FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 29, 2007
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Requests Proposals to Study Public Funding Methods
for Museums
Deadline:
May 4, 2007
Washington, DC--The Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites proposals
for a cooperative agreement to examine the effectiveness
of different mechanisms of delivering public support to
museums in the United States. The Institute is supporting
this study to provide data that can be used to help enhance
current methods of delivering federal and state funds
to the nation’s museums. Download
RFP here (PDF, 73KB).
For thirty years, federal funds have increased
the capacity of the nation’s museums to provide
educational, cultural, and civic benefits to the American
people. The Institute has developed an array of national
discretionary grant programs to fulfill its statutory
role. There is currently no program in place to leverage
the federal investment in museums by encouraging similar
efforts at the state and local level.
This study will identify a representative sample of states
and identify and assess the impact of current methods
of delivery of state and federal funds in those states.
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