FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
June 19, 2006
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Over
$1.3 Million in Federal Grants to Improve Library Service
for Native Americans
232
Native American tribal communities and Alaska Native Villages
will benefit
Washington, DC—The
federal Institute of Museum and Library Services today
awarded Native American tribes across the country $1,337,000
in grants to improve library services. In all, 224 grants
will strengthen library service for 232 Native American
tribal communities and Alaska Native villages. Click
here for a list of grant recipients.
Each $5,000 Native American Library Services
Basic Grant supports general operations and core library
services. Applicants also have the opportunity to apply
for an additional $1,000 supplement that can be used for
staff development and/or professional assessments of library
services. This year library service in 177 tribal communities
and Native villages will benefit from the education/assessment
supplement.
“The Institute’s Native American
Library Services Grant programs are designed to help deliver
a range of basic library services to indigenous communities,
and the education/assessment option is an important element
for strengthening overall service,” said Dr. Anne-Imelda
M. Radice, Director of the Institute. “Once out
of reach for some librarians serving Native American communities,
professional training and assessment is now an option
for many.”
Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages
and corporations are eligible to apply for the Institute’s
Native American Library Services grant programs. In addition
to the Basic grant, the Institute also administers the
Native American Library Services Enhancement grant program.
Enhancement grant recipients may receive up to $150,000.
Those awards will be announced mid-September.
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