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Grant Information
Grant Funding for Digitizing Local Collections
Virginia Kerr
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
(a collaborative initiative with the Library of Congress): http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
Deadlines: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
Institute of Museum and Library Services Program
Deadlines: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/applicants.shtm
National Leadership Grants for Museums:
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtmThe museum priorities of the National Leadership Grants encourage:
- leadership in the education of lifelong learners in the 21st century
- innovation in providing public service and meeting community needs
- widespread and creative use of new technologies
- model projects to be replicated throughout the field
- greater public access to museum collections
- an extended impact of federal dollars through collaborative projects.
Categories of Funding include: Advancing Learning Communities; Building Digital Resources; Research and Demonstration
National Leadership Grants for Libraries:
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm"Successful proposals will have national impact and provide models that can be widely adapted or replicated by others to extend the benefit of federal support. Such proposals will reflect an understanding of current issues and needs related to library services and will have a far-reaching impact throughout the library community. Projects will provide creative solutions on issues of national importance and provide leadership for other organizations.
To ensure that these programs will result in significant benefits to the public, IMLS establishes a set of priorities each fiscal year. IMLS will consider all proposals on their merits; however, projects that address the program priorities will be given preference for funding. Refer to the program guidelines posted on the IMLS Web site at http://www.imls.gov for the current priorities." Categories of Funding include: Advancing Learning Communities; Building Digital Resources; Research and Demonstration
Museums for America:
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm"Museums for America is the largest grant program for museums at IMLS, providing more than $16 million in grants to support the role of museums in American society:
- to sustain our cultural heritage
- to support lifelong learning
- to be centers of community engagement Museums for America grants strengthen the museums' ability to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the institution's mission and strategic goals.
In FY 2005, Museums for America funding will support projects and activities, designed by the institution, that strengthen museums as active resources for lifelong learning and key players in the establishment of livable communities. Museums for America grants are designed to be flexible. They can be used for ongoing museum activities, research and other behind-the-scenes activities, planning activities, new programs or activities, purchase of equipment or services, or other activities that will support the efforts of museums to upgrade and integrate new technologies into their overall institutional effectiveness.
