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Outcome Based Evaluation

21st Century Museum Professionals

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American Heritage Preservation Grants

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Conservation Project Support

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Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

Priority 1: Master's Level Programs

Priority 2: Doctoral Programs

Priority 3: Pre-professional Programs

Priority 4: Research

Priority 5: Programs to Build Institutional Capacity

Museums for America

Cover letter (PDF, 86KB)

Engaging Communities	• Massachusetts Audubon Society • New York Hall of Science • Orange County Museum of Art • Regents of the University of California (Davis Arboretum) • Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust (Stonehurst) • Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts) • University of Texas, Austin (Texas Natural Science Center
Building Institutional Capacity	• Gulf Coast Heritage Association • Mohonk Preserve • Zoological Society of Cincinnati
Collections Stewardship	• American Textile History Museum • Mount Holyoke College (Mount Holyoke College Art Museum) • Newark Museum

Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

View sample applications (PDF, 2.5MB)

National Leadership Grants:

Cover letter Fall 2009 (PDF, 90KB)

for Museums:

Advancing Digital Resources
2008 | 2009

Research
2008 | 2009

Demonstration
2008 | 2009

Library and Museum Collaboration
2008 | 2009

Collaborative Planning Grant
2008 | 2009

for Libraries:

Advancing Digital Resources
2008 | 2009

Research
2008 | 2009

Demonstration
2008 | 2009

Library and Museum Collaboration
2008 | 2009

Collaborative Planning Grant
2008 | 2009

Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants

Technology Library Innovations for Education (T-LIFE)

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Chilkoot Indian Association

Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services

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Native Hawaiian Library Services

Sample Narrative

Save America's Treasures

City of Boston

Museum of Northern Arizona

Nebraska Historical Society

New York State Museum

Parish of Plaquemines

University of Tennessee

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Sample Applications
Examples of successful applications from previous years

Outcome Based Evaluation
Introduction to and resources for successful program evaluation

Shaping Outcomes
An IMLS-funded online course on outcomes-based planning and evaluation, which will help participants improve program designs and evaluations.

Grantee Requirements
Administration and dissemination requirements for all grantees

Reviewer Materials
Guidelines and handbooks used during application review

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