Congratulations on your award! Your grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services is an outstanding achievement that should be shared with your community. This online Grantee Communications Kit provides guidance for spreading the word about your grant project. This information is divided into the following sections:
The Press Kit
The press kit contains suggestions and materials to assist your public relations staff in alerting the press about your award. In it you will find:
• Basic media tips to help you get the word out
• A sample news release
• A sample radio public service announcement
Additionally, Fast Fact Sheets about your grant program will be made available on the Web site at the time your award is made. These facts can be used to customize your press releases. They include a quote from our Director, a description of the grant program, the Institute’s mission statement and more.
If you need a list of press contacts in your area please don’t hesitate to call us at (202) 653-4632.
Share Your Project
As a recipient of federal funds you are required to acknowledge the Institute of Museum and Library Services when undertaking grant-supported activities. The Share Your Project section contains some suggestions and materials to assist you in acknowledging the Institute and tips to help make sure your community knows about the good work you do. This section contains the following:
• Dissemination: How IMLS can be your partner in promoting your award
• Guidelines for IMLS acknowledgement
• Instructions for submitting photos of your project in action
• Our photo release form (PDF, 35KB)
• Ten suggestions for celebrating your achievement
IMLS Logos
This page contains the Institute’s logo in multiple electronic formats, for use in print or on the Web. Please read the Logo Standards Guide (PDF, 1MB) before using our logo.
Finally, we encourage you to subscribe, if you have not already done so, to our free e-mail newsletter, Primary Source. Primary Source will be sent to you monthly by email and contains the most up-to-date information about IMLS, its grants, awards, research and important deadlines. View this month’s issue.
Please feel free to contact anyone in the Office of Public and Legislative Affairs. We are:
• Mamie Bittner, Deputy Director
• Kevin O’Connell, Senior Public Affairs Officer
• Ellen Arnold Losey, Senior Graphic Designer and Webmaster
Our number is (202) 653-4757. We are happy to assist your communications efforts in any way that we can.