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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">Greetings and please pardon the duplicate post(s)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">I wanted to pass along information on these two grant opportunities: the Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting FY 2022 proposals for</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343A40"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries">National
Leadership Grants for Libraries</a> (NLG-L)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343A40"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">and the</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343A40"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/laura-bush-21st-century-librarian-program">Laura
Bush 21st Century Librarian program</a> (LB21)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343A40">. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F">Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the
<a href="https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/2021-07/fy22-ols-nlgl-nofo.pdf">
NLG-L</a> and <a href="https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/2021-07/fy22-ols-lb21-nofo.pdf">
LB21</a> grants for eligibility requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">Applicants have through September 24, 2021, to submit their two-page preliminary proposals.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">The
<b>National Leadership Grants for Libraries program</b> supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice in these professions to strengthen library and archival services for the American
public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, new tools, research findings, services, practices, or alliances that will be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">The
<b>Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program</b> supports the development of a diverse workforce of librarians and archivists to better meet the information needs of communities being served. Program goals include recruiting, training, developing, and retaining
a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals; developing faculty, library, and archives leaders by increasing the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and of graduate programs related to library and information science; and enhancing
the training and professional development of the library and archival workforce to meet the needs of their communities.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">Applicants should review the notices of funding opportunity carefully and reach out to IMLS staff members listed on the</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343A40"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries">NLG-L</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343A40"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">and</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343A40"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries">LB21 </a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">webpages
with any questions. <b>A free on-demand informational webinar will be made available in the coming weeks on the </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/webinars">IMLS website</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon <b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">971-375-3491 <b>|</b> <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov">
darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</a> <b>|</b> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">
www.oregon.gov/library</a> <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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