FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
September 26, 2006
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, emaxwell@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Technical Assistance Conference Calls Oct 3,
10, and 17 to Help Applicants
Prepare Museums for America Proposals
Museums for America Grant
Program Guidelines Available on IMLS Web site
(Grant Application Deadline: November 15, 2006)
Washington, DC--To help
museums throughout the country learn more about how the
Museums for America (MFA) program can help advance their
institution’s mission and strategic goals, the Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has scheduled several
technical assistance conference calls. Application guidelines
are available
on the IMLS website. The application deadline is November
15, 2006.
MFA grants strengthen a museum’s ability
to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority
activities that advance the museum’s mission and
strategic goals. It is the largest funding program for
museums at IMLS, providing more than $17 million in grants.
IMLS seeks to distribute MFA grants across all types and
sizes of museums, in all parts of the country.
IMLS has scheduled four audio-conference
calls to give prospective applicants an opportunity to
ask the IMLS staff questions pertaining to the MFA grant
program. We have used this audio-conference format for
other IMLS grant programs with great success and anticipate
this will be equally beneficial. The first call will be
directed particularly to first-time applicants and small
museums from across the country to answer general questions
such as, “Is MFA right for me?” Participants
will need the conference number and title below to participate:
Title: National MFA Audio Conference
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Start Time: 3:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 274-0251
In cooperation with the regional museum
associations, three regional audio-conference calls are
scheduled for applicants who are further along in the
application process and who have more specific questions
for program officers. Participants will need the conference
numbers and titles below to participate:
Title: MFA for Midwest and Southeast
(for museums in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin)
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Start Time: 2:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 289-0746
Title: MFA for Mid Atlantic and New England
(for museums in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, and Vermont)
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Start Time: 10:00 am ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 500-0920
Title: MFA for West and Mountain Plains
(for museums in the following states: Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Start Time: 3:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 310-7032
Participants should call five to ten minutes
before the conference begins. Click
here for more information on the Museums for America program.
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