National Leadership Grants

The summary for the National Leadership Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	National Leadership Grants
	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:	NLG-FY10
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 27, 2009
	Creation Date:	Oct 27, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 01, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 01, 2010
	Archive Date:	Mar 03, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	45
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see Application and Guidelines for specific eligibility information.
Grant Description: National Leadership Grants support projects that have the potential to elevate museum and library practice. The Institute seeks to advance the ability of museums and libraries to preserve culture, heritage and knowledge while enhancing learning. IMLS welcomes proposals that promote the skills necessary to develop 21st century communities, citizens, and workers. Successful proposals will have national impact and generate results new tools, research, models, services, practices, or alliances that can be widely adapted or replicated to extend the benefit of federal investment. The Institute seeks to fund projects that have the following characteristics: Strategic Impact Proposals should address key needs and challenges that face libraries and museums. They should expand the boundaries within which libraries and museums operate, show the potential for far-reaching impact, and influence practice throughout the museum and/or library communities. Innovation Proposals should demonstrate a thorough understanding of current practice and knowledge about the project area, and show how the project will advance the state of the art of museum and library service. Collaboration While partners are not required in all National Leadership Grant categories, the Institute has found that involving carefully chosen partners with complementary competencies and resources can create powerful synergies that extend project impact. Proposals should show understanding of the challenges of collaboration and propose means for addressing them. Applications may be submitted in the following categories: Advancing Digital Resources, Research, Demonstration, and Library and Museum Collaboration Grants. Collaborative Planning Grants are also available in any of the four categories to enable project teams from more than one institution to work together to plan a project for a National Leadership Grant.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalleadership.shtm
Grant Announcement Contact: For Libraries: Rachel Frick Senior Program Officer 202/653-4667 rfrick@imls.gov For Museums: Jennifer Headley Program Specialist 202/653-4702 jheadley@imls.gov

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Similar Government Grants: • Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums; • Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums; • Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation Grants; • Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums; • Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities; • Connecting to Collections - State Planning Grants; • Build and Share Knowledge of Good Practice; • Connecting to Collections Statewide Grants