Develop and Host the 2010 and 2011 WebWise Conferences

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	Federal Grant Title:	Develop and Host the 2010 and 2011 WebWise Conferences
	CFDA Number:	45.313
	CFDA Description:	Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
	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:	WEBWISE-FY09
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 20, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 20, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 19, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 19, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jul 19, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: All types of libraries, except federal and for-profit libraries, and all types of public and nonprofit museums are eligible. Eligible libraries include public, school, academic, special, private, archives, library agencies, and library consortia. Research libraries that are not part of a university or college are eligible, if they provide public access to services and materials suitable for scholarly research and not otherwise available to the public. Eligible museums include aquariums, arboreta and botanical gardens, art museums, youth museums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers, natural history and anthropology museums, planetariums, science and technology centers, specialized museums, zoological parks, and museum consortia. Federally operated and for-profit museums may not apply for IMLS funds. Institutions of higher education, including public and not-for-profit universities and colleges, are eligible. Graduate schools of library and information science and museum studies may apply as part of an institution of higher learning. In addition, professional associations serving the museum or library field are eligible.
Grant Description: The rapid pace of technological change today poses many challenges for libraries and museums as they strive to meet the rising expectations of audiences and utilize new technologies to enhance services and develop new programs. In this solicitation IMLS invites proposals for a cooperative agreement to develop and host the 2010 and 2011 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World. The WebWise Conference highlights exemplary projects to improve library and museum services using technology. It brings together library and museum professionals from across the country, as well as nationally-recognized experts in technology from a variety of disciplines to discuss issues of mutual concern. The WebWise Conference showcases the impact of federal funding in developing models and best practices and provides input to IMLS from presenters and attendees. A goal of IMLS in supporting the conference, and in seeking a cooperating organization to assist in developing the program, is to to build the capacity of museums and libraries to serve their communities through the innovative application of new technologies and to encourage broad geographic participation and input. To achieve this goal, IMLS seeks to offer the 2010 conference in the central US (Central or Mountain time zones). The 2011 conference is prospectively planned for Washington, DC. The award will be for up to a two-year period, with the second year of funding subject to: successful completion of the 2010 conference, availability of federal funds, a decision by IMLS to proceed, and written notice from IMLS to the Cooperator to so proceed.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.imls.gov/pdf/webwiserfp1011.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Kevin Cherry Senior Program Officer (202) 653-4662

Agency Contact [kcherry@imls.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Develop and Host the 2012, and prospectively the 2013, WebWise Conferences; • Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program