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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Several library grant opportunities have been posted on the <u><a href="https://librarygrants.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Library Grants blog</span></a></u> in the last
week or so. The blog is maintained by Stephanie Gerding, co-author of <i><u><a href="https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/winning-grants-second-edition-how-do-it-manual-librarians"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Winning
Grants</span><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-style:normal"> (2<sup>nd</sup> ed.)</span></a></u></i>, a book that is available to
<u><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/LIS-Collection.aspx"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">borrow from the State Library</span></a></u>. Anyone can sign up to receive
blog updates via Twitter, RSS feed, or email. See the options in the column on the right of any blog page. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">These are some of the current grant opportunities listed on the blog, in order by application deadline:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">State Farm Neighborhood Assist; opens June 2 & closes after 2,000 submissions<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">Freedom to Read Foundation’s Judith Krug Banned Books Week; deadline to apply is June 4<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">NEA grants for arts projects; deadline is July 8 with first step due by June 16<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">NEH Digital Humanities Advancement; deadline is June 24<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">IMLS American Rescue Plan Act (direct from IMLS); deadline is June 28<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">NASA@ My Library; deadline is July 21<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">Walmart Foundation Community Grant Program; deadline is December 31<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">The Lisa Libraries book donation program (to establish small libraries for orgs that work with kids in poor
and underserved areas); ongoing<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">Believe in Reading; ongoing<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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