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Karen Bellnier

MAP Grant Applications Due December 1

Monday, December 1 is the only deadline for grant applications for the
Museum Assessment Program. Applications should be postmarked by December 1
and submitted to MAP staff at the American Association of Museums.  Grants
are awarded to eligible museums by the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) on a first-come, first-served basis.  In commemoration of
the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806, IMLS
encourages eligible museums in the trail states (Idaho, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, and
West Virginia) to apply.  Museums in these states will receive preference
for MAP grant funding for the December 1, 2003 deadline.

For questions concerning eligibility, contact Jeannette Thomas, IMLS Program
Officer, at 202/606-8548.  For questions concerning readiness issues or for
an application, visit the AAM website at www.aam-us.org/map.cfm
<www.aam-us.org/map.cfm> , call 202/289-9118, or e-mail [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>  .





Karen Bellnier
Peer Reviewer Manager
American Association of Museums
Giving, Growing, & Learning: AAM Peer Reviewers Cultivate Knowledge and
Improve the Field

Join us for AAM's Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo2004!
Celebrating Innovation, Creating the Future
New Orleans, Louisiana, May 6 -10



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