FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Updated December 6, 2006
Press Contacts
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Kevin O'Connell, koconnell@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Calls for Museum Grants for African American
History and
Culture Applications
New
Application Deadline: January 15, 2007
Washington, DC--The
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces
the availability of grant program guidelines for the second
year of the Museum Grants for African American History
and Culture program. This program provides opportunities
for African American museums to strengthen the knowledge
and abilities of current staff and attract other professionals
and new staff to African American museum practice. Museum
Grants for African American History and Culture are intended
to build expertise and improve skills in management, operations,
programming, collections care, and other areas. Funds
will also support a broad range of other activities including
training, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise,
or other professional development tools.
"I am pleased to present
the second cycle of this funding opportunity for African
American museums,” said Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice,
Director of IMLS. “I invite all eligible museums
to consider applying for funding. We were delighted by
the enthusiastic response in the inaugural year of this
exciting new opportunity and look forward to a robust
response in the second funding cycle.”
The application and guidelines
are now available on the IMLS Web site at: www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/AfricanAmerican.shtm.
FY 2007 is also the first year that applicants can submit
their applications online through Grants.gov. Instructions
are available at www.imls.gov/applicants/grantsgov/aahc07.shtm.
The application deadline is January 15, 2007, which falls
on a federal holiday, so applications may be postmarked
up until January 16, and Grants.gov will accept applications
until 11:59 PM EST on January 16.
To help applicants prepare
proposals for this grant program, IMLS will offer a telephone
conference call on Thursday, December 14, 2006 from 3:00
to 4:00 PM EST. To participate, dial (800) 289-0546 and
request the African American History & Culture
audio conference.
This historic program was established
by the National Museum of African American History and
Culture Act, which calls upon the Director of the Institute
to create a new funding opportunity in consultation with
the Director and Council of the National Museum for African
American History and Culture. Congress appropriated $842,000
to IMLS for the Museums Grants for African American History
and Culture in FY2006. President Bush has requested $1,500,000
for the program for FY2007.
African American museums continue
to be eligible for other IMLS grant programs and the agency
encourages applications. Visit www.imls.gov/applicants/applicants.shtm
to learn more.
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