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INTERAGENCY COORDINATING GROUP
FOR ADULT LITERACY |
Funding Database: Search Result
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| Agency/Office |
Institute of Museum and Library Services/ National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities |
| Program Name |
National Leadership Grants |
| CFDA Number |
45.312 |
| Program Description |
National Leadership Grants have national impact and generate results that can be widely adapted or replicated to extend the benefit of federal support. Projects enable libraries and museums to address problems in creative ways, develop and test innovative solutions, and expand the boundaries within which cultural heritage institutions operate. |
| Eligible Grantees |
All types of libraries and museums may apply, except federal, federally funded, and for-profit libraries and museums. |
| Eligible Beneficiaries |
National Leadership Grants enable libraries and museums to help all individuals attain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and resources that enhance their engagement in community, work, family, and society. |
| Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$20,295 |
| Eligible Activities |
National Leadership Grant activities generally fall under three categories: (1) Advancing Learning Communities supports new opportunities for libraries and museums to engage with other organizations to meet the educational, economic, and social needs of learners of all ages; (2) Building Digital Resources supports the creation, use, preservation, and presentation of significant digital resources as well as the development of tools to manage digital assets; and (3) Research and Demonstration supports basic and applied research and demonstration projects to test potential solutions to problems in a real-world environment. |
| Program Contact |
LIBRARIES:
Martha Crawley
Senior Program Officer (Research and Demonstration, Building Digital Resources)
Phone: (202)653-4667
Fax: (202)653-4601
mcrawley@imls.gov
Susan Malbin
Senior Program Officer (Advancing Learning Communities) Phone: (202)653-4768
Fax: (202)653-4601
smalbin@imls.gov
MUSEUMS:
Dan Lukash
Senior Program Officer
Phone (202)653-4644
Fax: (202)653-4608
dlukash@imls.gov |
| Program URL |
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm |
Last Modified: 01/29/2007
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