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Reminder: Today at 3PM Eastern Time! First of Four, Free Technical
Assistance Conference Calls to Help Museum Staff Prepare IMLS "Museums for
America" Grant Applications. If you can't participate on today's call, mark
your calendars for three more opportunities. See below for details on how
to participate.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2006
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, mailto:[log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
Technical Assistance Conference Calls Oct 3, 10, and 17 (2 calls) to Help
Applicants
Prepare Museums for America Proposals
Museums for America Grant Program Guidelines Available on IMLS Web site
at: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm
(Grant Application Deadline: November 15, 2006)
Washington, DC--To help museums throughout the country learn more about how
the Museums for America (MFA) program can help advance their institution's
mission and strategic goals, the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) has scheduled several technical assistance conference calls.
Application guidelines are available on the IMLS website. The application
deadline is November 15, 2006.
MFA grants strengthen a museum's ability to serve the public more
effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the museum's
mission and strategic goals. It is the largest funding program for museums
at IMLS, providing more than $17 million in grants. IMLS seeks to distribute
MFA grants across all types and sizes of museums, in all parts of the
country.
IMLS has scheduled four audio-conference calls to give prospective
applicants an opportunity to ask the IMLS staff questions pertaining to the
MFA grant program. We have used this audio-conference format for other IMLS
grant programs with great success and anticipate this will be equally
beneficial. The first call will be directed particularly to first-time
applicants and small museums from across the country to answer general
questions such as, "Is MFA right for me?" Participants will need the
conference number and title below to participate:
Title: National MFA Audio Conference
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Start Time: 3:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 274-0251
In cooperation with the regional museum associations, three regional
audio-conference calls are scheduled for applicants who are further along in
the application process and who have more specific questions for program
officers. Participants will need the conference numbers and titles below to
participate:
Title: MFA for Midwest and Southeast
(for museums in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia, and
Wisconsin)
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Start Time: 2:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 289-0746
Title: MFA for Mid Atlantic and New England
(for museums in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Start Time: 10:00 am ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 500-0920
Title: MFA for West and Mountain Plains
(for museums in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Start Time: 3:00 pm ET
Conference telephone number: (800) 310-7032
Participants should call five to ten minutes before the conference begins.
Click here for more information on the Museums for America
program: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Its
mission is to grow and sustain a "Nation of Learners" because lifelong
learning is essential to a democratic society and individual success.
Through its grant making, convenings, research and publications, the
Institute empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide leadership
and services to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain
cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and increase civic
participation. To learn more about the Institute, please visit:
www.imls.gov.
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