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Greetings!<br>
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications for Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries. This is a great opportunity for libraries to secure 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 that libraries serve their communities.</p>
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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, 2016. <a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/sparks-ignition-grants-libraries" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; list-style: none; border: 0px none; color: rgb(77, 132, 179); transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;">Click
here for program guideline</a>s and more information about the funding opportunity.</p>
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<font color="#333333" face="Droid Sans, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">More information here, including date/times for two webinars to learn more about the program, ask questions, etc:</span></font><br>
<a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/12/sparks-ignition-grants-available-to-libraries-apply-now/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt;">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/12/sparks-ignition-grants-available-to-libraries-apply-now/</a> </p>
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Program guidelines and additional information are also <a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/sparks-ignition-grants-libraries">
available</a> from the IMLS website.</p>
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Cheers,<br>
Darci</p>
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</font></span></span><span><span style="font-size:10pt; color:#002060">Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant</span></span></font></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:10pt; color:#002060"><font face="Calibri">Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library</font></span></span></p>
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<font face="Calibri"><span><span style="font-size:10pt; color:#002060"><b>503-378-2527
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