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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 9, 2005
Press Contact
202-653-4630
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
FY 2006 Appropriations
Bill Increases Funding for
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Includes New Funding
for African American Museum Program
Washington, DC--President
Bush recently signed the Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which
provides fiscal year 2006 appropriations for the Institute
of Museum and Library Services. The Act gives IMLS programs
and administration $247,144,000, a 2.7 percent increase
over FY 2005. The Institute’s grants and leadership
activities help to create and sustain a nation of learners,
building the capacity of libraries and museums to serve
their communities.
The Institute’s library programs will
receive $210,597,000, an increase of $4,646,000 or 2.3
percent. Library programs at IMLS include Grants to States,
National Leadership Grants, the Laura Bush 21st Century
Librarian program, and Native American/Native Hawaiian
Library Services grants. These programs enhance libraries’
ability to serve the public by supporting advances in
technology, professional development, community outreach
and access, and the development and dissemination of best
practices. Libraries of all types --public, school, academic,
archival, research-- are eligible for IMLS library programs.
Museum programs will receive $36,547,000,
an increase of $1,823,000 or 5.2 percent. This includes
$842,000 for the launch of the African American History
and Culture program. Authorized by the National Museum
of African American History and Culture Act and intended
to strengthen African American museum services, this new
program will award its first grants in 2006.
Other museum programs funded by the FY06
appropriations act include Museums for America, National
Leadership Grants, 21st Century Museum Professionals,
Conservation Project Support, Native American/Native Hawaiian
Museum Services, Museum Assessment Program, and Conservation
Assessment Program. As with its library programs, the
Institute’s museum programs focus on the creation
of public value. Museums receive assistance for a variety
of activities, all aimed at sustaining cultural heritage,
supporting life-long learning, and providing service to
their communities.
A detailed
table of the IMLS FY05 and FY06 appropriations accompanies
this release.
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