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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE"><a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1;font-weight:normal">The
ALA COVID Library Relief Fund </span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">deadline for applicant submissions is Thursday, <b>May 20, 2021</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">Public, school, academic, and tribal libraries across
the United States and US Territories that are experiencing substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted their ability to serve their community, especially traditionally underserved populations are encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">The Fund has 1.25 million dollars and will provide
grants between $30,000 and $50,0000 to libraries/library systems/districts that have seen a substantial reduction in funding that impacts their ability to provide essential services to underserved populations in low to moderate income groups.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">Grants will be announced <b>on June 23, 2021.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">The grant funds are to support libraries through <b>December
31, 2021</b>. Grants are to help support library operations, including but not limited to staff time, collections, technology, equipment. Grants are to re-stablish, sustain, amplify, or create new needed services, to underserved target audience(s).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">Library systems (municipal, county, district) and library
school districts can submit <b>only one application </b>per system or district, but the application can request support for one or more library and /or one or more target audience across your system or district.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund is generously supported
by Acton Family Giving as part of its pandemic responsive grant making. Initial seed funding was provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of its efforts to bolster educational and cultural organizations devastated by the economic fallout out from
COVID-19.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><a name="m_2844181170285595103_WEBINAR"></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">The
ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Information Session | <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/sw3g5AgQyXqCSV94jDdhdn4itK2_BzLT8U20Q_Q6qd-bHlmt925TR2Ozn34NXs-Z.M6lex_UJDeyhxHre?startTime=1619117820000" target="_blank"><span style="color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none">Watch
the recording</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FEFEFE">Questions? please contact <a href="mailto:cro@ala.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1;font-weight:normal">cro@ala.org</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">American Library Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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