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<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
August 13, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS Press Contact</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
202-653-4799<br>
Giuliana Bullard, <a href="mailto:gbullard@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">gbullard@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Notice of Funding Opportunity: FY2015 National Leadership Grants for Libraries</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">IMLS seeks proposals that address new strategic priorities identified in nationally-webcast IMLS Focus meetings</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="copy"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces
the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the first round of FY 2015 <a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=333802&m=2242">
<span style="color:#0D6573">National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG)</span></a>. The IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries program invests $12 million annually in projects that improve professional library and archive practice with implications
far beyond the grantee institutions. The grants help drive innovation and support projects with national impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">This year, IMLS is adding an additional opportunity to apply for FY 2015 National Leadership Grants for Libraries. IMLS will be accepting applications in October and again in February.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">For the October deadline we are implementing some changes that will allow the agency to address strategic issues identified in a series of IMLS Focus meetings that were held earlier
this year. To make it possible for IMLS to provide feedback to potential applicants before they prepare full proposals, we will be accepting brief preliminary proposals on October 13, 2014 and inviting selected applicants to submit full proposals. Invited
full proposals will be due on January 15, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Applicants interested in learning more may participate in our webinars on August 20, at 3:00 PM ET, and (repeated) on September 16, at 3:00 PM ET. For more information about the
webinars, see the <a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=333802&m=2242">
<span style="color:#0D6573">IMLS Webinar webpage</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Last spring, agency leadership traveled to New York, San Francisco and Chicago to convene
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=333802&m=2242"><span style="color:#0D6573">IMLS Focus</span></a>, a series of nationally webcasted meetings to explore library trends and opportunities. These interactive events spotlighted the importance
of strong libraries to benefit all Americans by providing opportunities for lifelong learning, anchors for community engagement, and access to content. Hundreds of library professionals and representatives of library organizations participated in these meetings
nationwide, online and in person, for a rich discussion that captured input to help IMLS focus its approach to supporting innovation in the nation’s libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The October 13, 2014, deadline for NLG libraries will focus on the three strategic priorities that were explored in these meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">National digital platform,</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> which focuses on key needs, gaps, opportunities, and goals to consider in furthering
national digital initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Learning spaces in libraries,</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> which focuses on emerging learning models that can deepen community engagement
in libraries, particularly through learning labs, makerspaces, and digital commons<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">STEM learning in libraries,</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> which focuses on learning for all types of users, with an emphasis on models or
practices that serve at-risk youth<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Timeline at a Glance for October Deadline NLG</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Full proposal due from invited applicants<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Not later than March 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">For the February deadline, we will not require preliminary proposals. The NOFO for the February 2, 2015, deadline will be released in December, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Timeline at a Glance for February Deadline NLG</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong>NLG Libraries: February 1, 2015 Deadline</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>NOFO released<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>December, 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Full proposals due<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>February 1, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Notification of final decisions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>September 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>October 1, November 1 or December 1, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement.
Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit
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