FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
October 30, 2007
IMLS Press
Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Application and Guidelines Now Available on IMLS Web Site
(Application Postmark Deadline: January 15, 2008)
Telephone Conference
Calls to Help Applicants Prepare Proposals
Thursday, November 29 and Tuesday, December 11
WASHINGTON, DC--The Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is pleased to announce
the availability of guidelines and application forms for
the 2008 Museum Grants for African American History and
Culture, a grant program that increases the institutional
capacity and sustainability in the nation’s African
American museums by building the knowledge, skills, and
abilities of staff members and volunteers. The postmark
deadline for sending applications to IMLS is January 15,
2008. The 2008 Guidelines may be accessed at: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/AfricanAmerican.shtm.
IMLS program staff will be offering technical
assistance audio-conference calls to answer questions
from potential applicants regarding the application process.
The calls are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on
the following dates:
Thursday, November 29 and
Tuesday, December 11
Within the next month, the toll-free number
and detailed information about how to participate in these
calls will be posted on the IMLS Web site (www.imls.gov).
Interested applicants with questions about IMLS’s
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
program are encouraged to contact Chris Reich, Senior
Program Officer, at 202-653-4685; creich@imls.gov
or Twinet G. Kimbrough, Program Specialist, 202-653-4703;
tkimbrough@imls.gov.
In addition to the Museum Grants for African
American History and Culture program, African American
museums are eligible and encouraged to apply for other
IMLS grant programs.
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2008, all applications
to IMLS-funded programs must be submitted electronically
through Grants.gov. Interested applicants can visit the
Grants.gov Web site to find information about this process
and should register as early as possible at www.grants.gov.
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