FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
January 29, 2010
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Calls for 2010 Native American
Library Services
Enhancement Grant Applications
Application Deadline: May 3, 2010
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications for the 2010 Native American Library
Services Enhancement Grants program. Federally-recognized tribes and Alaska Native
villages and corporations may apply for these grants to improve existing library
services or implement new services, particularly as they relate to the goals of
the Library Services and
Technology Act (LSTA).
In 2009, IMLS supported 208 tribes with the noncompetitive Native
American Library Services Basic Grants and an additional 17 tribes with Enhancement
Grants, for a total of $3.4 million. These tribes developed a wide array of
library-related projects, from providing new services to outlying reservation
communities and promoting healthy lifestyles through new programs and materials,
to creating pre-literacy programs for preschool children, their parents, and
caregivers. This year, IMLS hopes to serve even more tribes with this important grant program.
IMLS has scheduled a webinar to give prospective applicants an
opportunity to ask IMLS staff questions pertaining to Native
American Library Services Enhancement Grant applications. This webinar will take
place on March 8, 2010, at 4:00 pm ET. Please
visit the website for
more information closer to the webinar date.
Please contact Alison Freese, Senior Program Officer,
at 202/653-4665 or afreese@imls.gov with
questions about this grant program.
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