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INTERAGENCY COORDINATING GROUP
FOR ADULT LITERACY

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Agency/Office Institute of Museum and Library Services/ National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities
Program Name Institute of Museum and Library Services
CFDA Number n/a
Program Description The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 15,000 museums. Its mission is to grow and sustain a “Nation of Learners” because life-long learning is essential to a democratic society and individual success. Through its grant making, convenings, research and publications, the Institute empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide leadership and services to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and increase civic participation. IMLS supports adult education and literacy through a number of competitive and state grants and programs, such as Museums for America Grants, State Library Programs, Native American/ Native Hawaiian Library Services, National Leadership Grants, 21st Century Museum Professionals, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, and the Partnership for a Nation of Learners program.
Eligible Grantees All types of libraries and museums nationwide, except federal, federally funded, and for-profit libraries and museums.
Eligible Beneficiaries IMLS provides leadership and funding for the nation’s museums and libraries, resources these institutions nee to fulfill their mission of becoming centers of learning for life crucial to achieving personal fulfillment, a productive workforce and an engaged citizenry.
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) $247,144
Eligible Activities IMLS grants help libraries and museums increase capacity to serve the public, care for and preserve collections, enhance planning, reach for high standards of operation, enter into innovative partnerships linking libraries and museums with schools and other community organizations, use technology to increase public access and improve efficiency, develop digital resources, expand opportunity for underserved communities, leverage support from other public and private sources, and research and care for endangered species.
Program Contact n/a
Program URL http://www.imls.gov
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Last Modified: 01/29/2007