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On Friday, the FY2004 Omnibus Appropriation Conference Agreement was released. The Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grant Program was funded at $19.960 million. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was funded at $262,596,000, including $11,330,000 for National Leadership grants for libraries, $20,000 for 21st Century Librarian Initiative, and $6,300,000 for Administration for Libraries. (Museum funding is $31,540,000.) Funding for state library grants did not increase enough to cover the new funding formula. We are unclear about how the .59% rescission will affect the final numbers. Congress will vote on the Appropriations numbers either next week or in January. ALA Washington Office, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004-1701; phone: 202.628.8410 or 800.941.8478 toll-free; fax: 202.628.8419; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Web site: http://www.ala.org/washoff.
