Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

The summary for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program 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.

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program: In 2008, the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program will support projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, to conduct research, to attract high school and college students to consider careers in libraries, to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information science, and to assist in the professional development of librarians and library staff.This program addresses the fields need to conduct research on the library and information science profession, and also to advance the work of new faculty in library and information science by supporting an early career development program for untenured, tenure-track faculty. Research conducted under the early careers program should be in the faculty members particular research area and is not restricted to research on the profession.We invite all members of the library community to play an active role in ensuring that the profession is prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century by recruiting a new generation of faculty and librarians, preparing library leaders, and strengthening our schools of library and information science.

Federal Grant Title:	Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Federal Agency Name:	Institute of Museum and Library Services
Grant Categories:	Arts Humanities
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	L21-FY08
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	45.313
CFDA Descriptions:	Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Dec 17, 2007 Because the standard closing date fo
Posted Date:	Sep 19, 2007
Creation Date:	Nov 29, 2007
Archive Date:	Jan 16, 2008
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education County governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY An applicant must: . be either a unit of state or local government or a private nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code; . be located in one of the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; and . qualify as one of the six types of organizations listed below: 1. A library or a parent organization, such as a school district, a municipality, a state agency, or an academic institution, that is responsible for the administration of a library. Eligible libraries include public libraries, elementary and secondary school libraries, college and university libraries, research libraries and archives that are not an integral part of an institution of higher education and that make publicly available library services and materials that are suitable for scholarly research and not otherwise available, and private or special libraries that have been deemed eligible to participate in this program by the state in which the library is located. 2. An academic or administrative unit, such as a graduate school of library and information science, that is part of an institution of higher education through which it would make an application. 3. A digital library, if it makes library materials publicly available and provides library services, including selection, organization, description, reference, and preservation, under the supervision of at least one permanent professional staff librarian. 4. A library agency that is an official agency of a state or other unit of government and is charged by the law governing it with the extension and development of public library services within its jurisdiction. 5. A library consortium that is a local, statewide, regional, interstate, or international cooperative association of library entities that provides for the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of eligible libraries, as defined above, and information centers that work to improve the services delivered to the clientele of these libraries. 6. A library association that exists on a permanent basis, serves libraries or library professionals on a national, regional, state, or local level, and engages in activities designed to advance the well-being of libraries and the library profession. IMLS recognizes the potential for valuable contributions to the overall goals of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program by public, nonprofit, non-U.S., and for-profit entities that do not meet the eligibility requirements above. Although such entities may not serve as the official applicants, they are encouraged to participate in projects as partners. Federally operated libraries and museums may not apply for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grants, but they may serve as nonessential partners to applicants if they do not receive IMLS grant funds as a result of the project. Contact IMLS before submitting a proposal involving a federal agency or federal collection. Other nonfederal entities may serve as partners and may receive IMLS grant funds as a result of the project. Consult with IMLS about any eligibility questions before submitting an application. See program guidelines for SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Karmen Bisher,
Program Specialist, Office of Library Services,
E-mail: [email protected]

Kevin Cherry,
Senior Program Officer, Office of Library Services,
E-mail: [email protected], starting Dec. 10, 2007.
kbisher@
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