Build and Share Knowledge of Good Practice

The summary for the Build and Share Knowledge of Good Practice grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Build and Share Knowledge of Good Practice: 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.