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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage News 2020-05-11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In this issue:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Applications open for the Travel Oregon COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Business Oregon Launches $10 million Grant Program for Local Communities to Support Small Businesses Throughout Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Important Oregon Cultural Trust update on emergency grant fund<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">History moment: pandemics!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Two new IMLS CARES Act funding opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">***********************<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Applications open for the Travel Oregon COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In an effort to support entities that have direct ties to driving overnight visitation, Travel Oregon is pleased to announce its COVID-19 Emergency Response Grants Program will open for applications
on Mon., May 11. Program applications may be used for general operating support with the goal of maintaining jobs. Continued operations of small businesses and regional and destination marketing/management organizations will be vital to the travel and tourism
industry’s economic recovery efforts. Total funding available for the program is $800,000. Grant awards will be announced on Wed., June 3. Read the complete
<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/xp512d/pv851c/1ofsu9">Grant Guidelines</a> to see eligibility requirements, funding parameters and application questions.
<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/xp512d/pv851c/hhgsu9">Learn more</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please direct questions to
<a href="mailto:grants@traveloregon.com">grants@traveloregon.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Business Oregon Launches $10 million Grant Program for Local Communities to Support Small Businesses Throughout Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Business Oregon released the latest of the state's recovery efforts for Oregon small businesses suffering in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a round of funding to stand up local small business
grant programs across the state. The Oregon Legislature, in partnership with Governor Kate Brown, allocated $5 million from the state’s General Fund, which will be combined with another $5 million redirected from existing programs at Business Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For the first round of funding, Business Oregon is issuing a request for proposals from cities, counties, and Economic Development Districts that have existing small business COVID-relief programs
or will stand up new programs to issue grants to local small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, with an emphasis on sole proprietors and historically disadvantaged businesses. Many communities throughout Oregon are already providing local assistance
to small businesses, and this new state funding will bolster this community-level assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">"The funding from Governor Brown and the state legislature lets us implement a community-driven approach to help small businesses that haven't been able to access the federal programs," said
Business Oregon Interim Director Chris Cummings. "These funds are also intended to be equally accessible to all Oregonians, so we are requiring communities to target marketing of the funds to historically disadvantaged populations, provide materials in multiple
languages, and prioritize underrepresented groups as grant programs are rolled out. Many Oregonians have faced systemic barriers to prosperity because of race and ethnicity, and this pandemic has magnified that inequity."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To fill gaps not reached by other programs, these state funds are directed to adversely affected businesses that have been unable to receive federal CARES Act funding, including the Small Business
Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance program, or other federal programs for emergency pandemic funding. Businesses may use the proceeds for any business-related operating expenses, including helping
businesses work to reopen in line with the Phase 1 reopening guidance announced by Governor Brown this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This announcement is for the first round of funding totaling $2.5 million, with a second round of $2.5 million coming immediately after, then a final round for the remaining $5 million will
be announced at a later date. Awards for this round of funds will be based on a community program's ability to achieve the parameters, values, and goals of the program. This round is designed for communities that can get the money out quickly, requiring all
funds to be expended to small businesses by June 30th, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A full description of the program details and application requirements
<a href="https://development.oregon4biz.com/acton/ct/14786/s-03c6-2005/Bct/q-004c/l-0007:27d1/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3A4bbUisUsd" target="_blank" title="Funding Application Information">
is available here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Proposals for this round of funding are due
<b>due Monday, May 18, 2020 by 5:00 PM. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Important Oregon Cultural Trust update on emergency grant fund<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The Oregon Cultural Trust is preparing an Emergency Cultural Relief Fund (ECRF) in response to losses incurred by cultural nonprofits during the COVID19 pandemic. Up to $10 million
in emergency funds may be made available to support employment and/or operating expenses, following review and approval by the Oregon State Legislature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Please help OCT build a strong case for the program and develop an equitable funding model
<u>by completing this survey by May 17</u>. The survey will take 3-5 minutes to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">If you are not on the Oregon Cultural Trusts list of participating cultural nonprofits, consider applying ASAP to be considered eligible should OCT be successful in review and approval
of their Emergency Cultural Relief Funds by the legislature. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">They welcome applications from Oregon cultural nonprofits who wish to be added to our qualified list. For consideration please submit:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Proof of headquarters in Oregon (official letterhead is accepted);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A copy of the Internal Revenue Service letter verifying your organization’s 501(c)(3) tax- exempt status;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A copy of your mission statement and/or bylaws for review to show that the organization operates with a mission and goals where “culture”
is central. This means that the purpose of your organization is rooted in the arts, heritage, history, historic preservation or the humanities.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Mail all materials with a cover letter to Oregon Cultural Trust, 775 Summer Street NE, Ste. 200, Salem, Oregon 97301-1280 or via email to Aili Schreiner, Trust Manager,
<a href="mailto:Aili.Schreiner@oregon.gov"><span style="color:windowtext">Aili.Schreiner@oregon.gov</span></a>. Electronic submissions preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">History break: pandemics!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We’ve come across a few opportunities for folks to learn a little about pandemic history in Oregon and beyond. Be sure to check them out when you get a chance.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">OSU pandemic blog series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">OSU’s Special Collections and Archives Research Center launched a blog series on the effects of the “Spanish Flu” pandemic in 1918 and 1919. In light of the recent situation with COVID-19,
SCARC archivists Anna Dvorak and Larry Landis explore how past epidemics and pandemics have impacted the Oregon State and Corvallis communities. Check out the blog here:
<a href="http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/scarc/2020/04/15/the-1918-19-flu-pandemic-dr-wendell-j-phillips/">
http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/scarc/2020/04/15/the-1918-19-flu-pandemic-dr-wendell-j-phillips/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Historical Society highlights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In their May E-Digest, the theme was ‘Pandemic’. It included a blog post<a href="https://ohs.org/blog/1918-influenza-in-oregon.cfm">, From Whence Did It Come and to Where Did It Go?: The 1918
Influenza Pandemic in Oregon</a>, an Oregon Historical Quarterly free article, <a href="https://ohs.org/research-and-library/oregon-historical-quarterly/back-issues/upload/Boyd_Measles-Epidemic-of-1847-1848_OHQ-Spring-1994.pdf">
"The Pacific Northwest Measles Epidemic of 1847–1848</a>," by Robert Boyd, Spring 1994 95:1, and check out this recently recorded lecture series,
<a href="https://ohs.org/events/what-we-can-learn-from-the-influenza-pandemic.cfm">
What We Can Learn from the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 – 1919</a> presented by Christopher McKnight Nichols.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Online Event: Deep Roots: Learning from Cemetery History in the Time of a Pandemic, May 14, 3:30pm PST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">(Not necessarily Oregon focused but interesting nonetheless!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Throughout U.S. history, cemeteries have experienced the devastating results of pandemics and widespread disease outbreak. Join us to learn about how these cemeteries
dealt with mass burials, and how lessons of the past are highly valuable in today’s current COVID-19 crisis. This session will feature leading experts and authors of cemetery history who will share their knowledge and understanding from a public health lens.</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
This is a free session offered by the Association for Gravestone Studies Zoom link is:
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84745756050">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84745756050</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage Fellowship research<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Katie Bush, a 2020 Oregon Heritage Fellow and</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Portland State University graduate student in Public History researched “The Spaces of Policing/The
Policing of Spaces: Pathologizing Mental Illness and Poverty in Progressive Era Portland”. Check out how implications of her research took on new significance with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by reading her blog post
<a href="https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/policing-in-progressive-era-portland/">
here</a>. </span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Two new IMLS CARES Act funding opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPe5IXJrr47Ub2mR3c02ecay9p10HPRIzMH59Jb9u-uGHDki4dG48QAn0DmeKSqfvWIH0fnLfkSavzgiI0IzFG6U2Glwu8gOU9mU4hdlleKp_FrnBNsA9ffpDQnEJT2tvE59O1V0ZrUbz2&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA==">
two new funding opportunities</a> for museums, libraries, federally recognized tribes, and organizations that primarily serve Native Hawaiians. The combined $15 million federal investment will provide direct support to these institutions, equipping them to
respond to community needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">"Museums and libraries have never been more essential to their communities," said IMLS Director Crosby Kemper. "COVID-19 has not only created a public health emergency, but it has also created
a deep need for trusted community information, education, and connection that our libraries and museums are designed to provide."
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The CARES Act
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPezS2kUz9-fphanBQtlkYaJ8xw6iznZUIDm9JPFMPf4ZWx0bRK8Pwefek0w-NbWmYyTisLr5WTc3LuuOxGDl_tzoags4Skrtb6gd9RvWHyOEH8m3vr8NFhQfswyKp_7CzI0fIdpNlYeuV2W9DF4Gc_kLOkaT1RvVP5dUP4lusMGLuyihsRH9cBx4Z3fSlV-pUFD9NefHIXhD5e2AmWsgjBKQ=&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA==">
allocated funding</a> to IMLS to enable libraries and museums and organizations serving tribal communities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including by expanding digital network access, purchasing Internet accessible devices, and providing
technical support services to their communities. The $15 million available through these new grants follows <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPe6PkMEwdaAahDYi6nRdL8wS1ldcCsa1LEII_bNmznVLLoIYjHH9Cw5bC5XSoG7kO628x9M12lC9HxgpjZkuXL5MOncXjfFqX_Gyp4Vw_l1-UqJXzdao_ynbOCH4q3ROFhQ==&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA==">previous
phases</a> of funding announced over the past few weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The deadline for submitting applications for either funding opportunity is June 12, 2020, with awards anticipated in August.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPe-qAnwFQ7JtxLfZ0fP4RXOU7M07SXmwtZ6-oLJsRqIE-nCxU_O9zmMEsFFXebrIGAyJ9dKwIS1JScCtSOwqCFmiiPbHtuyf5exhRoEOGoiSEjV6LaAeU2Eyuz8mHBO_i3q_3LgivjVQzYtejuNyV08sW5eMGrFngsZv5j3lTYJpW&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA=="><b>IMLS
CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries </b></a>supports museums and libraries in addressing their communities’ immediate and future needs caused by the pandemic. Projects may focus on preserving jobs, training staff, addressing the digital divide, planning
for reopening, or providing technical support and capacity building for digital inclusion and engagement. Applicants are encouraged to prioritize services for high-need communities.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPe-qAnwFQ7JtxuKP1oKjDxKjn2e1K95uIeHZrD8jinYVnWmwZJUpeUtHzWQ6y-HXLKX457q7rj8c7HyVSn8MGWVC0wSZTMrcE4mkVX9notQ4P19jVUiv_bad_kMNPW1cxRaZSZF5uHmTZBxT98vAerbblrN0EJRGxKv6gVtM77DgDVs9H6oNU9oyxMf3RZHIX9uhc-wznt7EV3sW7VnbBAMPbI4TKIyGLxA==&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA=="><b>IMLS
CARES Act Grants for Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum and Library Services</b></a> assists tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in responding to the urgent and future needs of their communities. Applications focused
on digital inclusion, technical support, rehiring or retraining staff, reopening planning, and other pandemic-related priorities are welcomed.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Upcoming Webinars</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Interested applicants are invited to attend free informational webinars to learn more: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPe-qAnwFQ7JtxuS3aDmwFOjZgelrek8M2vunlrA5zNIJBlaFLnSBFD5i_-AzlGvlTAHgdEyn1plX83vuMBhPbdV3i-ilAEh6F3gK_JVCOVLAqFJv41bdO0-VBzNidIDkl-tugwFSMrml7LEVlxlvJNrA_zgLpYOM_iw==&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA==">Thursday,
May 14, 2:00-3:00 PM ET </a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">IMLS CARES Act Grants for Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum and Library Services</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPe-qAnwFQ7JtxLhj9zhC1YemsL4kvvWUdZgAMQ5gUfX4O347859BcMONQB9rdbsp3OwPjCAETLjDVoI1KSFVyr9SkvcQXkJv1FEXqq1b1IEvF0tQIFpda2wKXDBypIgjUKPLhY3828w0Sy4uhjGZtWsDRiei6V1Jn0fTZyfK6nKg0P1Gy4bwgI9RGPs8mUF-HMYSOcLhKjDmgQtva5fMJiqY=&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA==">Friday,
May 15, 2:00-3:00 PM ET</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">These webinars will be through GoToMeeting, and advance registration is required. Recordings will be made available on-demand on the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wv710Lwmoj7gYALJvxWX4AifMDvqkObWjiG4DlelMEIK9bsO0ggPezkX_NUiL6PnHZ2piHp2q_dUp5GDYvXgPeSg_CKna2xxHuvLFC0a-4hFYCqLaw3ArhT7JDJmEqRGjLmrS5sXnodMs9CEhIQbxw==&c=XZ8F4an4eSx2bL96vU1TGm1L5SHj-8ZOUsUTd0yVZVGuvZ4X1S4u2A==&ch=uTKJOe1u6TOYHxaIenhv8iEmiaxuf1cyGiPNY4ipMf3f1AVw7_HGTA==">IMLS website</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For More Information</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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