, and findings among grantees,
future grantees, and the general library and museum community.
It will also enable others in the museum and library fields
to learn from and build upon IMLS grantees’ prior
work and share practices and findings based on project
evaluations and other methods. The cooperative agreement
will also result in the smooth application of research
findings to real-world library and museum practice.
The cooperator will be responsible for developing:
a suite of products that can be used by grantees to plan,
capture, and share project results, a Web-based clearinghouse
that will provide access to IMLS-supported projects and
lessons learned, and meetings on crosscutting content
such as professional development, research, and youth
and family learning.
Go to www.grants.gov
to obtain the electronic application package for the solicitation
(Funding Opportunity Number: BSK-CA-08). View
RFP (PDF, 73KB).
For information about this solicitation,
please contact:
Mamie Bittner, Deputy Director
Office of Policy, Planning, Research and Communications
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M Street NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
Telephone: (202) 653-4682
E-mail: mbittner@imls.gov
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