[Libs-Or] Grant Opportunity: Community Connect: Digital Access at Home

[Darci Hanning]

Greetings!

Passing along this grant opportunity of interest to rural public libraries:

ALA and Capital One are seeking rural public libraries to take part in a new grant project, Community Connect: Digital Access at Home<http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/communityconnect>. This new grant opportunity will support digital access and financial capability for 20 communities nationwide.

Applications will be accepted from July 6 to August 26, 2020. Library workers can apply online at ala.org/CommunityConnect<http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/communityconnect>.

Libraries selected to participate in Community Connect will receive:

*        five Verizon Wi-Fi hotspots with two-year contracts and service for lending to patrons

*        a $2,000 stipend to support financial literacy programming

*        a curated book list of financial literacy titles featured in ALA's Financial Literacy LibGuide<http://libguides.ala.org/finra-ore/personalfinance>

*        a copy of ALA Editions' "Rainy Day Ready: Financial Literacy Programs and Tools"<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/rainy-day-ready-financial-literacy-programs-and-tools>

*        professional development and support

Public libraries are eligible if they serve a legal service area population of 25,000 or less and are in a rural community at least five miles from an urbanized area, per the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) definition.

The goals of Community Connect are to expand the service capacity of rural libraries by offering hotspot lending policies and financial capability seminars; improve the digital access of rural library patrons via hotspots and enhance opportunities for social mobility by pursuing remote education, economic inclusion, financial management and health; and demonstrate the efficacy of the pilot program and use results to build consensus on how to address sustainable digital inclusion for rural communities.

Community Connect: Digital Access at Home will be managed by ALA's Public Programs Office.

Hannah Arata (she/her/hers)
Communications Associate, Public Programs Office
ALAAmericanLibraryAssociation
225 N Michigan Ave | Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60601
programminglibrarian.org


Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/coronavirus

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