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Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
NAG-HAWAIIAN-FY13
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jan 29, 2013
Creation Date:
Jan 29, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 01, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 01, 2013
Archive Date:
May 01, 2013
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
5
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$552,000
Award Ceiling:
$552,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
45.311
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Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Native Hawaiian Library Services grants are available to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in 20 U.S.C. § 7517). The term "Native Hawaiian" refers to an individual who is a citizen of the United States and a descendant of the aboriginal people who, before 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now comprises the State of Hawaii.
Agency Name
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Description
Native Hawaiian Library Services grant projects may enhance existing library services or implement new library services, particularly as they relate to the following goals in the updated Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. §9141):1. Expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages in order to support such individuals’ needs for education, lifelong learning, workforce development, and digital literacy skills2. Establishing or enhancing electronic and other linkages and improved coordination among and between libraries and entities for the purpose of improving the quality of and access to library and information services3. (A) Providing training and professional development, including continuing education, to enhance the skills of the current library workforce and leadership, and advance the delivery of library and information services, and (B) Enhancing efforts to recruit future professionals to the field of library and information services4. Developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations5. Targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills6. Targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children (from birth through age 17) from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 9902(2) of title 42) applicable to a family of the size involved7. Developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, state, regional, national, and international collaborations and networks8. Carrying out other activities consistent with the purposes of the Library Services and Technology subchapter of the IMLS statute (20 U.S.C. §9121)
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electronically, please contact:
Alison Freese
Senior Library Program Officer
202-653-4665
afreese@imls.gov
Kathy Mitchell
Library Program Specialist
202-653-4687
kmitchell@imls.gov
afreese@imls.gov
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