Message: 5
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:52:24 -0400
From: "Moffitt, Nellie S CIV CNIC MILL DET, N9"
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Subject: [Publib] Preserve America Community Designation & Grants
Preserve America Community Designation & Grants
Deadlines: December 1, 2008
Community leaders are encouraged to apply for the Preserve America
community designation, which recognizes a community's efforts to care
for and share its cultural and natural heritage. The designation also
makes the community eligible for special federal funding. Preserve
America is a White House initiative conducted in cooperation with the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and other federal
agencies.
Through participation in Preserve America, communities share knowledge
about the nation's past, strengthen local identities and local pride,
increase neighborhood participation in preserving the country's cultural
and natural heritage assets, and support economic vitality. Once a
community receives the Preserve America designation, it is eligible to
apply for Preserve America grants, which may be used for research and
documentation, education and interpretation, planning, marketing, or
training. These grants, which must be matched by the community, cannot
be used for construction or repair projects. In 2008, $7.5 million has
been made available for the grants, which range from $20,000 to
$150,000.
An application requires written support from community leaders and
evidence of cultural or historic preservation activities. Applicants
must be: *Municipalities or counties with an elected governing official,
or unincorporated communities within their jurisdiction; *Distinct
neighborhoods within large cities or city-counties with a population of
200,000 or greater; or *Tribal communities with an elected governing
official or subdivisions of such tribes. Further information is
available at www.preserveamerica.gov. Application forms are available at
http://www.preserveamerica.gov/communities.html.
Nellie S. C. Moffitt, MSLS
Navy General Library Program
Media & Resource Branch
CNIC HQ Det
7736 Kitty Hawk (Bldg 457 room 97)
Millington TN 38055
* 901-874-6711
* 901-874-6831 fax
* 850-450-7243 - cell
* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director
Central Texas Library System, Inc.
1005 West 41st Street
Austin, Texas 78756
www.ctls.net
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
512-583-0704 x18
800-252-4431 x18
