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<p><strong><span style="color:#5D4C47">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span style="color:#5D4C47"><br>
<span class="date">December 2, 2014</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#5D4C47">IMLS Press Contact</span></strong><span style="color:#5D4C47"><br>
202-653-4799<br>
Giuliana Bullard, </span><a href="mailto:gbullard@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">gbullard@imls.gov</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:#5D4C47">Notice of Funding Opportunity: FY 2015 Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries</span></strong><span style="color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="copy"><strong><span style="color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC</span></strong><span style="color:#5D4C47">—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications for Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries. The application deadline
is<strong> February 2, 2015.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#5D4C47">Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries are small grants that encourage libraries and archives to prototype and evaluate innovations that result in new tools, products, services, or organizational practices. They enable grantees
to undertake activities that involve risk and require them to share project results–whether they succeed or fail–to provide valuable information to the library field and help improve the ways libraries serve their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#5D4C47">The funding range is from $10,000 to $25,000, and there are no matching requirements. Projects must begin on October 1, November 1, or December 1, 2015.
</span><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=333784&m=2413"><span style="color:#0D6573">Click here for program guidelines and more information about the funding opportunity</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#5D4C47">Getting Your Questions Answered</span></strong><span style="color:#5D4C47"><br>
IMLS staff members are available by phone and email to discuss general issues relating to the Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries program. We also invite you to participate in a webinar to learn more about the program, ask questions, and listen to the questions
and comments of other participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#5D4C47">The webinars are scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2014, and Tuesday, January 6, 2015, both at 4 p.m. ET. </span><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=333784&m=2413"><span style="color:#0D6573">Learn more</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#5D4C47">IMLS is using the Blackboard Collaborate system (version 12.5). If you are a first-time user of Blackboard,
</span><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=333784&m=2413"><span style="color:#0D6573">click here to check your system compatibility and configure your settings</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=4&d=73&mid=333784&m=2413"><span style="color:#0D6573">See grant program guidelines for additional webinar details</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
</span></b><span style="color:#5D4C47"><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's
</span><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=5&d=73&mid=333784&m=2413"><span style="color:#0D6573">123,000 libraries</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47"> and
</span><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=6&d=73&mid=333784&m=2413"><span style="color:#0D6573">35,000 museums</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47">. 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
</span><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=7&d=73&mid=333784&m=2413"><span style="color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov</span></a><span style="color:#5D4C47"> and follow us on
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