Build and Share Knowledge of Good Practice

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	Federal Grant Title:	Build and Share Knowledge of Good Practice
	CFDA Number:	45.312
	CFDA Description:	National Leadership Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Institute of Museum and Library Services
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts Humanities
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BSK-CA-08
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 06, 2007
	Creation Date:	Dec 06, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 02, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts City or township governments Private institutions of higher education County governments State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: U.S. non-profit organizations with tax-exempt status are eligible to apply. IMLS strongly encourages partnerships to engage expertise in a wide range of content areas, including program management and evaluation, knowledge of library and museum operations, meeting planning, distance learning, digital communications, etc. Ineligible proposals will not be reviewed.
Grant Description: The ultimate goal of this Cooperative Agreement is to develop the capacity of the museum and library field to effectively plan and evaluate their programs and to share lessons learned so that library and museum practices in the United States continue to improve. IMLS wishes to increase the capacity of: 1) Library and museum grantees and potential grantees - to design and deliver projects that preserve cultural heritage, enhance learning opportunities for the public, encourage innovation and support the professional development of library and museum workers so that lessons learned can be shared widely and improve library and museum practice in the U.S.; 2) The museum and library field - to access expertise and knowledge distilled from the IMLS portfolio of current and past projects; and 3) IMLS - to analyze the results of its grants and disseminate this information broadly. Project Objectives Through a variety of methods the Cooperator will work with IMLS to: 1) Increase knowledge sharing among grantees and potential grantees and the general library and museum community to strengthen skills in project design and evaluation and to share deliverables, practices and findings across projects (i.e. lessons learned, challenges and future issues to be addressed); 2) Enable others in the museum and library fields to learn from, and build upon IMLS grantees prior work and share practices and findings based on project evaluations and other methods; 3) Facilitate transfer of knowledge between research findings and library and museum practice; and 4) Increase IMLSs ability to efficiently access and analyze project results to communicate the impact of IMLS programs to the field, Congress, the Administration, and the general public.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Address for RFP document on IMLS Web site
http://www.imls.gov/pdf/KnowledgeSharingRFP.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Mamie Bittner
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Planning, Research and Communication.
Phone 202-653-4630 mbittner@imls.gov Contact's e-mail address
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