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<p class="MsoNormal">The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DZSN52J" target="_blank">
applications</a> for <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/govinfo/census/grants">
Library Census Equity Fund</a> mini-grants. <b><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DZSN52J" target="_blank">Applications</a> are
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">due Nov. 22</span></strong>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ALA will provide 25 libraries with $2,000 mini-grants to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a complete count in the 2020 Census. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All types of libraries and library organizations are eligible to apply (e.g., public libraries, school libraries, academic libraries, tribal libraries, state library agencies, Library Friends or Foundations, library cooperatives, state
 library associations, etc.).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants may propose activities such as conducting community outreach activities or expanding the library’s technology capacity for people completing the census questionnaire online. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DZSN52J" target="_blank">Application</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2019/11/ala-accepting-applications-library-census-equity-fund-mini-grants">Announcement</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/govinfo/census/grants">Background</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Deadline: November 22, 2019<o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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