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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Shared on behalf of a YALSA sub-group.  Grant opportunity!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#1F497D">K'Lyn Hann</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Paclingman [mailto:paclingman@aol.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 21, 2015 11:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sara.thompson@osucascades.edu; olahotline@olaweb.org; ola@olaweb.org; K'Lyn Hann<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2016 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I am writing to you on behalf of the Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant Committee, a group within the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association. Our committee is seeking applicants for a $1000 research grant to support
 projects related to the YALSA Research Agenda.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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I hope that you can share with your organization the information below about this exciting opportunity. Please feel free to pass this email along to colleagues who may be interested in applying or who may want to share this information with their students or
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Thank you for your consideration.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Sincerely,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Patricia Clingman</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>2016 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), is offering the Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant for 2016. This grant of $1,000 provides seed money
 for small-scale projects that will encourage research that responds to the YALSA Research Agenda.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Details regarding the applications for the 2016 Frances Henne YALSA/VOYA Research Grant are available from the YALSA Website at </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/franceshenne" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/franceshenne</a>     </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Applications for the grant are due in the YALSA Office by December 1, 2015. For more information please contact us via e-mail,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">     <a href="mailto:yalsa@ala.org" target="_blank">yalsa@ala.org</a>     </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">;
 or by phone: 1-800-545-2433 x 4387.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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