Third party posting -----Original Message----- From: Eileen Maxwell [mailto:emaxw...@imls.gov] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 8:58 AM To: Eileen Maxwell Subject: IMLS to Expedite Grant Review Process and Release Awards Early to Museums for Projects that Meet Needs Caused by Hurricane Katrina
The following is a press relese from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML format of this release can be read on the IMLS Web site at: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/091505.htm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2005 Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Eileen Maxwell, mailto:emaxw...@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mailto:mbitt...@imls.gov IMLS to Expedite Grant Review Process and Release Awards Early to Museums for Projects that Meet Needs Caused by Hurricane Katrina Agency Also Extends Grant Application Deadlines for Museums in Declared Disaster Areas Washington, D.C.-Mary Chute, Acting Director of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today that the agency would expedite the grant review process and release awards early to successful museum applicants throughout the country whose project proposals meet the needs caused by Hurricane Katrina. The two federal grant programs affected are Conservation Project Support <<http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_cps.asp>> and Museums for America <<http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_mfa.htm>>. In addition, the grant deadlines for these two grant programs have been extended for museums in declared disaster areas <<http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/091505a.htm>>. "We at the Institute of Museum and Library Services recognize that museums all along the Gulf Coast, indeed, across the nation are putting forth heroic efforts to help alleviate the human suffering of Katrina's victims as well as trying to save the region's cultural heritage," said Ms. Chute. "These institutions need funds faster. In response, IMLS is shortening the grant review process and releasing awards early." Museums for America grants, the nation's largest federal grant program for museums, help these institutions serve as centers of community engagement, support lifelong learning, and sustain the world's cultural heritage. Funds from this $16 million dollar plus grant program will be released four months in advance (mid-March) to museums across America with winning grant proposals that meet the needs caused by Hurricane Katrina. Other awards will be announced in mid-July. In addition, the application deadline for museums in declared disaster areas has been extended for one month, to December 15. For all other applicants, the grant deadline remains November 15. For more information contact Program Officer Christine Henry, mailto:che...@imls.gov. Conservation Project Support grants help museums undertake critical conservation of the collections that constitute the nation's artistic, cultural, and historic heritage. Grant funds will be released in mid-February, two months early, to successful museum applicants across the country whose applications address conservation needs created by Hurricane Katrina. All other grant awards will be released as previously scheduled, in mid-April. The application deadline for museums in declared disaster areas has also been extended, for a month, to November 1. For other museum grant applicants, the deadline remains October 1. For more information, contact Program Officer Steve Shwartzman, mailto:sshwartz...@imls.gov. The agency also announced today that it is extending the grant period of its current museum recipients in the declared disaster areas and is allowing them to change the scope of their grant activities to meet the unexpected needs caused by the hurricane. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. The Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries in America. The Institute also encourages partnerships to expand the educational benefit of libraries and museums. To learn more about the Institute, please visit http://www.imls.gov. Eileen Maxwell Public Affairs Officer Institute of Museum and Library Services 1800 M Street, NW 9th Floor Washington, DC 20036-5802 202-653-4632 202-653-4600(fax) emaxw...@imls.gov Subscribe to Primary Source, the IMLS monthly e-mail newsletter, for important museum and library news: http://www.imls.gov/utility/subscribe.htm. 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