Esteemed Colleagues, Suzi Dubin brought this grant to my attention. Funding is available for "the planning and designing of up to 30 Learning Labs in libraries and museums throughout the country. The Labs are intended to engage middle- and high-school youth in mentor-led, interest-based, youth-centered, collaborative learning using digital and traditional media."
The deadline is August 15, 2011. If you are interested in applying, there are informational webinars: Learn more about the Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums during one of the upcoming webinars for prospective applicants. IMLS and partnership program staff will be available to discuss the purpose of the grants and the grant application process, as well as answer participants' questions. The webinar schedule is as follows: Tuesday, June 28, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Click here for webinar instructions. (PDF; 301KB) Tuesday, July 12, at 3 :00 p.m. Eastern Time Questions can be addressed to: Angela Goodrich Finance and Administration Executive Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Phone: 312/676-0957 E-mail: agoodr...@urbanlibraries.org Margaret Glass Partnerships and Alliances Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Phone: 291/783-7200 x129 E-mail: mgl...@astc.org If you are applying through www.grants.gov and have any questions, please contact: Chuck Thomas Senior Program Officer 202/653-4667 ctho...@imls.gov Kol tuv, Kathe Having trouble viewing this email? Click here - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Government Grants Information Service Funding Alert - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Grant/Contract Name: Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums Deadline: Aug 15, 2011 Funding Amount: Award Ceiling: $100,000 Eligibility: Libraries that fulfill the general criteria for libraries may apply. See program guidelines for special conditions of eligibility for this program. Museums that fulfill the general criteria for museums may apply. Public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, or associations that engage in activities designed to advance museums and the museum profession may also apply. In addition, institutions of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities, are eligible. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant ID: LLP-FY11 Summary: These grants will support the planning and designing of up to 30 Learning Labs in libraries and museums throughout the country. The Labs are intended to engage middle- and high-school youth in mentor-led, interest-based, youth-centered, collaborative learning using digital and traditional media. Grantees will be required to participate, in-person and online, in a community of practice that will provide technical assistance, networking, and cross-project learning. Projects are expected to provide prototypes for the field and be based on current research about digital media and youth learning. There will be two project deadlines for this grant program, with the second deadline planned for spring 2012. Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums will support planning and design activities that will enable grantees to develop comprehensive plans for programs, space, staffing, and budgeting for their Learning Lab. The primary goals for the Learning Labs are to: - promote museums and libraries as innovation hubs for middle- and high-school youth - use current research, design, and programming principles in the development of 21st century skills - use 21st century digital media tools for youth learning, including the use of iRemix, the closed online social learning network that allows youth to post projects, exchange ideas, critique peers' work, and participate in community-wide conversations with other youth and adult mentors - build the capacity of library and museum professionals as mentors and creators of effective programs and learning environments in order to promote 21st century learning - include the design of innovative, creative space(s) for middle- and high-school youth - impact communities' use of museum and library resources to be more effective - promote more effective out-of-school time community networks for learning - produce model, replicable plans for use by the field Link: http://www.imls.gov/about/macarthur.shtm or http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=100113 [] Reply [] Forward [] New window [] Print all --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: <http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html>http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: <http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html>http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage <http://www.JewishLibraries.org>http://www.JewishLibraries.org --=====================_1597376==_ Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="185f0c.jpg"; x-mac-type="4A504547"; x-mac-creator="4A565752" Content-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20110627230340.047dd...@gmail.com.0> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline; filename="185f0c.jpg" /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEB AQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQH/2wBDAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEB AQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQH/wAARCAABAAEDASIA AhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQA AAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3 ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWm p6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEA AwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREAAgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSEx BhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYkNOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElK U1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOEhYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3 uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwD+/iii igD/2Q== --=====================_1597376==_--
